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Friday Jun 28, 2013
JOHN 1-21 SUMMARY OF THE BOOK OF JOHN
Friday Jun 28, 2013
Friday Jun 28, 2013
there are the
seven “signs” of John
Turns
water into wine (John 2:1–12)
Jesus
is the source of life.
Heals a
nobleman’s son (John 4:46–54)
Jesus is
master over distance.
Heals a
lame man at the pool of Bethesda (John 5:1–17)
Jesus is
master over time.
Feeds 5,000
(John 6:1–14)
Jesus is
the bread of life.
Walks on
water, stills a storm (John 6:15–21)
Jesus is
master over nature.
Heals a man
blind from birth (John 9:1–41)
Jesus is
the light of the world.
Raises
Lazarus from the dead (John 11:17–45)
Jesus has
power over death.[i]
· In addition, there are the “seven
witnesses” of John
1. John the Baptist “This is the Chosen One [literally, “Son”] of God” (1:34)
2. Nathaniel “You
are the Son of God” (1:49)
3. Peter “You
are the Holy One of God!” (6:69)
4. Martha “You
are the Christ, the Son of God” (11:27)
5. Thomas “My
Lord and my God!” (20:28)
6. John “Jesus
is the Christ, the Son of God” (20:31)
7. Jesus “I
am the Son of God” (10:36; see also 4:26; 8:58)
· Finally, there are the seven “I am’s” of John
1.
“I am the bread of
life” (6:35)
2.
“I am the light of
the world” (8:12)
3.
“I am the door for
the sheep” (10:7; cf. v. 9)
4.
“I am the good
shepherd” (10:11, 14)
5.
“I am the
resurrection and the life” (11:25)
6.
“I am the way, and
the truth, and the life” (14:6)
7.
“I am the true vine”
(15:1; cf. v. 5)
·
Jesus was actually
sacrificed at the same time the Passover Lambs were being sacrificed.
Chapters
1-12 - Show Us Jesus is Lord - The signs of the Son of God – 3 Years time
Chapters
13-17 - How to Grow In Christ – The Secrets of the Savior – A few hours
Chapters
18-21 - The Supremacy of Christ – Victorious over Sin and Death - A Few Weeks
Wednesday Jun 19, 2013
JOHN 21:19-25 AND WHEN HE HAD SPOKEN THIS, HE SAID TO HIM, "FOLLOW ME."
Wednesday Jun 19, 2013
Wednesday Jun 19, 2013
John 21:19 This He spoke, signifying by what death he would glorify God. And when He had spoken this, He said to him, "Follow Me." 20 Then Peter, turning around, saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following, who also had leaned on His breast at the supper, and said, "Lord, who is the one who betrays You?" 21 Peter, seeing him, said to Jesus, "But Lord, what about this man?" 22 Jesus said to him, "If I will that he remain till I come, what is that to you? You follow Me." 23 Then this saying went out among the brethren that this disciple would not die. Yet Jesus did not say to him that he would not die, but, "If I will that he remain till I come, what is that to you?" 24 This is the disciple who testifies of these things, and wrote these things; and we know that his testimony is true. 25 And there are also many other things that Jesus did, which if they were written one by one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that would be written. Amen.
1. Following Jesus means being where He is. In all the relationships of your life, you should be able to say when asked, "Why are you here?" I'm here because I'm following Jesus and this is where He's led me today.
2. Following Jesus means to pattern our lives after His attitudes. His holiness and His purity and His obedience to God becomes the pattern for us.
3. Thirdly, following Jesus means a willingness to suffer sacrifice for His sake.
4. Following Jesus means Peter’s job was to follow, not to meddle into the lives of other believers. Beware when you get your eyes off the Lord and start to look at other Christians! “Looking unto Jesus” should be the aim and practice of every believer (Heb. 12:1–2). To be distracted by ourselves, our circumstances, or by other Christians, is to disobey the Lord and possibly get detoured out of the will of God. Keep your eyes of faith on Him and on Him alone.
5. Following Jesus means people play their parts and God puts it all together.
6. Following Jesus means we are not here to compete with each other. The twelfth chapter of First Corinthians indicates there are two things we must never say: Because we have gifts given us by the Lord, we must never say to anybody, "I have no need of you," (1 Corinthians 12:21). The second thing we must never say is, "You have no need of me. I as so ungifted, so poor, I have nothing to offer." You cannot say that. You have gifts which the Spirit of God has given to you and you alone. Thus we must not look at one another and ask, "Lord, what do you want to do with him?" Jesus' word is, "That is none of your business. Follow me. I will put it all together."
7. Following Jesus means Our eyes should not be on ourselves, but on Christ. Our focus should not be on what others are doing for Christ, or what God is doing for them. Our focus should be on Him, and on our love for Him, as shown by our loving service to His flock.
8. Following Jesus means our words are concerned with Jesus.
Obedience to Jesus’ command, Follow Me, is the key issue in every Christian’s life. As Jesus followed the Father’s will, so His disciples should follow their Lord whether the path leads to a cross or to some other difficult experience.
· The false rumor about Jesus’ words to Peter show the possibility of misunderstanding God’s promises. Christians must seek to understand God’s Word accurately.
· Peter and John have been off the scene (except for their books) for centuries, but you and I are still here. We are taking His place and taking their place. What a responsibility! What a privilege!
· We can succeed only as we permit Him to transform us.
· The verdict is clear. You should believe that Jesus is the promised Messiah—the Christ—and that by His sinless life and sacrificial death, your sins may be forgiven. And having believed the verdict, you should not only be overcome with His love for you, but you should be compelled by your love for Him, to serve Him as you shepherd His lambs. The evidence abounds; the verdict is clear. The question that remains is this: Given this evidence, how will you respond to Jesus Christ?
Could we with ink the ocean fill,
And were the skies of parchment made,
Were every stalk on earth a quill,
And every man a scribe by trade,
To write the love of God above
Would drain the ocean dry.
Nor could the scroll contain the whole,
Though stretched from sky to sky.
He was saying you can't write about God's love, the whole universe couldn't handle it.
Thursday Jun 06, 2013
Thursday Jun 06, 2013
John 21:14 This is now the third time Jesus showed Himself to His disciples after He was raised from the dead. 15 So when they had eaten breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me more than these?" He said to Him, "Yes, Lord; You know that I love You." He said to him, "Feed My lambs."16 He said to him again a second time, "Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me?" He said to Him, "Yes, Lord; You know that I love You." He said to him, "Tend My sheep." 17 He said to him the third time, "Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me?" Peter was grieved because He said to him the third time, "Do you love Me?" And he said to Him, "Lord, You know all things; You know that I love You." Jesus said to him, "Feed My sheep. 18 "Most assuredly, I say to you, when you were younger, you girded yourself and walked where you wished; but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will gird you and carry you where you do not wish." 19 This He spoke, signifying by what death he would glorify God. And when He had spoken this, He said to him, "Follow Me."
Today we look a little closer at the three do you love Me statements and what they mean to us in practical terms of what we need to do and how we need to live in light of these questions. Peter is like us in that he is not willing to totally commit to something unless we are sure WE can pull it off. So, Jesus gives a prophecy of how Peter will die. He tells Peter that he will live to be an old man and then they will put him on a cross. That he will glorify God through his death. That is just like God to let us know, yes you have failed, yes you are hesitant to fully commit now because of your failure, but I am going to use you anyway. Also, I want to let you know that when it comes time to stand up for me, you will not fail, you will not make the same mistake again and you will ultimately do the will of God as you are supposed to when it really counts. 2Co 9:15 Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!