John 10:40-42 - Homiletics

The brief sojourn in Person.

Jesus left Jerusalem for the region beyond Jordan, where John at first baptized.

I. HIS MINISTRY IN PERAEA . "He abode there."

1. His sojourn there would be a happy release for the time from Jewish hostility .

2. It would be agreeable to return to the scene of his first ministry .

3. His visit must have been a short time before the last Passover . And its incidents are fully recorded by the other evangelists.

II. THE EFFECTS OF HIS MINISTRY . "And many resorted unto him, and said, John did no miracle: and all things that John said of this Man were true. And many believed on him there."

1. The mission of ' the seventy , and Christ ' s own work in Galilee , account for the number who resorted to him beyond Jordan .

2. The testimony of John to Jesus is still vital in the hearts of the people . John did no miracles, but he was a true witness of Christ.

3. The belief of the people here throws into dark contrast the incredulity of the Jews .