so that you may believe… that jesus is the christ, the son of god, and that believing you may have...
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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
them. Dr. Adrian Todd - www.gatewaychurch.org.uk
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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