In the final two chapters of John, the Beloved Disciple presents the post-resurrection appearances of Jesus. Again, John “fills in the gaps” of the other Gospels, allowing us to see Jesus calling His disciples to greater levels of faith and commitment before His ascension back to the Father. John also reveals the central purposes in writing His gospel.

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The crucifixion of Jesus is the central and preeminent revelation of His glory in the Gospel of John. John does not give us the gory details, instead He focuses on the Word who had become flesh to die as the Lamb that takes away the sins of the world.

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This week we finish Jesus’ intercessory prayer for His people and turn to the events of his arrest and “trial.” As the focus turns to Jesus and Pilate the issue of Truth becomes central.

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In this session we look at the Lord Jesus’ prayer that completes His farewell discourse. In hearing what Jesus prays, we learn more of what it means to pray “in His name.”

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We finish looking at the Farewell Discourse with the final teaching on the coming of the Holy Spirit and the encouragement to the disciples to trust Jesus even if they don’t fully understand all that is about to happen in the fulfillment of His ministry.

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We continue with Jesus’ farewell discourse as He emphasizes the coming ministry of the Holy Spirit and His primary commandment: Love one another as I have loved you.

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In this session we begin working our way through the Farewell Discourse. Here Jesus prepares the 11 for the reality that He is going away and the Spirit is coming. This whole section begins His final instruction preparing His men for the Apostolic ministry that lies ahead of them.

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In chapters 12 and 13, Jesus winds down His public ministry and turns to focus on entrusting His ministry to the disciples. In this section, Jesus makes His final call to the masses and John explains the theological reasons for the leaders rejection of Jesus.

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The raising of Lazarus from the dead marks a critical turning point in the Gospel of John. In the midst of the sin, death and unbelief we see Jesus at his most human.

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Jesus is the Good Shepherd, not like the thieves, robbers and hirelings, and He will lay down His life for His sheep. In this section, Jesus makes it clear that the leaders of the people reject the revelation of the Lord-God just as they had in the days of the prophets.

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In this session, we look at the sign of the healing of the man born blind. This sign provides incontrovertible proof that Jesus is the Messiah, yet the “shepherds” of the nation continue to suppress this truth.

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In this session we do a “fly over” of chapters 7 and 8. Jesus teaching at the Feast of Tabernacles continues to divide the crowds and the leaders. Jesus continues to escalate His claims that He has been sent by the Father and makes Himself equal with God in His “I am” claims.

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In this session we hear Jesus “I am the Bread of Life” discourse. As Jesus draws the 12 in deeper to His mission, many of disciples walk away because of Jesus’ offensive teaching.

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We continue in the episodes in which Jesus is rejected by the leaders but welcomed by the masses. Jesus teaches on His authority to judge and the reality that those who will not “listen” to the witness of His Father, John the Baptist, and His works will be condemned by Moses himself on the last day. We also consider the central importance of the feeding of the 5000.

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In this session we look at the end of chapter 4 and the beginning of chapter 5 in which the people begin to reject Jesus. Because He heals on the Sabbath and claims to be equal with God by calling Him His Father, the leaders begin to make plans to kill Him. In this context Jesus clearly teaches that He has the authority to give life or to confirm condemnation. In this face of this Truth Jesus makes the Gracious call to trust Him, believe in Him in order to pass from death to life.

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We finish our discussion of Jesus’ encounter with the Samaritan woman at Jacob’s well. We also discuss the Way of Jesus - the way in which He gives people a glimpse of His Glory full of Grace and Truth.

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In this session we hear John the Baptist’s final testimony about Jesus, John’s own exhortation to trust Jesus and the move into Jesus’ encounter with the Samaritan woman at the well of Jacob. By graciously drawing the shamed samaritan into the light (literally and spiritually), Jesus welcomes the most unlikely group of people into His Kingdom.

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We finish dealing with Jesus’ dialogue with Nicodemus and John’s commentary and application of this episode: Jesus has come into the world as the Light; not to condemn us but to save us. We are all called to trust Him so that we will not be destroyed.

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We begin to work through Jesus’ discussion with Nicodemus. How can someone see and enter the Kingdom? It cannot happen unless you are born again or from above. Jesus uses this foundational truth to tear down Nicodemus’ “intellectual fortress” that keeps Him from trusting Jesus.

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In this session we look at Jesus’ first sign - the transforming of water to wine at the wedding in Cana and His “cleansing” of the Temple. In these stories, we hear how The King begins to define His true family, gives people a taste of the “newness” of His Kingdom and reorients our understanding of the Temple.

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In this session we focus on the Philip and Nathanael and their following Jesus. John shows that Jesus - as “God in the flesh” - is forming a New Israel based on faith in Him - The Rabbi, The Son of God, THE King of Israel.

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John the Baptist was sent to give witness to the Chosen One. When the Pharisees send a delegation to question John about his identity and authority, he points them to Jesus - the Chosen One to come. In the same way, the Baptist points his own disciples to the Lamb of God.

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In the first 18 verses of his Gospel, John introduces all the key themes that he will develop in the rich stories of his biography of Jesus. Jesus is the Word who was with God, who is God who has now become flesh in order to reveal the unseen God to us all.

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We begin our study of the Gospel of John by placing the book in its historical context. John was a disciple and apostle (emissary) of the Lord Jesus who “saw His glory.” He was so captivated by the inexhaustible, profound beauty of Jesus that he could not stop talking about Him. This book calls to “see His glory” and trust Him in order that we may have true life.

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