The Gospel According to Saint John

John makes it clear that Jesus is not just a man; he is the eternal Son of God.  He is the light of the world because he offers this gift of eternal life to all mankind.  How blind and foolish to call Jesus nothing more than an unusually good man or moral teacher.  Yet we sometimes act as if this were true when we casually toss around his words and go about living our own way.  If Jesus is the eternal Son of God, we should pay attention to his divine identity and life-giving message.

Jesus meets with individuals, preaches to great crowds, trains his disciples, and debates with the religious leaders.  The message that he is the Son of God receives a mixed reaction.  Some worship him, some are puzzled, some shrink back, and some move to silence him.  We see the same varied reactions today.  Times have changed, but people’s hearts remain hard.  May we see ourselves in these encounters Jesus had with people, and may our response be to worship and follow him.

Jesus carefully instructed the disciples how to continue to believe even after his death, yet they could not take it in.  After he died and the first reports came back that Jesus was alive, the disciples could not believe it.  Thomas is especially remembered as one who refused to believe even when he heard the eyewitness accounts from other disciples.  May we not be like Thomas, demanding a physical face-to-face encounter, but may we accept the eyewitness testimony of the disciples that John has recorded in this Gospel.

Writer:

The Apostle John

Date Written:

Uncertain. Probably in the late first century, 85 to 90 A.D.

To Whom Written:

New Christians and searching non-Christians

Purpose:

To inspire faith in Jesus Christ as the Son of God and that all who believe in Him will have eternal life.

Synopsis:

Chapter One

• The Word Was God – John 1:1-14
• John's Witness of Christ – John 1:15-18
• John's Denial That He Was the Christ – John 1:19-28
• Behold the Lamb of God – John 1:29-34
• Two of John's Disciples Follow Jesus – John 1:34-42
• The Calling of Phillip and Nathaniel – John 1:43-51

 Chapter Two

• Jesus Turns Water Into Wine – John 2:1-11
• Jesus Cleanses the Temple – John 2:12-24

 Chapter Three

• Nicodemus Questions Jesus – John 3:1-11
• God So Loved the World – John 3:12-21
• John Testimony About Jesus – John  3:22-36

 Chapter Four

• The Woman at Jacob's Well – 4:1-26
• Fields Are White to Harvest – John 4:27-38
• The Belief of the Samaritans – John 4:39-42
• Jesus Heals a Nobleman's Son – John 4:43-54

 Chapter Five

• A Healing at the Pool of Bethesda -  John 5:1-16
• All Judgment Given to Jesus – John 5:17-30
• Bearing Witness of Jesus – John 5:31-47

 Chapter Six

• Five Loaves and Two Fishes – John 6:1-15
• Jesus Walks on the Sea – John 6:16-24
• Jesus Is the True Bread from Heaven – John 6:25-40
• The Murmuring of the Jews – John 6:41-59
• Many Disciples Fall Away – John 6:60-71

 Chapter Seven

• The Disbelief of Jesus' Brothers – 7:1-13
• The Jews Marvel at Jesus Teaching – John 7:14-24
• A Division Among the People -  John 7:25-44
• The Pharisee's Unbelief – John 7:45-53

 Chapter Eight

• Jesus Forgives an Adulterous Woman – 8:1-11
• The Light of the World – John 8:12-22
• Jesus Speaks for the Father – John 8:23-30
• Abraham's Seed – John 8:31-43
• The Devil's Children – John 8:44-47
• Honored by the Father – John 8:48-59

 Chapter Nine

• Jesus Heals a Man Blind from Birth – John 9:1-12
• The Pharisees Question the Healing – John 9:13-34
• The Healed Man's Belief – John 9:35-41

 Chapter Ten

• The Good Shepherd – John 10:1-21
• Jesus Charged With Blasphemy – John 10-22-42

 Chapter Eleven

• Jesus' Friend Lazarus Dies – John 11:1-16
• Martha's Assurance of the Resurrection – John 11:17-31
• Jesus Weeps – John 11:32-37
• Jesus Raised Lazarus – John 11:38-44
• The Plan to Kill Jesus – John11:45-57

 Chapter Twelve

• Mary Anoints the Feet of Jesus – John 12:1-11
• Jesus Enters Jerusalem – John 12:12-19
• The Son of Man to Be Glorified – John 12:20-36
• Refusal to Confess Jesus – John 12:37-50

 Chapter Thirteen

• Jesus Washes the Feet of the Disciples – John 13:1-17
• Preparing for His Betrayal – John 13:18-30
• Peter to Deny Jesus – John 13:31-38

 Chapter Fourteen

• A House of Many Mansions – John 14:1-4
• Jesus Is the Way, the Truth and the Life – John 14:5-14
• A Comforter Will Come – John 14:15-31

 Chapter Fifteen

• The True Vine – John 15:1-17
• The World Will Hate Jesus' Followers – John 15:18-27

 Chapter Sixteen

• Words of Warning – John 16:1-4
• The Spirit of Truth – John 16:5-16
• Your Sorrow Will Turn to Joy – John 16:17-33

 Chapter Seventeen

• Jesus' Prayer for Himself – John 17:1-5
• Jesus' Prayer for His Disciples – John 17:6-19
• Jesus' Prayer for Believers – John 17:20-28

 Chapter Eighteen

• Betrayal in the Garden – John 18:1-11
• Jesus Appears Before Annas – John 18:12-14
• Peter Denies Jesus – John 18:15-18
• Jesus is Questioned About His Doctrine – John 18:19-24
• Peter Twice Again Denies Jesus – John 18:25-27
• Jesus Is Brought Before Pilate – John 18:28-40

 Chapter Nineteen

• Jesus is Scourged and Mocked – John 19:1-11
• Pilate Seeks to Release Jesus – John 19:12-16
• Jesus Is Crucified at Golgotha – John 19:17-27
• Jesus Dies on the Cross – John 19:28-37
• Joseph and Nicodemus Bury Jesus – John 19:38-42

 Chapter Twenty

• An Empty Tomb – John 20:1-10
• Mary Magdalene Sees Jesus – John 20:11-18
• The Disciples See Jesus – John 20:19-23
• Thomas Sees Jesus – John 20:24-31

 Chapter Twenty One

• Jesus' Appearance by the Sea – John 21:1-14
• Jesus Challenges Peter – John 21:15-25

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