This is one of my own personal favorites of all the sixtysix books of the bible. It has been the belief of the church down through the years that john wrote his gospel first, his epistles second, and finally the revelation just before his death. As you delve into this study, youll see how and why multitudes of people misunderstood jesus during his earthly life, and the countless ways we struggle to fully understand him today. As you read through the script, youll learn all about who jesus friends were, why he came, what he did, where he went, and how you can really get to know him. This commentary is a completed project by friday study ministries, inc. A study of the gospel of john christs teachings vs the modern american gospel edition 3.
Written late in the 1st century, the apostle john wrote the book to provide boundaries on our beliefs about christ. John served as pastor of the church in ephesus, which was founded by paul. In macarthurs book, he crammed romans chapters 9, 10, and 11 into one lesson. You may choose to use this study guide for your personal devotion time or as part of your study and discussion for your community group experience, or both.
But these are written that you may believe that jesus is the christ, the son of god, and that believing you may have life in his name. Each of the 21 weekly lessons in this gospel of john bible study is designed to challenge you to learn the truths presented. My recommendation for beginner readers is to begin with the epistles of i, ii and iii john, then move on to the book of john. Jesus repeatedly shatters peoples assumptions, teaching that. Chuck missler the gospel of john session 1 slides corrected. An indepth examination of the book of john in lessons.
Johns purpose for this book is succinctly summed up in 20. We wound up abandoning the macarthur text for most of the romans study. The gospel of john is the latestwritten of the four biographies of jesus that have been preserved in the new testament. Hoaltc study guide the gospel of john introduction this guide has been prepared by heart of america leadership training for christ to help participants in the 2019 bible bowl and bible quiz prepare for these events. Matthew, mark, and luke sometimes called the synoptic gospels. Discussing and sharing your insights with others is a rewarding, fun way to study the bible. The gospel of john is probably the book that has been written last of all the books. The gospel of john shows us that christ is the eternal son of god and that jesus of nazareth is that christ who descended. But these are written that you may believe that jesus is the messiah, the son of god, and that by believing you may have life in his name. John the disciple wrote this book, not john the baptist. John 1 indepth versebyverse bible study and commentary of john chapter 1 in plain english. Lifeway offers a variety of bible studies on the book of john. A study of the gospel of john a study of the book of john.
It does offer a reading guide for you to read through the entire book of john, and i highly recommend doing that. Your movie will be about the first ten chapters of john s book, and it will be full of awesome adventures. On previous occasions when i have taught johns gospel in home bible studies, i have seen people come to faith as the message of this book. This series of studies on the gospel of john will challenge you with john s high view of christ and confront you, possibly even offend you, with john s presentation of the exclusive and absolute claims made by jesus christ about his real identity and about his essential and indispensible role in spiritual life and salvation. Introduction to the study of the book of john the gospel of john is of particular interest because of its unique approachvery different from the approach of the other three gospels. The book of john study series diy studies are interactive bible studies designed to help you build an engaging relationship with god. Bob is a pastorteacher and elder at community bible chapel in richardson, texas, and has contributed many of. Online bible study through 1 john randy white ministries. The book of john is not like the book of matthew, mark, or luke which cover the same period of time. A key verse for understanding the gospel of john is found at the end of the book. Outline of the gospel of john here is the incredible news of the most exciting event in the universe.
The gospel of john plays a unique and influential role in the christian bible. This study guide is designed to be a complementary learning tool that will correspond to the sermon series god on mission. Therefore, we also include a search word hit count for reference. Chapters were added at the rate of one every three weeks. John did not include the nativity story in his gospel. The questions contain minimal human commentary, but instead urge students to study to understand scripture.
John in 30 days beginner bible study and reading plan a. Book of john the evangelistic gospel the book of john stands apart from the other three gospels. In john, jesus becomes human as the incarnation of the creator god of. This is followed by jesus announcement of his departure. In this bible study, youll pretend to be a film director who makes a movie about jesus life. Studies from 1st, 2nd, and 3rd john bible study guide. It is radically different in its approach and its content of the life of jesus than the others gospels of matthew, mark and luke commonly called the synoptic gospel, which literally means seeing with the same. Other books even john macarthur have the view that regardless of the study or length of the bible book, after one quarter or about thirteen lessons, youre done. Book of john read, study bible verses online bible study tools. In the biblical references throughout this booklet, the number preceding the colon denotes the chapter, while the number after the colon denotes the verse for example.
It does not discuss the entire book of john but selects major and significant passages. In this account of the life, death, and resurrection of jesus, we learn that jesus is the son of god, 1 sent 2 by god the father to give eternal life 3 to all who believe in him. John s gospel this series of studies on the gospel of john will challenge you with john s high view of christ and confront you, possibly even offend you, with john s presentation of the exclusive and absolute claims made by jesus christ about his real identity and about his essential and indispensible role in spiritual life and salvation. John bible book with full chapters king james version. John not undeservedly with reference to his spiritual understanding compared to. Now the gospel of john tells us of the last supper where jesus washes the disciples feet and of his betrayal by judas escariot. Study questions based on the gospel of john english. Jesus repeatedly shatters peoples assumptions, teaching that salvation is not earned. Book of 1 john book of 2 john book of 3 john book of john. Even among the twelve, john was one of the three apostles along with peter and james who were the closest to jesus. This seminarylevel study retains its depth and uses an engaging interactive format. Mcgee used to speak of each new book in his study as the greatest book in the bible.
