Table of Contents
CONTENTS
About the Straight to the Heart Series 11
Introduction: Look and See the Living God 13
PART ONE: LOOK AT JESUS ALONE
First Word (1:1–18) 18
Good Man Isn’t God-Man (1:19–34) 22
What Jacob Saw (1:35–51) 27
Nations Have Eyes Too (1:49, 51) 31
Signs (2:1–11) 35
God in a Box (2:12–25) 40
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (3:1–8) 44
Faith Has Feet (3:9–21) 48
Above and Below (3:22–36) 52
God Keeps on Digging (4:1–30) 56
God’s Goal-Hangers (4:31–42) 60
Galilee Is Not Judea (4:43–54) 64
PART TWO: LOOK AT WHO JESUS REALLY IS
I Am (5:1–12:50) 70
It’s Time for a Showdown (5:1–15) 74
Stop, Look, Listen (5:16–20) 79
Courtroom Drama (5:21–47) 83
God’s Calculator (6:1–21) 87
You Are What You Eat (6:22–59) 91
Please Be Offended (6:60–71) 95
You Don’t Vote for a King (7:1–52) 99
How Faith Happens (7:17) 103
Rocks, Sticks and Rivers (7:37–39) 107
The Victim (8:1–11) 111
Step Out of the Cave (8:12–36) 115
John Was Jewish (8:37–59) 119
What a Blind Man Saw (9:1–41) 123
David, Only More So (10:1–30) 127
Blinder than a Pharisee (10:31–42) 131
Why God Doesn’t Answer Prayer (11:1–15) 135
Why God Doesn’t Heal (11:16–44) 140
This Man Must Die (11:45–12:19) 145
Seeds, Snakes and Sunlight (12:20–36) 150
Choose the Right Cup (12:37–50) 154
PART THREE: LOOK AT WHAT JESUS HAS GIVEN YOU
A Briefcase from Q (13:1–17:26) 160
Item One: Humility (13:1–16) 164
Item Two: Loving Obedience (13:17–38) 168
Item Three: The Holy Spirit (14:1–31) 173
House Swap (14:1–4, 22–24) 177
Item Four: The Gospel (14:6) 181
Item Five: Miracles (14:11–12) 185
Item Six: Prayer (14:13–14) 189
Item Seven: Partnership (15:1–17) 193
Item Eight: Courage under Fire (15:18–16:4) 197
Riding Fourth Together (15:26–27) 201
Thank God Jesus Has Gone Away (16:4–33) 205
The Real Lord’s Prayer (17:1–26) 209
Item Nine: Body Armour (17:11–12) 213
Jesus’ Big Request (17:15–19) 217
Item Ten: Unity (17:20–26) 221
PART FOUR: LOOK AT JESUS AND WIN
Man on Trial (18:1–19:16) 226
Coronation Day (19:1–24) 231
Satan’s Worst and God’s Best (19:25–42) 235
Risen (20:1–18) 240
Therefore Look Up (20:19–23) 245
Therefore Believe (20:24–31) 249
Therefore Expect Success (21:1–14) 253
Therefore Love the Church (21:15–17) 258
Therefore Expect Setbacks (21:15–25) 263
Conclusion: Look and See the Living God 267