Inductive Bible Study

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• Inductive Bible Study
• to discover for yourself
• who Jesus is
• (from the Gospel of John)

Jesusin theSpotlight
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Spotlight on John 1to look for the details

• 14 Jan

• What is the Word?
• Who is Jesus?
• Who was the greatest prophet of the Old
  Testament Age?
• Who were Jesus first disciples?

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• with a Memory Verse
• that will remind us of
• why we are studying the Gospel of John

LetsBegin
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Memory Verse
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Close all your books. Have you memorized the
memory verse? Are you ready to try?
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Key word study of John 11-18
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• In the beginning
• Word
• God
• John
• Light
• World

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 The Gospel
of John Chapter 1 1 In the beginning was the
Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word
was God.  2 He was in the beginning with God.
 
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 The Gospel
of John Chapter 1 1 In the beginning was the
Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word
was God.  2 He was in the beginning with God.
 
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 3 All things came into being by Him, and apart
from Him nothing came into being that has come
into being.  4 In Him was life, and the life
was the light of men.  5 The light shines in
the darkness, and the darkness did not
comprehend it.
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 3 All things came into being by Him, and apart
from Him nothing came into being that has come
into being.  4 In Him was life, and the life
was the light of men.  5 The light shines in
the darkness, and the darkness did not
comprehend it.
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 6 There came a man sent from God, whose name
was John.  7 He came for a witness, that he
might bear witness of the light, that all might
believe through him.  8 He was not the light,
but came that he might bear witness of the
light.  9 There was the true light which,
coming into the world, enlightens every man.
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 6 There came a man sent from God, whose name
was John.  7 He came for a witness, that he
might bear witness of the light, that all might
believe through him.  8 He was not the light,
but came that he might bear witness of the
light.  9 There was the true light which,
coming into the world, enlightens every man.
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 10 He was in the world, and the world was made
through Him, and the world did not know Him.
 11 He came to His own, and those who were His
own did not receive Him.  12 But as many as
received Him, to them He gave the right to
become children of God, even to those who
believe in His name,  13 who were born not of
blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the
will of man, but of God.
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 10 He was in the world, and the world was made
through Him, and the world did not know Him.
 11 He came to His own, and those who were His
own did not receive Him.  12 But as many as
received Him, to them He gave the right to
become children of God, even to those who
believe in His name,  13 who were born not of
blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the
will of man, but of God.
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14 And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among
us, and we beheld His glory, glory as of the
only begotten from the Father, full of grace and
truth.  15 John bore witness of Him, and cried
out, saying, "This was He of whom I said, 'He
who comes after me has a higher rank than I, for
He existed before me. "
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14 And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among
us, and we beheld His glory, glory as of the
only begotten from the Father, full of grace and
truth.  15 John bore witness of Him, and cried
out, saying, "This was He of whom I said, 'He
who comes after me has a higher rank than I, for
He existed before me. "
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16 For of His fullness we have all received,
and grace upon grace.  17 For the Law was given
through Moses grace and truth were realized
through Jesus Christ.  18 No one has seen God
at any time the only begotten God, who is in
the bosom of the Father, He has explained Him.
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16 For of His fullness we have all received,
and grace upon grace.  17 For the Law was given
through Moses grace and truth were realized
through Jesus Christ.  18 No one has seen God
at any time the only begotten God, who is in
the bosom of the Father, He has explained Him.
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Key word study of John 11-18
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Question 1 When is in the beginning? Question
2 What or who is John describing when he writes
about the Word?
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 The Gospel
of John Chapter 1 1 In the beginning was the
Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word
was God.  2 He was in the beginning with God.
 
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Observations
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• Write down 5 things you learn about the Word from
  John 11-18.
• John 11
• John 11
• John 11
• John 114
• John 114

The word was in the beginning
The word was with God
The word was God
The word became flesh, and dwelt among us
We saw His glory as the only begotten (expressed
image) from the Father, full of grace
(unmerited favour and goodwill) and truth
(without deceit).
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Turn to Page 95 98 and look at John 1
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• Question Who was mentioned most?
• Jesus, the Word, the Lamb of God, Son of God, etc
• God, the Father in Heaven
• Man and the world that were created by God
• John the Baptist

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Turn to Page 95 98 and look at John 1
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• Question Who was mentioned most?
• Jesus, the Word, the Lamb of God, Son of God, etc
• God, the Father in Heaven
• Man and the world that were created by God
• John the Baptist

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 The Gospel
of John Chapter 1 1 In the beginning was the
Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word
was God.  2 He was in the beginning with God.
 
