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Power to raise Lazarus John 11 Key Verses: 14-15, 25-26, 35-36, 44, 50 One of the pointers to the authenticity of the Gospel of John is the author’s appeal to their personal knowledge of characters. He tells them specifics of identification in hopes they will know the person being talked about. Here Mary is highlighted,Continue reading “Day 11”

Take today and run through what you have learned so far. Run the Phrases from beginning to end, and then do them backwards starting with chapter 10. See if you can do the odd numbered chapters and then the even numbered, forward and backward.

John the Gospel of Belief 01. Jesus is the Word 02. Outstanding miracle at Cana 03. Heavenly birth taught Nicodemus 04. Need of Samaritan woman 05. Testimony to Jesus’ deity 06. Holy Bread of Life 07. Exclamation at the feast 08. Grace for adulteress defended 09. Opposition to removing blindness 10. Shepherd and His sheepContinue reading “John 1-13 Summary”

Shepherd and His sheep John 10 Key Verses: 10, 11, 14, 30 This is another powerful picture of Jesus. He is the good shepherd who lays down His life for the sheep. Others run when there is trouble, leaving the sheep unprotected. The thief is bent on destroying the sheep. Jesus brings full life. LifeContinue reading “Day 10”

Opposition to removing blindness John 9 Key Verses: 2, 16, 39 Remember from chapter eight that Jesus said He was the Light of the World? Now Jesus will demonstrate that power by bringing sight to a man born blind, in that day, one of the worst curses known. This kind of blindness was linked inContinue reading “Day 9”

Grace for adulteress defended John 8 Key Verses: 7, 12, 32, 36, 44, 59 This chapter begins with one of the few questioned passages in the Scriptures. We are not sure the first eleven verses were written here by John. This story seems to be in character like something Jesus might have done, but weContinue reading “Day 8”

Exclamation at the feast John 7 Key Verses: 4, 18, 37-38 People have a hard time believing. Even Jesus’ brothers didn’t believe him, at least until after the resurrection. Sometimes belief can be hard because we are asked to believe something we can’t see. But these people got to see the miracles that Jesus wasContinue reading “Day 7”

Holy Bread of Life John 6 Key Verses: 29, 35, 40 We see in this passage Jesus performing a miracle and then using the miracle to teach us something about Himself. Here Jesus multiplies physical food for the people and then He tells them that He is the bread of life. This connection between miracleContinue reading “Day 6”

Belief in the New Testament is a special type of belief. In our Western culture we often use belief as something that we feel. The focus is on us, our internal experience. But in the New Testament the focus is on where we place our faith. The object of our faith is what is important,Continue reading “Belief in the New Testament”

As you review the first five Chapter Phrases of John today, you might want to take a step further by underlying all the times that John talks about belief in the first five chapters. This is key to understanding the whole book, so focusing on these verses can help solidify John’s message to us.