John (Page 2)

John (Page 2)

The Polarized Response to Jesus

John 12:1-50 The Devotion of His Friends The Rebuke of the Betrayer The Reputation of the Witness The Fickleness of the Crowd The Pursuit of the Gentiles The Approval of the Father

Tragedy and Glory

John 11:1-46 The Purpose A purpose in the waiting A purpose in the pain A purpose in the miracle TRUST THE SHEPHERD God is too good to be unkind and He is too wise to be mistaken. And when we cannot trace His hand, we must trust His heart. Charles Spurgeon

The Good Shepherd

John 10:1-42 We can entrust our souls to Jesus He is a Shepherd (John 10:1-6) He is the Good Shepherd (John 10:7-21) He is the Protective Shepherd (John 10:22-30) He is the Powerful Shepherd (John 10:31-42)

The Light for the Blind

John 9:1-41 A miraculous encounter with the Light. An opportunity to respond to the Light. “We draw people to Christ, not by loudly discrediting what they believe, or by telling them how wrong they are and how right we are, but by showing them a light so lovely, that they want with all their hearts to know the source of it.” Madeleine L’Engle We all tend to minimize our sin. We all tend to doubt the wisdom of God’s law.…

The Light of the World

John 8:12-59 Jesus manifested transcendent truth to liberate us from bondage Jesus testified He is the means of escaping darkness (John 8:12-20). Jesus testified He is the Father’s messenger (John 8:21-30). Jesus testified we are slaves to sin because of our spiritual parentage (John 8:31-47). Jesus testified we will not see or taste death if we conform our lives to His testimony (John 8:48-59).

A Light of Mercy

John 7:53-8:11 We must find mercy in Jesus We are mercilessly accused (John 8:1-4). We are guilty under the Law (John 8:5-9). We cast ourselves on the mercy of Jesus (John 8:10-11).

The Soul Satisfying Work of Christ

John 7:1-52 The Feast of Tabernacles / Feast of Booths Two main purposes: Remember Israel’s time in the wilderness Thank God for His provision (Past and Present) Intentional and meaningful: Each morning, water would be drawn from pool of Siloam and poured over the alter in the temple. Reminding them of God’s provision of water in the desert. Each evening, torches were lit to commemorate God’s leading of His people with a pillar of fire by night. Throughout the entire…

The True Bread from Heaven

John 6:1-71 Jesus provided bread for the hungry (John 6:1-15). Jesus provided a sign for the disciples (John 6:16-21). Jesus provided the bread of life for the world (John 6:22-71). God does not just give bread; He gives the bread of life (John 6:22-34). Jesus is the bread of life (John 6:35-40). The Bread of Life gives eternal life (John 6:41-51). We must appropriate Jesus’ provision to receive eternal life (John 6:52-59).Jesus came to give life to the world. Everyone…

The Authority of the Word

John 5 The man receives healing The Son receives authority. Authority over the sabbath Authority to give life Authority to give judgement The Father receives glory. Are we glory absorbers or glory reflectors? Do we seek and keep glory for ourselves or do we seek and send the glory to God? Do I primarily live for myself or do I live for Him?