In this lesson we explore the pattern of witness used by the apostle John, John the Baptist, and Jesus Himself to recruit disciples. Watch: http://bibletalk.tv/gospel-of-john-lesson-3

1. Gospel of John
Jesus the God/Man
#3
The Pattern of Witness
Mike Mazzalongo
BibleTalk.tv

2. 3 Narrative Strands
1. Jesus the God/Man
2. Reaction of Belief
3. Reaction of Disbelief

3. 3 Narrative Strands
✓ Prologue
✓ John’s Witness
• Soul Winning Through Witness

4. 3 Strand Narrative
John 1:1-34
Power of Witness
John 1:35-51

5. Witness – Definition:
“A Witness is a person who
declares as true what he has seen,
heard, or knows.”

6. Greek – Martus/Martyr = English - Witness

7. The Apostles were chosen to be
the witnesses of Jesus’ Death –
Burial – Resurrection.

8. • John’s Witness – John 1:1-18
• John the Baptist’s Witness – John 1:19-34
• Pattern of Witness – John 1:35-51

9. 35 Again the
next day John was standing with two
36 and he looked at Jesus as He
of his disciples,
walked, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of
37 The two disciples heard him speak, and
God!”
they followed Jesus.
- John 1:35-37

10. 38 And
Jesus turned and saw them following, and
said to them, “What do you seek?” They said to
Him, “Rabbi (which translated means Teacher),
where are You staying?”
- John 1:38

11. 39 He
said to them, “Come, and you will see.” So
they came and saw where He was staying; and
they stayed with Him that day, for it was about
the tenth hour.
- John 1:39

12. 40 One
of the two who heard John speak
and followed Him, was Andrew, Simon
Peter’s brother.
- John 1:40

13. 41 He
found first his own brother Simon and said
to him, “We have found the Messiah” (which
42 He brought him to
translated means Christ).
Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said,“You are
Simon the son of John; you shall be
called Cephas” (which is translated Peter).
- John 1:41-42

14. Pattern of Witness
1. God Witnesses to John
2. John Witnesses to the People
3. 2 People Believe
4. These 2 Begin to Witness

15. 43 The
next day He purposed to go into Galilee,
and He found Philip. And Jesus said to him,
44 Now Philip was from Bethsaida,
“Follow Me.”
of the city of Andrew and Peter.
- John 1:43-44

16. 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,
46 Nathanael said to him, “Can
the son of Joseph.”
any good thing come out of Nazareth?” Philip
said to him, “Come and see.”
- John 1:45-46

17. 47 Jesus
saw Nathanael coming to Him, and said
of him, “Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom
there is no deceit!”
- John 1:47

18. 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.”
- John 1:48

19. 49 Nathanael
answered Him, “Rabbi, You are the
Son of God; You are the King of Israel.”
- John 1:49

20. 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.”
- John 1:50

21. 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.”
- John 1:51

22. “Son of Man” – Ref. Dan. 7:13-14
• “The” not “A”
• Generic Term
• Human like no other Human
• God/Man

23. The Importance of Witnessing
#1
Each of us received
someone else’s witness.

24. The Importance of Witnessing
#2
The Subject of our
witness is Jesus Christ.

25. The Importance of Witnessing
#3
Our lifestyle confirms
our witness.

26. Failure to witness because…
We Neglect To Do So
Low Moral Standards

27. They may not like it or accept it but
people expect Christians to witness.

28. The Evangelistic Pattern
• Hear the Witness – Rom. 10:17
• Believe the Witness – Mk. 16:15-16
• Witness to Others – Mt. 28:18-20