Heritage Baptist Church, located in Josephine, Texas, has committed itself to building an intimate, mature, doctrinally sound church that glorifies God through Christ-centered worship, self-sacrificial service, warm fellowship, expository preaching, and compassionate evangelism. If you share our concern for these issues and have been looking for a church with these priorities, we encourage you to consider Heritage.
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The Son of Man: The Authority to Give Life and Judge the World | John 5:25–30
In John 5:25–30, Jesus reveals His divine authority as the Son of Man, the giver of eternal life and the judge of all humanity. The Father has life in Himself and has granted the Son to have life in Himself, and He has given the Son authority to execute judgment. Jesus calls His hearers to recognize who He is and to understand the eternal significance of His words.
Continuing His response to the Jewish leaders after healing a man on the Sabbath, Jesus explains that His work is inseparable from the work of the Father. The Son shares the Father's authority and possesses life in Himself, not merely as a temporary privilege, but as part of His very nature.
What does Jesus mean when He calls Himself the Son of Man? Looking to Daniel 7, this sermon explores the vision of the Ancient of Days and the Son of Man who receives an everlasting kingdom, dominion, and authority over all peoples. This promised ruler is the Messiah, whose kingdom will never be destroyed and whose authority extends to the final judgment.
The sermon also traces this theme of the Messiah's eternal rule through 2 Samuel 7, Psalm 2, Genesis 49, and Isaiah 9, showing the biblical expectation of a King whose dominion and judgment will endure forever.
Jesus then describes a coming day when all who are in their tombs will hear His voice and rise—some to the resurrection of life and others to the resurrection of condemnation. This judgment is not a system in which people earn salvation by accumulating enough good deeds. Rather, their deeds reveal whether they have believed in Christ and received the life that God produces in them. Those who trust in Jesus already possess eternal life and have passed from death into life.
Finally, Jesus assures His hearers that His judgment is just because He does not act independently of the Father. He judges according to the Father's will, sharing the same divine purpose and authority.
Chapters
00:00 – Introduction and the Context of John 5
03:00 – The Father and the Son: The Source of Life
06:30 – The Son's Authority to Judge
09:00 – Eternal Life: Passing from Death into Life
12:00 – The Son of Man in Daniel 7
19:00 – The Messiah's Everlasting Kingdom
23:00 – The Son of Man's Divine Authority
26:00 – “Do Not Marvel at This”: The Coming Resurrection
29:00 – The Resurrection of Life and Condemnation
34:00 – Good Works, Salvation, and the Final Judgment
37:00 – The Righteous Judgment of Christ
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27 Sept 2026
Jesus Gives Eternal Life and Holds All Judgment | John 5:22–24
In John 5:22–24, Jesus declares His divine authority to give eternal life, judge all humanity, and reveal the Father. Because the Father and the Son share the same divine nature, honoring the Son is honoring the Father. Those who hear Christ’s word and believe in the Father who sent Him already possess eternal life and have passed from death into life.
Continuing through Jesus’ discourse in John 5, Pastor Jeff Sulman examines the significance of Christ’s claims and what they mean for our understanding of who Jesus is and how we must respond to Him.
Jesus has the authority to give life. Just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, the Son also gives life to whomever He wills. This authority is demonstrated in Jesus’ miracles and extends to His promise to give eternal life to those who believe in Him.
Jesus also holds the authority to judge all humanity. The Father has entrusted all judgment to the Son so that everyone will honor the Son just as they honor the Father. Jesus is not merely a messenger who speaks about God; He is the divine Son whose words and works reveal the Father Himself.
This passage also makes clear that there is no neutral ground when it comes to Jesus. To hear His word means more than simply understanding what He says. It involves believing and obeying Him. To reject the Son is to dishonor the Father, but those who believe have the assurance of eternal life now—not merely the possibility of receiving it at some future judgment.
Salvation is not earned through religious rituals or human works. Eternal life is given by Christ to those who believe in Him. The One who has the authority to give life promises that those who believe have already passed from death into life.
Scripture: John 5:22–24
Chapters
00:00 – Introduction: The Growing Opposition to Jesus
03:20 – The Father and the Son’s Shared Divine Work
07:00 – Jesus Has the Authority to Give Life
11:00 – Jesus Is the Judge of All Humanity
14:00 – Honoring the Son as We Honor the Father
17:00 – Hearing Christ’s Word and Believing the Father
22:00 – Jesus Reveals the Father
26:00 – The Line Between Belief and Unbelief
29:00 – The Assurance of Eternal Life
32:00 – Closing Exhortation and Prayer
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20 Sept 2026
The Son Does What the Father Does | John 5:18–23
In John 5:18–23, Jesus continues His response to the Jewish leaders after healing the lame man on the Sabbath. He explains the unity between the Father and the Son, declaring that whatever the Father does, the Son does likewise. Jesus reveals that He shares the Father’s power, authority, purpose, and work—including giving life to the dead and exercising judgment.
The sermon follows three of Jesus’ explanations for these remarkable claims. First, the Son’s works are in perfect agreement with the Father’s works. Jesus is not merely a prophet receiving commands from God; He does the works of the Father with the Father’s own power and authority.
Second, the Father shows the Son all that He does. The relationship between the Father and Son is one of complete intimacy and shared work, unlike the limited revelation given to the prophets.
Third, Jesus gives examples of the works He shares with the Father: giving life and judging. His authority to raise the dead is uniquely divine, and His authority to judge is connected to His power to raise all people from the dead and bring them before Him.
The passage presents an unmistakable claim about the deity, authority, and power of Jesus Christ—and points forward to the resurrection and judgment to come.
0:00 — John 5:18–23: Jesus’ Claim to Equality with God
7:56 — The Father and Son’s Work in Perfect Agreement
15:49 — The Father Shows the Son All Things
19:25 — The Son Gives Life to the Dead
26:14 — The Son Has Authority to Judge
31:09 — Closing Prayer and Hope of Resurrection
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