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Gospel of John
While Luke presents Jesus Christ
as the Son of Man, John presents
Him as the Son of God.
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Genealogies in the Gospel
Matthew traces Jesus back to Abraham
Mark traces Jesus back to the Prophets
(1:1-4)
Luke traced Jesus back to Adam (3:38)
John traces Jesus back to God (1:1-14)
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Gospel of John
Unlike Matthew, Mark and Luke, John
does not contain parables. Instead he
uses allegorical language to
communicate the identity and work of
Jesus Christ.
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John in the NT
The NT mentions five men with the name
John:
1. John the Baptist: 1:6, 15, 26, 29
2. John, the Father of Peter: 1:42
3. John Mark: Acts 12:12
4. John of the Sanhedrin: Acts 4:5-6
5. John the Son of Zebedee: 13:23; 19:26
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Gospel of John
Of the four Gospel, John most
clearly states the purpose for
which it was written (20:30-31)
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Gospel of John
The key work in the Gospel is
“believe.” The word believe is in
the gospel 98 times! This requires
knowledge and will (8:30-31; 14:1-
15; 20:31)
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The Seven “I am” Statements
1. “I am the bread of life” 6:35
2. “I am the light of the World” 8:12
3. “I am the Gate for the Sheep” 10:7
4. “ I am the Good Shepherd” 10:11,14
5. “I am the Resurrection & the Life” 11:25
6. “I am the Way, the Truth and the Life” 14:6
7. “I am the True Vine” 15:1
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The Seven Signs:
1. Water to wine: 2:1-11
2. Healing of the Official’s son: 4:46-54
3. Healing of the Lame man: 5:1-18
4. Feeding of the Five Thousand: 6:1-14
5. Walking on water: 6:16-32
6. Healing of a blind man: 9:1-7
7. Raising Lazarus from death: 11:1-45
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Seven Discourses
1. Son of God is the Savior: 3:1-21
2. Son is the living water: 4:1-26
3. Son is one with the Father: 5:17-47
4. Son is the bread of life: 6:22-59
5. Son is the light of the world: 8:12-59
6. Son is the good shepherd: 10:1-21
7. Son is the way, truth, life: 14:1-16:35
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Gospel of John: Prologue 1:1-18
The prologue (1:1-18) of John is very
important to the gospel. What John is
doing is setting up the entire structure of
the book for the reader to follow. The
Gospel of John presents Jesus as
“theology top-down,” while the other
Gospels present Jesus from the ground
up (birth-ascension)
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Prologue 1:1-18
The Prologue is a foyer to the rest of the
Fourth Gospel (as John’s Gospel is often
called), simultaneously drawing the reader in
and introducing the major themes. The
following parallels between the Prologue and
the rest of the book immediately stand out.—
D.A. Carson
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Prologue Breakdown
Pre-existence 1:1-2
In him was life 1:4
Life is light 1:4
Rejected by dark 1:5
Not quenched 1:5
Light in the world 1:9
Christ rejected 1:11
17:5
5:26
8:12
3:19
12:35
3:19;12:46
4:44
Prologue Gospel
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Prologue Breakdown
Born of God 1:13
Seeing his glory 1:14
One and Only 1:14,18
Truth in Jesus 1:17
No one has seen God, except
the one who come’s from God’s
side
1:18
3:6; 8:41-42
12:41
3:16
14:6
6:46
Prologue Gospel
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Jesus the Word: “Logos”
John declares the preexistence and identity of
Jesus (v. 1-2)
1. The Word (Logos) was preexistent
2. The Word (Logos) was with God
3. The Word (Logos), was a different person
than the Father. However, He is co-equal
and co-eternal with the Father.
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Looking into the Seven Signs
Water to Wine: the first of the seven “signs”
(2:1-11)
1. Jesus was on his own schedule
2. Jesus was superior to Jewish traditions
3. Jesus’ followers recognized a great work
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Sign 2
The second sign of Jesus came in Cana
(place of first sign). The nobleman asks
Jesus for a miracle not out of curiosity but of
concern for his child (4:43-54). Jesus would
not do a miracle for show but would for
human need.
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Sign 3
The third sign happens in Bethesda (5:1-18).
Jesus healed a man that was paralyzed for
38 years. Concern rather than joy was the
response of the Jews. Jesus warned the
man from purposefully living in sin. Jesus
was accused of breaking the Sabbath and
blasphemy.
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Sign 4
The fourth sign is the feeding of the five
thousand across the Sea of Galilee (6:1-14).
This is the only miracle other than the
resurrection of Jesus that is reordered in all
four Gospels.
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Sign 5
To escape the crowds that intended to make
Jesus king by force, the disciples crossed
the sea by boat. Jesus joins them by walking
on water, calming the storm and their fears
and escorts them to the shore (6:16-21)
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Sign 6
The sixth sign of Jesus has Him healing a
blind man from birth (9:1-12). The frustrated
Pharisees cannot deny the miracle even
through an interrogation of the former blind
man and his parents (9:13-25). Lastly, the
chapter reveals the spiritual blindness of the
Pharisees (9:35-41).
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Sign 7
The last sign is raising Lazarus from the
dead, which show that Jesus has the final
“say-so” of life and death. This is the ultimate
sign, and it is also the turning point of the
Gospel.
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The Upper Room Discourse (13-17)
1. Servanthood: 13:1-17
2. Sacrificial love: 13:18-38
3. Simply believe: 14:1-15
4. Promises for distressed hearts: 14:16-31
5. Progressing in Discipleship: 15:1-16a
6. Preparing for the future: 16:4b-33
7. Priestly Prayer: 17
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Important works of the Holy Spirit:8-
15
1. Convince the world of sin
2. Convince the world of justice
3. Convince the world of judgment
4. Cause the saints to discern truth
5. Clarify the truth regarding Jesus
