Sermon Title: What We Really Need

Preacher: Jeremy Deck

Six Contrasts and Comparisons…

1. Two Types of Followers (vv. 1-3)

2. Two Views on Passover (v. 4)

3. Two Purposes Behind Jesus's Question (vv. 5-6)

4. Two Answers to Jesus's Question (v. 7)

5. Two Miracles In View (vv. 11-13)

6. Two Responses to the Miracle (vv. 14-15)

***John Series Resources***

Primary Commentaries:

Don Carson, The Gospel According to John (The Pillar New Testament Commentary)

F.F. Bruce, The Gospel of John: A Verse by Verse Exposition

Grant Osborne, John Verse by Verse (Osborne New Testament Commentaries)

Devotional Resources/Further Study:

Josh Moody, John 1-12 For You (God’s Word for You)

Justin Buzzard, Knowing the Bible: John (TGC Courses on the Bible)

www.thegospelcoalition.org/course/knowing-bible-john/#week-1-overview

To learn more about Gospel Life Church visit https://www.gospellifemn.org.

Preacher: Ben Reis

***John Series Resources***

Primary Commentaries:

Don Carson, The Gospel According to John (The Pillar New Testament Commentary)

F.F. Bruce, The Gospel of John: A Verse by Verse Exposition

Grant Osborne, John Verse by Verse (Osborne New Testament Commentaries)

Devotional Resources/Further Study:

Josh Moody, John 1-12 For You (God’s Word for You)

Justin Buzzard, Knowing the Bible: John (TGC Courses on the Bible)

www.thegospelcoalition.org/course/knowing-bible-john/#week-1-overview

To learn more about Gospel Life Church visit https://www.gospellifemn.org.

Sermon Title: What Are We to Make of Jesus?

Preacher: Jeremy Deck

Three Components of the Courtroom Drama...

1. The Claim Made by Jesus––Equality with God: Claim of Divinity/Authority (v. 17)

2. The Complaint Against Jesus––Diminishing God: Charge of Blasphemy (v. 18)

3. The Case for His Claim––Reavealing God: Case for Identity/Right Response (vv. 19-29)

***John Series Resources***

Primary Commentaries:

Don Carson, The Gospel According to John (The Pillar New Testament Commentary)

F.F. Bruce, The Gospel of John: A Verse by Verse Exposition

Grant Osborne, John Verse by Verse (Osborne New Testament Commentaries)

Devotional Resources/Further Study:

Josh Moody, John 1-12 For You (God’s Word for You)

Justin Buzzard, Knowing the Bible: John (TGC Courses on the Bible)

www.thegospelcoalition.org/course/knowing-bible-john/#week-1-overview

To learn more about Gospel Life Church visit https://www.gospellifemn.org.

Sermon Title: When Law Supplants Gospel

Preacher: Jeremy Deck

Six Scenes that Set the Stage for a Central Conflict in John’s Gospel (and in our own response to Jesus):

1. Scene One: Mere Superstition Run Amok (vv. 1-5)

2. Scene Two: Miraculous Intervention by Sheer Grace (vv. 6-9a)

3. Scene Three: Moralistic Resistance to the Miraculous (vv. 9b-13)

4. Scene Four: Mercies that Lead to Transformation (v. 14)

5. Scene Five: Manipulation that Leads to Fear (vv. 15-16)

6. Scene Six: Means of Jesus’s Ministry (v. 17)

***John Series Resources***

Primary Commentaries:

Don Carson, The Gospel According to John (The Pillar New Testament Commentary)

F.F. Bruce, The Gospel of John: A Verse by Verse Exposition

Grant Osborne, John Verse by Verse (Osborne New Testament Commentaries)

Devotional Resources/Further Study:

Josh Moody, John 1-12 For You (God’s Word for You)

Justin Buzzard, Knowing the Bible: John (TGC Courses on the Bible)

www.thegospelcoalition.org/course/knowing-bible-john/#week-1-overview

To learn more about Gospel Life Church visit https://www.gospellifemn.org.