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 3 All things came into being by Him, and apart
from Him nothing came into being that has come
into being.  4 In Him was life, and the life
was the light of men.  5 The light shines in
the darkness, and the darkness did not
comprehend it.
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 6 There came a man sent from God, whose name
was John.  7 He came for a witness, that he
might bear witness of the light, that all might
believe through him.  8 He was not the light,
but came that he might bear witness of the
light.  9 There was the true light which,
coming into the world, enlightens every man.
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 10 He was in the world, and the world was made
through Him, and the world did not know Him.
 11 He came to His own, and those who were His
own did not receive Him.  12 But as many as
received Him, to them He gave the right to
become children of God, even to those who
believe in His name,  13 who were born not of
blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the
will of man, but of God.
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14 And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among
us, and we beheld His glory, glory as of the
only begotten from the Father, full of grace and
truth.  15 John bore witness of Him, and cried
out, saying, "This was He of whom I said, 'He
who comes after me has a higher rank than I, for
He existed before me. "
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16 For of His fullness we have all received,
and grace upon grace.  17 For the Law was given
through Moses grace and truth were realized
through Jesus Christ.  18 No one has seen God
at any time the only begotten God, who is in
the bosom of the Father, He has explained Him.
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 19 And this is the witness of John, when the
Jews sent to him priests and Levites from
Jerusalem to ask him, "Who are you?"  20 And he
confessed, and did not deny, but confessed, "I am
not the Christ."  21 And they asked him, "What
then? Are you Elijah?" And he said, "I am not."
"Are you the Prophet?" And he answered "No."
22 They said then to him, "Who are you, so that
we may give an answer to those who sent us? What
do you say about yourself?"
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23 He said, "I am A VOICE OF ONE CRYING IN THE
WILDERNESS, 'MAKE STRAIGHT THE WAY OF THE LORD,'
as Isaiah the prophet said."  24 Now they had
been sent from the Pharisees.  25 And they
asked him, and said to him, "Why then are you
baptizing, if you are not the Christ, nor
Elijah, nor the Prophet?"  26 John answered
them saying, "I baptize in water, but among you
stands One whom you do not know.  27 "It is He
who comes after me, the thong of whose sandal I
am not worthy to untie."
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 28 These things took place in Bethany beyond
the Jordan, where John was baptizing.  29 The
next day he saw Jesus coming to him and said,
"Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin
of the world!  30 "This is He on behalf of whom
I said, 'After me comes a Man who has a higher
rank than I, for He existed before me.'  31
And I did not recognize Him, but in order that
He might be manifested to Israel, I came
baptizing in water."
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 32 And John bore witness saying, "I have seen
the Spirit descending as a dove out of heaven,
and He remained upon Him.  33 "And I did not
recognize Him, but He who sent me to baptize in
water said to me, 'He upon whom you see the
Spirit descending and remaining upon Him, this
is the One who baptizes in the Holy Spirit.'  34
"And I have seen, and have borne witness that
this is the Son of God."
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 35 Again the next day John was standing with
two of his disciples,  36 and he looked upon
Jesus as He walked, and said, "Behold, the Lamb
of God!"  37 The two disciples heard him speak,
and they followed Jesus.  38 And Jesus turned,
and beheld them following, and said to them,
"What do you seek?" They said to Him, "Rabbi
(which translated means Teacher), where are You
staying?"
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39 He said to them, "Come, and you will see."
They came therefore and saw where He was
staying and they stayed with Him that day, for
it was about the tenth hour.  40 One of the two
who heard John speak, and followed Him, was
Andrew, Simon Peter's brother.  41 He found
first his own brother Simon, and said to him, "We
have found the Messiah" (which translated means
Christ).
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 42 He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at
him, and said, "You are Simon the son of John
you shall be called Cephas" (which is translated
Peter).  43 The next day He purposed to go into
Galilee, and He found Philip. And Jesus said to
him, "Follow Me."  44 Now Philip was from
Bethsaida, of the city of Andrew and Peter.  45
Philip found Nathanael and said to him, "We have
found Him of whom Moses in the Law and also the
Prophets wrote, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of
Joseph."
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 46 And Nathanael said to him, "Can any good
thing come out of Nazareth?" Philip said to him,
"Come and see."  47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming
to Him, and said of him, "Behold, an Israelite
indeed, in whom there is no guile!"  48
Nathanael said to Him, "How do You know me?"
Jesus answered and said to him, "Before Philip
called you, when you were under the fig tree, I
saw you."  49 Nathanael answered Him, "Rabbi,
You are the Son of God You are the King of
Israel."
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50 Jesus answered and said to him, "Because I
said to you that I saw you under the fig tree,
do you believe? You will see greater things than
these."  51 And He said to him, "Truly, truly,
I say to you, you will see the heavens opened
and the angels of God ascending and descending
on the Son of Man."
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Meet the Star
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• Write down the different words that are used to
  describe the Jesus.
• John 11
• John 19
• John 129
• John 138
• John 141
• John 149
• John 151

