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The Gospel According toJohn

• The Son of God

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The Gospel According to John

• The Author John
• He does not mention himself by name.
• Instead, he refers to himself as the disciple
  whom Jesus loved.
• Begins with a reference to the Word - the eternal
  Logos
• He was
• He was with God
• He was God
• The Word became flesh
• John gives no Birth or Childhood narratives

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Outline of John
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21-11
Seven Signs
446-54
51-18
61-14
616-21
91-41
111-44

• Water to wine

Son healed
Lame man at Pool
Feeds 5,000
Walks on Water
Blind man sees
Lazarus raised
We are meant to see these signs through the eyes
of the disciples. They are said to be growing in
their belief as they see the signs and we are
meant to grow with them.
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A Faith Journey

• We have found the Messiah (141).
• We have found Him of whom Moses in the Law and
  also the Prophets wrote (143).
• His disciples believed in Him (211).
• Come, see a man who told me all the things that
  I have done this is not the Christ, is it?
  (429).
• For we have heard for ourselves and know that
  this One is indeed the Savior of the world
  (442).

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A Faith Journey

• So the father knew that it was at that hour in
  which Jesus said to him, Your son lives and he
  himself believed and his whole household (453).
• Jesus said therefore to the twelve, You do not
  want to go away also, do you? Simon Peter
  answered Him, "Lord, to whom shall we go? You
  have words of eternal life. And we have believed
  and have come to know that You are the Holy One
  of God. (John 667-69).

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A Faith Journey

• Jesus heard that they had put him out, and
  finding him, He said, Do you believe in the Son
  of Man? 36 He answered, Who is He, Lord, that
  I may believe in Him? 37 Jesus said to him,
  You have both seen Him, and He is the one who is
  talking with you. 38 And he said, Lord, I
  believe. And he worshiped Him (935-38).

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A Faith Journey

• Now we know that You know all things, and have
  no need for anyone to question You by this we
  believe that You came from God (John 1633).
• So the other disciple who had first come to the
  tomb entered then also, and he saw and believed
  (John 208).

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A Faith Journey

• Then He said to Thomas, Reach here your finger,
  and see My hands and reach here your hand, and
  put it into My side and be not unbelieving, but
  believing. Thomas answered and said to Him, My
  Lord and my God! (John 2027-28).

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