Sermon Title: When Desperation Drives us to Jesus

Preacher: Jeremy Deck

In John 4:43–54 we see four progressions of faith:

1. Problematic Faith: Faith Improperly Grounded in "Signs" But Not Jesus Himself (vv. 43-46)

2. Petitioning Faith: Faith Grounded in Desperate Circumstances (vv. 47-48)

3. Preliminary Faith: Faith Properly Grounded in the Words of Jesus (vv. 49-50)

4. Proficient Faith: Faith Properly Grounded in the Person of Jesus (vv. 51-54)

***John Series Resources***

Primary Commentaries:

Don Carson, The Gospel According to John (The Pillar New Testament Commentary)

F.F. Bruce, The Gospel of John: A Verse by Verse Exposition

Grant Osborne, John Verse by Verse (Osborne New Testament Commentaries)

Devotional Resources/Further Study:

Josh Moody, John 1-12 For You (God’s Word for You)

Justin Buzzard, Knowing the Bible: John (TGC Courses on the Bible)

www.thegospelcoalition.org/course/knowing-bible-john/#week-1-overview

To learn more about Gospel Life Church visit https://www.gospellifemn.org.

Sermon Title: Eternal Priorities

Preacher: Jeremy Deck

In John 4:31-42 we see five parts of the narrative that proclaim the priorities of Jesus:

1. The Context (vv. 31-32)

2. The Confusion (v. 33)

3. The Correction (v. 34)

4. The Command (vv. 35-38)

5. The Case Study (vv. 39-42)

***John Series Resources***

Primary Commentaries:

Don Carson, The Gospel According to John (The Pillar New Testament Commentary)

F.F. Bruce, The Gospel of John: A Verse by Verse Exposition

Grant Osborne, John Verse by Verse (Osborne New Testament Commentaries)

Devotional Resources/Further Study:

Josh Moody, John 1-12 For You (God’s Word for You)

Justin Buzzard, Knowing the Bible: John (TGC Courses on the Bible)

www.thegospelcoalition.org/course/knowing-bible-john/#week-1-overview

To learn more about Gospel Life Church visit https://www.gospellifemn.org.

Sermon Title: God’s Gift Received: True Worship

Preacher: Matthew Holmes

John 4:1–30

The Setting (vv. 1–6)

The Skeptical Samaritan (vv. 7–20)

The Son of God Revealed (vv. 21–26)

The Surprised Disciples (vv. 27)

The Soul’s Satisfaction Shared (vv. 28–30)

***John Series Resources***

Primary Commentaries:

Don Carson, The Gospel According to John (The Pillar New Testament Commentary)

F.F. Bruce, The Gospel of John: A Verse by Verse Exposition

Grant Osborne, John Verse by Verse (Osborne New Testament Commentaries)

Devotional Resources/Further Study:

Josh Moody, John 1-12 For You (God’s Word for You)

Justin Buzzard, Knowing the Bible: John (TGC Courses on the Bible)

www.thegospelcoalition.org/course/knowing-bible-john/#week-1-overview

To learn more about Gospel Life Church visit https://www.gospellifemn.org.

Preacher: Justin Wevers

***John Series Resources***

Primary Commentaries:

Don Carson, The Gospel According to John (The Pillar New Testament Commentary)

F.F. Bruce, The Gospel of John: A Verse by Verse Exposition

Grant Osborne, John Verse by Verse (Osborne New Testament Commentaries)

Devotional Resources/Further Study:

Josh Moody, John 1-12 For You (God’s Word for You)

Justin Buzzard, Knowing the Bible: John (TGC Courses on the Bible)

www.thegospelcoalition.org/course/knowing-bible-john/#week-1-overview

To learn more about Gospel Life Church visit https://www.gospellifemn.org.

Sermon Title: The Passion and the Promise

Preacher: Jeremy Deck

Three statements about the gospel…

1. The Gospel Summarized (v. 16)

—John offers a short summary of the good news of Jesus

2. The Gospel Clarified (vv. 17–18)

—As with all short summaries, this one leaves us with some questions and John immediately clarifies what’s at the center of Jesus’ ministry

3. The Gospel Illustrated (vv. 19–21)

—John employs the use of a metaphor to make sure his readers understand

***John Series Resources***

Primary Commentaries:

Don Carson, The Gospel According to John (The Pillar New Testament Commentary)

F.F. Bruce, The Gospel of John: A Verse by Verse Exposition

Grant Osborne, John Verse by Verse (Osborne New Testament Commentaries)

Devotional Resources/Further Study:

Josh Moody, John 1-12 For You (God’s Word for You)

Justin Buzzard, Knowing the Bible: John (TGC Courses on the Bible)

www.thegospelcoalition.org/course/knowing-bible-john/#week-1-overview

To learn more about Gospel Life Church visit https://www.gospellifemn.org.