Equipped 2024 - Youth: "How John Helps Me Be a Better Bible Student" by Justin Rogers

April 20, 2024 - Saturday 11:00AM Tent Speaker

Speaker: Justin Rogers

General Principles - Read the Bible

Pay attention

Frequency and usage of words

Believe

verb 85x

Noun (belief) - never used in John

World

John 7:7, etc.

Ask Why questions

Thomas not mentioned much in Matthew, Mark, and Luke

Big role in John

Doubting Thomas

Even an apostle was a skeptic of Jesus

Themes in John

Jesus as the Word

Logos vs rhema (John 1:1-3, 14)

Jesus is the wisdom/mental process whereby the world is brought into existence

Jesus as a wonder-worker

Miracles were not the end, but way to end

Water to wine (power over sustenance)

Healing of nobleman’s son (power of distance)

Healing of the lame man (power over the body)

Feeding 5,000

Walking on water (power over water)

Healing the blind man (power over the soul)

Raising Lazarus

Jesus as the Passover lamb

Announced by John (John 1:29)

Explained at the crucifixion (John 19:39 ~ Ex. 12:46, 1 Corinthians 5:9)

Explains the “Last Supper” in John

Teaching Techniques in John

One-on-one conversations

Extended discussions with individuals more than lecture crowds

Opposition from Outsiders

The world?

The Jews? (John 16:2)

Primary persecutors of early Church, not Romans or Greeks

Christian groups? (John 20:25)

Doubting Thomas

“Did God really take on flesh and suffer?”

Oneness of all believers

John 17:20-21 probably means John’s readers are under persecution and are willing to compromise (Revelation 2-3)

Takeaways from John

Jesus is God

John 20:30-31

Jesus is Man

John 6:53-56 flesh and blood

Makes clear he is human

Not a discussion on Lord’s supper?

The Spirit Is Present

Half of the farewell discourse consists of discussions about the paracletos or pneuma tes aletheias (14:15-17)

Obedience is expression of love not oppression

Video: https://youtu.be/mPTIjwL36ws?feature=shared

Duration 38:45