The word (that reveal the invisible God to us)
The true light (that overcome darkness)
The Lamb of God (who redeem us from our sins)
Rabbi (Teacher who teach us the truth)
Messiah (Saviour, Liberator from our bondage to
sin)
Son of God, King of Israel (the Lord of
our throne)
Son of Man (used by Jesus to refer to himself
me.)
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More about the word and Jesus
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John 11-2 Who was the Word with in the
beginning? John 11 What was the Words
relationship with God? John 112 What right is
given to a person who receives Jesus? John
112 What does it mean to receive Him?
God
He was God. He was the only begotten
(revealed) Son of God
To become a child of God
Believe in His name (what he had revealed to us).
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More about John the Baptist
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John 16 Who sent John? John 17-8 What was
John sent to do? John 115 How did John
compare himself with Jesus? John 132-34 How
did John know who Jesus was?
God
To be a witness that the Holy Spirit had
descended upon Jesus and to therefore testify
that Jesus is the Son of God so that all might
believe through Johns testimony.
He compared himself as a lower rank to Jesus.
He personally saw the Holy Spirit descending as a
dove out of heaven and the Spirit remained on
Jesus.
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More about the disciples
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John 135-36 What did John the Baptist say to
his disciples when he saw Jesus? John 137 What
did Johns disciples do? John 140-42 Two
brothers met Jesus. What were their names? John
141 What was the first thing Andrew did after
he met Jesus? John 143 What did Jesus say to
Philip?
Look! The Lamb of God!
They immediately followed Jesus.
Andrew and Simon Peter.
He looked for his own brother (Simon) to tell him
that they have found the Messiah.
Follow Me.
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More about the disciples
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John 145 What did Philip do as soon as he
started following Jesus? John 148-49 What
made Nathanael believe in Jesus? John 150
Nathanael thought what Jesus did was a big deal.
Did Jesus think it was?
He told others (Nathanael) that they have found
Jesus was of whom Moses and the Prophets (Old
Testament) had wrote about.
Jesus supernatural ability of seeing Nathanael
under a fig treejust before Philip called him.
No. Jesus has greater things to show Nathanael.
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Thats All For This Week
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Study Notes
 In the beginning The yesterday of yesterday of
yesterday When time starts, before which there
was no time Time has meaning when there are
things heaven and earth. Time starts when God
created the heaven and the earth Gen 11 In the
beginning God created the heaven and the
earth All three Persons of the Godhead were
involved in the work of creation God created
the heavens and the earth (Gen. 11). The
Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the
waters (Gen. 12). All things were created
through Him (Christ) and for Him (Col. 116b).
Gen 126 And God said, Let us make man in our
image, after our likeness
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Study Notes
The Word logos (in Greek) As a philosophical
term, logos referred to the principle of the
universe, even the principle that brought the
universe into being the blueprint. What is in a
word? Word that which is used for communication
of thoughts, ideas, plans, etc As the Word, the
Son of God fully conveys and communicates God to
us. The Apostle John refer to Jesus as the Word
of God Jesus is Gods self-disclosure The word
identify the Son of God as the divine expression
in human form (John 114). He is the image of
the invisible God (Colossians 115), the
expressed image of Gods substance (Hebrews 13).
Before the creation of a material universe
there was the Word. When time began, the Word was
already in existence.
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Observation Worksheets
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 The Gospel
of John Chapter 1 1 In the beginning was the
Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word
was God.  2 He was in the beginning with God.
 
