For even His own brothers did not believe in Him.For even his brothers didn’t believe in him.For neither did his brethren believe in him.For even his brethren did not believe on him.
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… we read in John 7, 5, even his own brothers did not believe in him. Which brings me to my first point. Even living a perfect Christian life will not convince some people. Even living a perfect Christian life will not convince some people. Who was more perfect than Jesus? He never lied. He never stole. He never lost his temper. I mean, I even wonder if sometimes Mary would say, kids, why can't you be more like Jesus? He's such a good boy. In fact, Joseph made these little wooden bracelets for you to wear. WWJD. What would Jesus do? Think about that. Now, I doubt that happened. But the point is, he was a perfect example, yet his own family did not believe initially. Matthew 13 tells us that Christ went to the hometown of Nazareth, performed miracles. And you know what they said? Hey, isn't this the carpenter's son? Isn't this mother's name Mary? And aren't his brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas? And they took offense at him. And Jesus said, a prophet is not without honor except in his own country. And you know when James actually did believe in Jesus after he was crucified and he rose again from the dead. And the Bible says he appeared to his brother. So James, who knew Jesus very well, is the author of this book. Yet he never name drops. I mean, it would be hard to not work that into every conversation. James would be talking to people and he'd say something like, I remember when my brother Jesus said this to me …
… He came to his own people and even they rejected him. What about John 7 verse 5? For even his own brothers did not believe in him. Look at Matthew 13. Then they scoffed. He's just the carpenter's son. And we know Mary, his mother, and his brothers, James, and Joseph, and Simon, and Judas, and all his sisters live right here among us. Where did he learn all these things? And they were deeply offended, and they refused to believe in him. They said, come on, Jesus. You stop all that. You're not that great. You're not that anointed. See, you're not that called. Remember, familiarity breeds contempt. They couldn't receive from him because they didn't believe in him. I wanna preach to somebody today. You're about to outgrow some friends this year. You're about to outgrow some people that don't want you to become who God has called you to become. Come on, clap a little bit louder. Don't listen to the naysayers. Don't listen to your haters. …
He's trying to be killed by the leaders, consumed by the crowd, but verse 5 really got me. It said, even his own brothers did not believe in him. So, he's got a crowd trying to kill him. He's got leaders that are trying to crucify him. He's got disciples who don't really get him. The disciples never fully got Jesus. I'll prove it to you. Lazarus died. Jesus said, he's sleeping. I'm going to wake him up. He was speaking in code. The disciples said back, well, Lord, if he sleeps, he'll get better. The Bible says then Jesus told them plainly, Lazarus is dead. Have you ever had to explain things to people more than you should at this point. That's John chapter 11. By John chapter 11, I should not have to tell you everything. But Jesus has a leadership team that's trying to kill him, a crowd that's consuming and taking from him, and disciples who don't get him. Even his own brothers don't believe in him. …
Brace yourself and buckle up. You are about to hear a life-changing, history-making, world-defining message from the New Birth Podcast. Tell everybody you know, things will never be the same. John chapter 7. Matthew, Mark, Luke. John. John chapter 7, verse 5. John 7, verse number 5. won't you find won't you say i got it come on let's read it together out loud for even his own brothers look at the person beside you tell him that's crazy john chapter 7 verse number 5 come on let's read it together one more time Amen. You may be seated in the presence of the Lord. for even his own brothers didn't believe in him. I want to preach today using as a subject, blood is thinner than water. Blood is thinner than water. I recently read an impactful quote that states, having siblings is like making music some high notes and some low notes depending on how you play the chords it can be the blues it can be gospel or it can be disco the soundtrack of everybody's childhood plays different when you rewind the cassette tape as an adult If you want to discuss the rubber hitting the road, you can't help but remember the Dastler brothers, named Adolf and Rudolf. …
… loved, who is in danger because of his lunacy, because he's out of his mind. And, by the way, John chapter 7 verse 5 says, His brothers didn't believe in Him. Point blank. His brothers were not believing in Him. If you look over at the sixth chapter of Mark for just a moment… Dawn Jesus came into His hometown of Nazareth in verse 1 with His disciples. This is back in His hometown. When the Sabbath came, He began to teach in the synagogue, and the many listeners were astonished, saying, Where did this man get these things? And what is this wisdom given to him? And such miracles as these performed by his hands. Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, and brother of James, and Joseph, and Judas, and Simon? Are not His sisters here with us? They took offense at Him. This is just the carpenter. This is the son of Mary. Joseph's not mentioned, as they said, no doubt had died. We know His brothers. …
… And if You do these things, show Yourself to the world. For even his brothers did not believe in him. Jesus said to them, My time has not yet come, but your time is always ready. The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me, because I testify of it that its works are evil. go up to the feast, I am not yet going up to the feast, for my time has not yet fully come. And when He had said these things to them, He remained in Galilee. But when His brothers had gone up, then He also went up to the feast, not openly, but as it were, in secret. And then the Jews sought Him at the feast and said, Where is He? And there was much complaining among the people concerning Him. Some said, He is good. Others said, No, on the contrary, He deceives the people. However, no one spoke openly of Him for fear of the Jews. He who has ears to hear the Word of God, let them hear it. …