Tag: Gospel of John
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Sermon: Jesus, Peter, and the Priest – John 18:12-27
This passage goes back and forth between two simultaneously occurring stories. You have Jesus arrested and taken before the high priest meanwhile Peter tries to follow Jesus, gets cold feet, and denies Jesus three times. It’s a contrast between Jesus standing up to the authorities to the truth of who he is and Peter folding…
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Cleansing the temple. Studying John 2:13-17
Passover in the first century In Jesus’ day, at Passover, it was a time of year when Jewish people from all over the Roman world would come to Jerusalem to observe this sacred holiday. Imagine that you’re a Jewish person in the first century and you’ve gone to the temple for Passover. It’s not a…
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Jesus, water, and wine. Studying John 2:1-12
Summary: In John 2, Jesus and his disciples attend a wedding feast. The feast runs out of wine. Mary, the Mother of Jesus, approaches him about the situation and after saying that his time has not yet come, he performs a miraculous sign when he turns water into wine. Conflict On the third day there…
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We have found the Christ. Studying John 1:41-45
Jesus is the Christ I’m doing a study in John 1. In John 1:35-51, we see a series of affirmations about Jesus made by his first disciples. In this section, Andrew has been pointed to Jesus by John the Baptist and has spent time with Jesus and he tells his brother “we have found the…
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Come and you will see. Studying John 1:39-42
In John 1:37, Jesus is early in his ministry and two men (who would become two of his disciples) are following him. Jesus asks “What are you seeking?” (John 1:38). Considering who’s asking the question (Jesus), that’s a pretty important question that we must all ask ourselves. What are we seeking? What are we looking…
Josh Benner 