So that you may believe…

• that Jesus is the Christ,the Son of God,and that believing you may have life

inHis name.

• John 20:31• How has John gone about telling us

this?• Why does he leave it to the end to

tell us?• What someone does, tells us about

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The structure of John’s Gospel

• Chapter 1: we will come to that in a minute• Chapters 2-11 Jesus’ Ministry

- 7 signs- 7+ “I AM” statements

• Chapters 12-19 Holy Week, which really reveals who Jesus is

• Chapters 20-21 The Resurrection• John 20:30-31, just in case we have not

understood it for ourselves

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The seven sign(post)s in John

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Changing water into wine John 2:1-11

Healing the Royal Official’s son in Capernaum John 4:46-54

Healing the paralytic in Bethsaida John 5:1-18

Feeding the 5000 John 6:5-14

Jesus' walks on water John 6:16-24

Healing the man born blind John 9:1-7

Raising of Lazarus John 11:1-45

Seven "I AM" Statements of Jesus

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I AM the bread of life John 6:35, 48

I AM the light of the world John 8:12 & 9:5

I AM the door John 10:7

I AM the good shepherd John 10:11-14

I AM the resurrection and the life John 11:25

I AM the way, the truth and the life John 14:6

I AM the true vine John 15:1, 5

Matching them up

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I AM the bread of life Feeding the 5000

I AM the light of the world Healing the man born blind

I AM the door

I AM the good shepherd

I AM the resurrection and the life Raising of Lazarus

I AM the way, the truth and the life Jesus' walks on water

I AM the true vine Changing water into wine• I cannot match up the two healings

Chapter 1

• This is the introduction to the whole Gospel• The Gospel is about who Jesus is• 1:1-5, a New Creation Story

- Jesus is the Word, the message about God (Heb 1)

- He is the agent of creation (Gen 1)- He is Life (11:25, 14:6) and Light (8:12 &

9:5)

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More of Chapter 1

• 1:6-13, John the Baptist (not John the author)- he came as a witness to who Jesus is- Jesus is the one who adds to God’s people- Jesus brings to birth (John 3)

• 1:14-18, More about the Word- the only begotten (Son of God), ‘My

Father’ 25 times in John- He is the Eternal One (8:58)- He explains/reveals the Father to us

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1:19-34 John the Baptists Ministry

• Four Quotes from John the Baptist- “Make straight the way of the Lord” (14:6)- “The Lamb of God who takes away the sin

of the World” (3:16, & the death & resurrection)

- “the One who baptises in the Holy Spirit” (14:16, Comforter, Helper, Paraclete)

- “The Son of God” (Messianic title)

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What a wonderful Saviour!

• Jesus character and role has an amazing breadth and depth.

• Chapter 1 draws us in to want to know more about Him.

• He invites us- 1:39, “Come and you will see.”

• More next time in “Meet the Disciples”

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Meet the Disciples

• Last time was the introduction• John’s Gospel is all about who Jesus is

(20:30)• Chapter 1 introduces Jesus to us in many

ways- Word, Creator, Light, Life, Only Begotten,

Son of God, Eternal One, Revealer, Explainer, the Way, the Lamb of God, Baptiser in the Holy Spirit…

- John then goes on to expound these descriptions using 7 signs and 7 “I AM”s

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Come and see…

Meeting the two disciples of John

• Andrew and Philip(?)• They seek Jesus• They come to Jesus• They see (perceive) Jesus• They stay (abide) with Jesus• They follow Jesus• They lead people to Jesus (bear witness)

- Are we? (Am I?)

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Calling Peter

• Andrew goes to find Simon• You shall be called

- it is a calling rather than a naming- he was not much of a rock, yet

• Jesus gives Peter a glimpse of a bigger vision- What has Jesus called you (me) to

become?- Are we there yet?

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Nathanael and Philip

• Nathanael: gift of God• is identified with Bartholomew

- son of the furrows (a ploughman/farmer?)• Tradition has it that he and Jude went to

Armenia• We learn later (21:2) that Nathanael is from

Cana.• Cana is just up the road from Nazareth.• Can anything good come out of Nazareth?

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Jesus and Nathanael

• An Israelite in whom there is no deceit• Israel (Prevails with God) was Jacob (the

deceiver)• What was Nathanael doing there?• What was Nathanael doing under a fig tree?• Fig tree as a symbol of the political life of

Israel• Fig tree as something to hide behind• Nathanael’s vision is limited “King of Israel”

- John 3:16 God loved the whole world

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Angels ascending and descending

• Another allusion to Jacob (Bethel - Gen 28)• The place where heaven and earth are

connected• Jesus is the One who connects heaven and

earth- hints; the shepherds, Gethsemane, empty

tomb• Chapter 2: the wedding at Cana

- the first sign of God connecting with the earth

- as we stay close to Jesus we are where heaven and earth connect

- perhaps even that we “prevail with God”

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