Jan 6, 2019

The Gospel of John What does it mean to be a follower of Jesus?

Prayer Requests & Thanksgiving

Our Father in Heaven, Hallowed be Your Name Your kingdom come, Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven Give us today our daily bread Forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil

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Being Known and Called John 1:35-51

Becoming a Child of God John 1:1-14

A New Journey

What can we observe in this story that can teach us about our own journey?

John 1:29-30 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!  This is the one I meant when I said, ‘A man who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.’

John 3:29-30 The bride belongs to the bridegroom. The friend who attends the bridegroom waits and listens for him, and is full of joy when he hears the bridegroom’s voice. That joy is mine, and it is now complete. He must become greater; I must become less.”

From whom did you first hear about Jesus? Where did you “go and see?”

“What do you want?” How would you answer Jesus?

Who have you told about Jesus? How has it affected them?

Has following Jesus ever led you to make a major move Has following Jesus ever led you to make a major move? Has it involved any small steps?

Bethsaida

Deuteronomy 18:18 I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their fellow Israelites, and I will put my words in his mouth. He will tell them everything I command him.

Cana

Dolos = “fish bait”

“You believe because I told you I saw you under the fig tree “You believe because I told you I saw you under the fig tree. You will see greater things than that.” 

Step 1: We admitted that, in our own strength, we are powerless to rise above our hurts, resentments, unhealthy behaviors and attempts to control.   Our lives have become unmanageable.

Step 2: We came to believe that God exists, that He loves us deeply and that, through a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, we can be healed and fulfill the purposes for which we were created. Step 3: We made a conscious decision to turn our lives, our pain and our will over to the care of God and the leadership of Jesus Christ.

Psalm 139:23-24 Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me and lead me in the way everlasting.