1. Spirit in the Desert Retreat Center
February 16, 2012

2. John 20:30-31
30Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of his
disciples, which are not written in this book. 31But these
are written so that you may come to believe that Jesus is
the Messiah, the Son of God, and that through believing
you may have life in his name.
30Polla. me.n ou=n kai. a;lla shmei/a
evpoi,hsen o` VIhsou/j evnw,pion
tw/n maqhtw/n Îauvtou/Ð( a] ouvk
e;stin gegramme,na evn tw/| bibli,w|
tou,tw|
31 tau/ta de. ge,graptai i[na
pisteu,ÎsÐhte o[ti VIhsou/j evstin o`
cristo.j o` ui`o.j tou/ qeou/( kai. i[na
pisteu,ontej zwh.n e;chte evn tw/|

3. 6 There was a man sent from
God, whose name was
John.
7 He came as a witness to
testify to the light, so that
all might believe through
him.
8 He himself was not the
light, but he came to testify
to the light.
15 (John testified to him and
cried out, "This was he of
whom I said, 'He who
comes after me ranks
ahead of me because he
was before me.'")

5. Behold, the Lamb of God…
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6. John 1:9-13
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The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the
world. 10 He was in the world, and the world came into being
through him; yet the world did not know him. 11 He came to
what was his own, and his own people did not accept him. 12
But to all who received him, who believed in his name, he
gave power to become children of God, 13 who were
born, not of blood or of the will of the flesh or of the will of
man, but of God.

7. John 1:16
From his
fullness we
have all
received, grace
upon grace.

8. John 1:18
No one has ever
seen God. It is God
the only Son, who is
close to the Father's
heart, who has
made him known.

9. who is the Word made flesh?
ESVJohn1:18 No one has ever seen God; the only
God, who is at the Father's side, he has made him
known.
NKJJohn 1:18 No man hath seen God at any time; the
only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the
Father, he hath declared him.
NABJohn1:18 No one has ever seen God. The only
Son, God, who is at the Father's side, has revealed him.
NIVJohn
1:18 No one has ever seen God, but God the
One and Only, who is at the Father's side, has made

10. where is the Word made flesh?
ESVJohn1:18 No one has ever seen God; the only
God, who is at the Father's side, he has made him
known.
NKJJohn 1:18 No man hath seen God at any time; the
only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the
Father, he hath declared him.
NABJohn1:18 No one has ever seen God. The only
Son, God, who is at the Father's side, has revealed him.
NIVJohn1:18 No one has ever seen God, but God the One
and Only, who is at the Father's side, has made him
known.

11. 

12. what does the Word made flesh do?
ESVJohn
1:18 No one has ever seen God; the only
God, who is at the Father's side, he has made him
known.
NKJJohn 1:18 No man hath seen God at any time; the
only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the
Father, he hath declared him.
NABJohn1:18 No one has ever seen God. The only
Son, God, who is at the Father's side, has revealed him.
NIVJohn
1:18 No one has ever seen God, but God the
One and Only, who is at the Father's side, has made
him known.

14.  preach John
 not a supplement
 abide in the Word
 thickness of the text
(WB)
 whole to interpret the
part
 mutual interpretive
possibilities
 the Word became flesh
 grace upon grace

15. Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene
came to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the
tomb.
2 So she ran and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one
whom Jesus loved, and said to them, "They have taken the Lord out of the
tomb, and we do not know where they have laid him."
3 Then Peter and the other disciple set out and went toward the tomb.
4 The two were running together, but the other disciple outran Peter and
reached the tomb first.
5 He bent down to look in and saw the linen wrappings lying there, but
he did not go in.
6 Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went into the tomb. He saw
the linen wrappings lying there,
7 and the cloth that had been on Jesus' head, not lying with the linen
wrappings but rolled up in a place by itself.
8 Then the other disciple, who reached the tomb first, also went in, and he
saw and believed;
9 for as yet they did not understand the scripture, that he must rise from
the dead.
10 Then the disciples returned to their homes.

16. John 20:11-18 But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb. As
she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb; 12 and she
saw two angels in white, sitting where the body of Jesus
had been lying, one at the head and the other at the feet. 13
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They said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping?" She said
to them, "They have taken away my Lord, and I do not
know where they have laid him."

17. 
 14 When she had said
this, she turned
around and saw Jesus
standing there, but
she did not know that
it was Jesus.

18. 15 Jesus said to
her, "Woman, why are you
weeping? Whom are you
looking for?" Supposing
him to be the
gardener, she said to
him, "Sir, if you have
carried him away, tell me
where you have laid
him, and I will take him
away." 16 Jesus said to
her, "Mary!" She turned
and said to him in
Hebrew, "Rabbouni!"
(which means Teacher).

19. He calls his own by name…
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John 10:1-5 "Very truly, I tell you, anyone who does not enter the
sheepfold by the gate but climbs in by another way is a thief and
a bandit. 2 The one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the
sheep. 3 The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep
hear his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them
out. 4 When he has brought out all his own, he goes ahead of
them, and the sheep follow him because they know his voice. 5
They will not follow a stranger, but they will run from him
because they do not know the voice of strangers."

21. 
17 Jesus said to her, "Do not
hold on to me, because I
have not yet ascended to
the Father. But go to my
brothers and say to
them, 'I am ascending to
my Father and your
Father, to my God and
your God.'"

22. “I have seen the Lord!”
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An encounter with Jesus…

23. 24 But Thomas (who was called the
Twin), one of the twelve, was not with
them when Jesus came.
25 So the other disciples told him, "We
have seen the Lord." But he said to
them, "Unless I see the mark of the nails
in his hands, and put my finger in the
mark of the nails and my hand in his
side, I will not believe."
26 A week later his disciples were again
in the house, and Thomas was with
them. Although the doors were
shut, Jesus came and stood among them
and said, "Peace be with you."
27 Then he said to Thomas, "Put your
finger here and see my hands. Reach out
your hand and put it in my side. Do not
doubt but believe."
28 Thomas answered him, "My Lord and
my God!"
29 Jesus said to him, "Have you believed
because you have seen me? Blessed are
those who have not seen and yet have
come to believe."