1. INTRODUCTION God’s plan for the universe

2. BELIEVE  John chapter 1:12 but as many as have received him to them he gave the power to become the sons of God even to them who believe in his name

3. AQUEDAH – THE TEST  Genesis 22 Abraham on mt Moriah  The LORD will provide for himself a lamb  Promised son  Only son  Loved son  Where is the sacrifice  Jehovah Jirah – the LORD will provide for himself a lamb  I John 4:10 herein is love not that we loved God but that he loved us and sent his son to be the propitiation of our sins  Propitiation – substitutionary sacrifice

4. CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT  John the Baptist behold the lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world Exodus 12 Passover lamb  The Christ THAT PROPHET Deut 18:18 Elijah Malachi 4:5  Andrew brings others to Christ one at a time

5. 7 SIGNS #1  Water into wine  Lord over creation  For the disciples  My hour has not yet come  Purpose believe

6. 7 SIGNS  #2 scourging of the temple  Occurred twice every time Christ was in Jerusalem for the Passover  TODAY Is the anniversary of this  My house shall be a house of prayer you have made it a den of thieves  Zeal for your house shall consume me  Psalm 69:9 and Isaiah 56:7  Destroy this temple and in three days I will raise it up]

7. JOHN 3  Character development  /  Son of Man  Bronze serpent  Nehustan Numbers 21  As Moses lifted up the serpant in the wilderness even so must the son of Man be lifted up  II Kings 18 and Hezekiah  BELIEVE  Born again OT Example

8. JOHN 4 Jesus and the Samaritan woman  Living water  Jesus explains mission to the disciples  Samaritans believe

9. SIGN #3  Jesus heals the noblemans son  FAITH  Jesus is the omnipresent God  Hebrews 11:1  Now faith is the substance of things hoped for the evidence of things not seen  Unless you see signs and wonders you will not believe

10. JOHN 5 7 SIGNS #3  Healing of the lame man  Jesus is the God that heals LORD of the Sabbath  Sabbath controversy