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 3 All things came into being by Him, and apart
from Him nothing came into being that has come
into being.  4 In Him was life, and the life
was the light of men.  5 The light shines in
the darkness, and the darkness did not
comprehend it.
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 6 There came a man sent from God, whose name
was John.  7 He came for a witness, that he
might bear witness of the light, that all might
believe through him.  8 He was not the light,
but came that he might bear witness of the
light.  9 There was the true light which,
coming into the world, enlightens every man.
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 10 He was in the world, and the world was made
through Him, and the world did not know Him.
 11 He came to His own, and those who were His
own did not receive Him.  12 But as many as
received Him, to them He gave the right to
become children of God, even to those who
believe in His name,  13 who were born not of
blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the
will of man, but of God.
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14 And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among
us, and we beheld His glory, glory as of the
only begotten from the Father, full of grace and
truth.  15 John bore witness of Him, and cried
out, saying, "This was He of whom I said, 'He
who comes after me has a higher rank than I, for
He existed before me. "
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16 For of His fullness we have all received,
and grace upon grace.  17 For the Law was given
through Moses grace and truth were realized
through Jesus Christ.  18 No one has seen God
at any time the only begotten God, who is in
the bosom of the Father, He has explained Him.
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 19 And this is the witness of John, when the
Jews sent to him priests and Levites from
Jerusalem to ask him, "Who are you?"  20 And he
confessed, and did not deny, but confessed, "I am
not the Christ."  21 And they asked him, "What
then? Are you Elijah?" And he said, "I am not."
"Are you the Prophet?" And he answered "No."
22 They said then to him, "Who are you, so that
we may give an answer to those who sent us? What
do you say about yourself?"
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23 He said, "I am A VOICE OF ONE CRYING IN THE
WILDERNESS, 'MAKE STRAIGHT THE WAY OF THE LORD,'
as Isaiah the prophet said."  24 Now they had
been sent from the Pharisees.  25 And they
asked him, and said to him, "Why then are you
baptizing, if you are not the Christ, nor
Elijah, nor the Prophet?"  26 John answered
them saying, "I baptize in water, but among you
stands One whom you do not know.  27 "It is He
who comes after me, the thong of whose sandal I
am not worthy to untie."
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 28 These things took place in Bethany beyond
the Jordan, where John was baptizing.  29 The
next day he saw Jesus coming to him and said,
"Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin
of the world!  30 "This is He on behalf of whom
I said, 'After me comes a Man who has a higher
rank than I, for He existed before me.'  31
And I did not recognize Him, but in order that
He might be manifested to Israel, I came
baptizing in water."
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 32 And John bore witness saying, "I have seen
the Spirit descending as a dove out of heaven,
and He remained upon Him.  33 "And I did not
recognize Him, but He who sent me to baptize in
water said to me, 'He upon whom you see the
Spirit descending and remaining upon Him, this
is the One who baptizes in the Holy Spirit.'  34
"And I have seen, and have borne witness that
this is the Son of God."
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 35 Again the next day John was standing with
two of his disciples,  36 and he looked upon
Jesus as He walked, and said, "Behold, the Lamb
of God!"  37 The two disciples heard him speak,
and they followed Jesus.  38 And Jesus turned,
and beheld them following, and said to them,
"What do you seek?" They said to Him, "Rabbi
(which translated means Teacher), where are You
staying?"
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39 He said to them, "Come, and you will see."
They came therefore and saw where He was
staying and they stayed with Him that day, for
it was about the tenth hour.  40 One of the two
who heard John speak, and followed Him, was
Andrew, Simon Peter's brother.  41 He found
first his own brother Simon, and said to him, "We
have found the Messiah" (which translated means
Christ).
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 42 He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at
him, and said, "You are Simon the son of John
you shall be called Cephas" (which is translated
Peter).  43 The next day He purposed to go into
Galilee, and He found Philip. And Jesus said to
him, "Follow Me."  44 Now Philip was from
Bethsaida, of the city of Andrew and Peter.  45
Philip found Nathanael and said to him, "We have
found Him of whom Moses in the Law and also the
Prophets wrote, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of
Joseph."
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 46 And Nathanael said to him, "Can any good
thing come out of Nazareth?" Philip said to him,
"Come and see."  47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming
to Him, and said of him, "Behold, an Israelite
indeed, in whom there is no guile!"  48
Nathanael said to Him, "How do You know me?"
Jesus answered and said to him, "Before Philip
called you, when you were under the fig tree, I
saw you."  49 Nathanael answered Him, "Rabbi,
You are the Son of God You are the King of
Israel."
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50 Jesus answered and said to him, "Because I
said to you that I saw you under the fig tree,
do you believe? You will see greater things than
these."  51 And He said to him, "Truly, truly,
I say to you, you will see the heavens opened
and the angels of God ascending and descending
on the Son of Man."