Presentation 5

Water Jars, and Witness:Preaching the Gospel of John

in the Year of Mark

Spirit in the Desert Retreat CenterFebruary 16, 2012

John 20:30-3130Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book. 31But these are written so that you may come to believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that through believing you may have life in his name.

30Polla. me.n ou=n kai. a;lla shmei/a evpoi,hsen o` VIhsou/j evnw,pion tw/n maqhtw/n Îauvtou/Ð( a] ouvk e;stin gegramme,na evn tw/| bibli,w| tou,tw|\

31tau/ta de. ge,graptai i[na pisteu,ÎsÐhte o[ti VIhsou/j evstin o` cristo.j o` ui`o.j tou/ qeou/( kai. i[na pisteu,ontej zwh.n e;chte evn tw/| ovno,mati auvtou/

John, the Witness

6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

7 He came as a witness to testify to the light, so that all might believe through him.

8 He himself was not the light, but he came to testify to the light.

15 (John testified to him and cried out, "This was he of whom I said, 'He who comes after me ranks ahead of me because he was before me.'")

Behold, the Lamb of God…

The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world. 10 He was in the world, and the world came into being through him; yet the world did not know him. 11 He came to what was his own, and his own people did not accept him. 12 But to all who received him, who believed in his name, he gave power to become children of God, 13 who were born, not of blood or of the will of the flesh or of the will of man, but of God.

John 1:9-13

John 1:16 From his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace.

John 1:18

No one has ever seen God. It is God the only Son, who is close to the Father's heart, who has made him known.

who is the Word made flesh?

ESVJohn 1:18 No one has ever seen God; the only God, who is at the Father's side, he has made him known.NKJJohn 1:18 No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.NABJohn 1:18 No one has ever seen God. The only Son, God, who is at the Father's side, has revealed him.NIVJohn 1:18 No one has ever seen God, but God the One and Only, who is at the Father's side, has made him known.

where is the Word made flesh?

ESVJohn 1:18 No one has ever seen God; the only God, who is at the Father's side, he has made him known.NKJJohn 1:18 No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.NABJohn 1:18 No one has ever seen God. The only Son, God, who is at the Father's side, has revealed him.NIVJohn 1:18 No one has ever seen God, but God the One and Only, who is at the Father's side, has made him known.

what does the Word made flesh do?

ESVJohn 1:18 No one has ever seen God; the only God, who is at the Father's side, he has made him known.NKJJohn 1:18 No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.NABJohn 1:18 No one has ever seen God. The only Son, God, who is at the Father's side, has revealed him.NIVJohn 1:18 No one has ever seen God, but God the One and Only, who is at the Father's side, has made him known.

preach John not a supplement abide in the Word thickness of the

text (WB) whole to interpret

the part mutual interpretive

possibilities the Word became

flesh grace upon grace

Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the tomb. 2 So she ran and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, and said to them, "They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid him." 3 Then Peter and the other disciple set out and went toward the tomb. 4 The two were running together, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. 5 He bent down to look in and saw the linen wrappings lying there, but he did not go in. 6 Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went into the tomb. He saw the linen wrappings lying there, 7 and the cloth that had been on Jesus' head, not lying with the linen wrappings but rolled up in a place by itself. 8 Then the other disciple, who reached the tomb first, also went in, and he saw and believed; 9 for as yet they did not understand the scripture, that he must rise from the dead. 10 Then the disciples returned to their homes.

John 20:11-18 But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb; 12 and she saw two angels in white, sitting where the body of Jesus had been lying, one at the head and the other at the feet. 13 They said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping?" She said to them, "They have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid him."

14 When she had

said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not know that it was Jesus.

15 Jesus said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you looking for?" Supposing him to be the gardener, she said to him, "Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have laid him, and I will take him away." 16 Jesus said to her, "Mary!" She turned and said to him in Hebrew, "Rabbouni!" (which means Teacher).

John 10:1-5 "Very truly, I tell you, anyone who does not enter the sheepfold by the gate but climbs in by another way is a thief and a bandit. 2 The one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. 3 The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep hear his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. 4 When he has brought out all his own, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow him because they know his voice. 5 They will not follow a stranger, but they will run from him because they do not know the voice of strangers."

He calls his own by name…

17 Jesus said to her, "Do

not hold on to me, because I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go to my brothers and say to them, 'I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.'"

“I have seen the Lord!”

An encounter with Jesus…

24 But Thomas (who was called the Twin), one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. 25 So the other disciples told him, "We have seen the Lord." But he said to them, "Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands, and put my finger in the mark of the nails and my hand in his side, I will not believe." 26 A week later his disciples were again in the house, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were shut, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you." 27 Then he said to Thomas, "Put your finger here and see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it in my side. Do not doubt but believe." 28 Thomas answered him, "My Lord and my God!" 29 Jesus said to him, "Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have come to believe."