2. The Gospel Of JOHN

3. JOHN 1 To know Jesus = to know God– John 14:5-9
6Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. 7If you really knew me, you would know my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him."
9… Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father.

4. JOHN 1 - Simple Background
PURPOSE
John 20:30-31
30Jesus did many other miraculous signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book. 31But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.

5. JOHN 1 - Simple Background
The Word (logos) - Jesus the God-Man

6. JOHN 1 - Simple Background
Genesis 1:1
1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
John 1:1
1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
1 John 1:1
1That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at and our hands have touched—this we proclaim concerning the Word of life.
John 1:14
14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
Jesus is the God-man – Good took on flesh – Incarnation (100% God and 100% man)

7. JOHN 1 - Simple Background
“Dwelling among us”
Hebrews 4:15
Hebrews 2:18
18Because he himself suffered when he was tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted.

8. JOHN 1 - Light and Darkness

9. JOHN 1 – Children of God John 1:6-13
If you could have anyone in the world adopt you – and you would become their sole heir – who would you choose??
Ephesians 1:3

12. JOHN 1 - “Follow Me” John 1:35-43 Luke 9:23-24
23Then he said to them all: "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. 24For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will save it.

13. JOHN 1 To know Jesus = to know God
The Word (logos) Jesus - the God-Man
“Dwelling among us” – Jesus understands
Light and Darkness
Children of God
“Follow Me”