Book of 1 john book of 2 john book of 3 john book of john bible search results. But there are certain books of the bible that just seem to stand out, and the gospel of john is surely one of those books. This book is especially important for youth and those new to the lord, because it so clearly shows jesus to us, in a way that all can understand. John s language and tone emphasizes the focus of his book. You will hear john pipers voice and watch his pen underline, circle, make connections, and scribble notes all to help you learn to read gods word for yourself. After that john moved to minor asia ephesus where he is likely to have stayed till his death at a very old age around the year 100 ad. This study series dives into the book of john in the bible to provide a practical study as well as thoughtprovoking questions for creating a meaningful interaction between you and god. Bobdeffinbaugh graduated from dallas theological seminary with his th. This stay was interrupted though by his exile on the island of patmos revelation 1.
The gospel of john is an account of the life, death, and resurrection of jesusteaching us about his life and mission and about our salvation. With thoughtprovoking questions, complete lesson format, the full text of the book of john, and the most extensive commentary available in a bible study booklet, this study guide gives you everything you need for understanding gods word and applying it to your life. Online bible study through 1 john the book of 1st john is a book of great encouragement and teaching for the believer. He pulls back the curtain to share jesus private, powerful prayer to his father for us, his. John with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. Study guide for john 1 by david guzik blue letter bible. Gospel glimpses, wholebible connections, theology, practice, and more. The book of john is a great way to study the teachings of jesus.
The gospel of john is an account of the life, death, and resurrection of jesus teaching us about his life and mission and about our salvation. This workbook was designed for bible class study, family study, or personal study. The gospel of john is probably the book that has been written last of all the books of the bible. I will try to do the rest of the videos soon, its a little more time consuming than youd expect, the audio isnt just. John also wrote three letters called i john, ii john and iii john. These factors suggest that john wrote the book between ad 85 and ad 95. Chapter fourteen this is the first of four chapters in this gospel of john bible study where jesus teaches his disciples after the last supper. One of the key themes of the gospel of john is how no one understands jesus. This begins the study in the most spiritual book in the entire bible, the book of john. Some days, it might take a little extra time to reflect on certain verses. John 21 bible study the gospel of john was written by john, one of jesus twelve apostles. Study scripture verses with commentary, concordances, and use highlighting, underlining, take notes in the bible.
These studies will teach you to use various tools like podcasts and videos to engage with the bible in a way that best fits your learning style. Therefore, a portion of a book that has the search words in close proximity may have a higher ranking than another portion of a book that has a higher hit count but the words are not in close proximity to one another. They typically cover a chapter of the book of john. In so doing, many deprive themselves of great truths. Jesus in the spotlight john chapters 110 9780736901192 by kay arthur, cyndy shearer.
In the four gospels, or rather in the four books of the one gospel, the apostle st. This article also serves as the introduction and background material to our bible study series in the gospel of john. Its always helpful to have a reading plan so that you can be accountable to follow through on your intentions. No other writer reveals jesus so intimately as john. Its an ongoing series of 812 minute videos in which the camera is on the text, not the teacher.
The gospel of john was written by the apostle john, between approximately 70 to 90 ad. John macarthur takes readers on a journey through biblical texts to discover what lies beneath the surface, focusing on meaning and context, and then reflecting on the explored passage or concept. The book offers great discussion and selfreflection questions and places for journaling and for answering the questions. Jul 18, 2006 first in a series on the gospel of john. Written by a christian named john, the contents of the book indicate quite clearly that the author was not the john who was one of the twelve disciples of jesus, for it contains no direct personal references of the type that.
That ye might believe that jesus is the christ, the son of god. The apostle john wrote the book of the bible by his same name to address the false teachings of a man named cerinthus, who argued that jesus was not the divine son of god. At the time of writing, john was quite an old man, and was possibly one of the last surviving eyewitnesses of the lord jesus christ and his resurrection. However, in recent years some of us have come to the position that john wrote his epistles last. John says, and many other signs truly did jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book. I dont want you to think you cant or wont do it when life gets in the way and you miss a few days. Notes 1 the book went through two to three stages, or editions, before reaching its current form, at the latest, around ad 80100. John 112 the bible project this video provides a visual introduction and overview of the book of john.
The bible book of john with full chapters, footnotes and bible commentary to aid your bible search, reading, and study. Studies in john where the world comes to study the bible. Gospel of john versebyverse bible study and indepth commentary of the book of john in plain english for everyone to understand. Look at the book is a new online method of teaching the bible. For this plan we look mostly at the new living translation which provides a relevant and accurate translation of the bible. Bible study lesson sheets these are lessons designed for either a class or personal study. Sep, 2016 watch our overview video on the gospel of john, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. The book of john series scott huckaby is developing a bible study series that will be a versebyverse exposition of the book of john. Written nearly 30 years after matthew, mark and luke, the purpose of john is dramatically evangelistic. A bible study series on the word, the eternal, alwaysexisting, lord jesus christ. In his through the bible series which he did on the radio and in print, dr.
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