{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"New Song Students OKC","title":"WORD - Becoming Students Of The Word","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2298,"description":"27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:\nJOHN 10:27 \n\n\n“IT’S IMPOSSIBLE TO FOLLOW JESUS WITHOUT HIS WORD.”JOHN 6:53-69\n\nBECOMING STUDENTS OF THE WORD.\n\nStudent: any person who studies, investigates, or examines thoughtfully \n\n\n60 Many of his disciples said, “This is very hard to understand. How can anyone accept it?”61 Jesus was aware that his disciples were complaining, so he said to them, “Does this offend you?\n\n“Jesus understood the offence many of His listeners took at His teaching, yet He didn’t change the teaching or feel it was His fault. Jesus didn’t preach just to please His audience. If that was His concern, He would have instantly taken back what was just said, seeing His audience was offended. Jesus didn’t take it back. He challenged and confronted them even more.”\n\n6 At this point many of his disciples turned away and deserted him. 67 Then Jesus turned to the Twelve and asked, “Are you also going to leave?”\n\n\nYOU WON’T FOLLOW JESUS AS AN OBSERVER\n\n68 Simon Peter replied, “Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words that give eternal life. 69 We believe, and we know you are the Holy One of God.[j]”\n\nRECOGNIZE I’M THE STUDENT.\n\n\n“For my thoughts are not your thoughts,    neither are your ways my ways,”declares the Lord.9 “As the heavens are higher than the earth,    so are my ways higher than your ways    and my thoughts than your thoughts.\nISAIAH 55:8-9\nAs for God, his way is perfect:The Lord’s word is flawless;he shields all who take refuge in him\nPSALM 18:30\nHeaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.\nMATTHEW 24:25\n\nSEEK TO UNDERSTAND\n\n\nBut when the Father sends the Advocate as my representative—that is, the Holy Spirit—he will teach you everything and will remind you of everything I have told you.\nJOHN 14:26\nWhen the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own but will tell you what he has heard. He will tell you about the future. \nJOHN 16:12\n\nCHOOSE TO STAY...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/BjiZxrt0a9mZ2dDE8857wRItwuk9xfgMH36A4JE3q70/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzI3OTc4LzE2OTMw/NzI5MzktYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}