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John 14:1-6

My Father’s house:

Only one who had access into the Holy of Holies was the high priest, and that was only once a year.

Hebrews 6:19-20; Hebrews 10:19-22; Hebrews 4:14-16

Synoptic Gospels record the veil of the Temple is torn in two after Jesus’ death.

Isa 53:10-12

Revelation 3:12

John 1:29. “…Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.”

Jesus as the gate to sheepfold provides access to people of God.

Jesus as the way provides access to God.

2 Corinthians 6:16

Patience is a Virtue. Wait on the LORD.

Psalm 37:7a. “Be still before the LORD, and wait patiently for him…”

Psalm 40:1. “I waited patiently for the LORD; he inclined to me and heard my cry.”

Lamentations 3:26. “It is good that one should wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.”

Romans 12:12. “Rejoice in hope; be patient in affliction; persevere in prayer.”

James 1:3. “For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow.”

Waiting on God is a necessary discipline that helps us grow in wisdom and endurance.

Galatians 5:22 NLT. “But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness”

Patience is a fruit of the spirit. Impatience – the opposite – can be a work of the flesh with severe consequences.

Hebrews 6:15. “Then Abraham waited patiently, and he received what God had promised.”

Other men in Scripture who waited patiently on God: Noah, Joseph, David, and Jesus

1 Samuel 10:8; 13:7-14. God instructed Saul to wait for the prophet Samuel to offer the burnt offering. Saul was impatient

and made the offering himself. Because of this, Saul lost his kingdom.

When God is telling you to wait, just wait. The story of Saul demonstrates that when we rush ahead by our own devices, we may forfeit God’s blessing and regret it for years to come.

The only thing harder than waiting on God is wishing you had.

John 11:1-53

Lazarus < Elazar – “God is a help”

Bethany = House of Dates

Mary and Martha:  Luke 10:38-42

John 10:39.  Therefore they were seeking again to seize him, and he eluded their grasp.

John 13:36-38

11:19. “Jews” – the residents of Jerusalem and surrounding territory

11:23. “Rise again” – anistēmi, verb = “rise up”

11:24.   “Resurrection” – anastasis, noun = “a rising up”

11:23-26. Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise up.  Martha said to him, “I know that he will rise up in the rising up on the last day.”  Jesus said to her, “I am the rising up and the life; he who believes in me will live even if he dies.  And everyone who lives and believes in me will no not die – unto the age. Do you believe this?

Old Testament references to resurrection:

Daniel 12:1-2; Hosea 13:14; Isaiah 25:8; Ezekiel 37; Psalm 16:8-10

Romans 1:1-4

Why was Jesus troubled:

Lazarus’ death

Wailing of the people

Unbelief of people

Thinking about what lay in store for himself

11:53-54

John 8:59. Therefore they picked up stones to throw at him, but Jesus hid himself and went out of the Temple.

John 10:39. Therefore they were seeking again to seize him, and he eluded their grasp.

Persistence—being determined to continue towards a goal despite difficulties, opposition, or setbacks

Attentiveness—being thorough and meticulous in accomplishing a task

Hard work—applying significant effort and time to achieve a goal

Commitment—being dedicated to a task or goal long term and not giving up or diminishing one’s resolve along the way

Diligence is an inherent component in living with God’s wisdom.

Proverbs 12:24; 13:4; 21:5

Jesus was a diligent person in various aspects of his life.

Mark 1:35. Jesus consistently devoted himself to prayer with his Father, God.

John 4:34; 5:30. Jesus was focused on accomplishing God’s will in his life.

Jesus also worked hard to teach people about the Kingdom of God. Even when the going got tough, Jesus never backed down or changed his course, all the way unto death on the cross.

Nehemiah was a leader who exemplified diligence in his oversite of the rebuilding of the wall of Jerusalem after the Israelite captivity in Babylon.

Nehemiah 4:6-23

We are to be diligent in life like our Lord and Savior, especially with regard to our trust in God.

2 Peter 1:5-7

Hebrews 11:6

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John 9:35-41; John 10:1-18

John 9

Jesus, as he leaves the Temple area, tells the man born blind to go wash in the Pool of Siloam [Sent];

The man goes and is healed.

Pharisees get involved, question the man, are upset that healing took place on the sabbath.

Man is just grateful; Pharisees excommunicate him.

Jesus hears that the man is being condemned by the Pharisees and tracks him down.

Jesus confronts the Pharisees who gave man born blind a hard time.

10:1. Door = gate; fold = courtyard or corral; open air, walls of stone

“Thief” = kleptēs – implies stealth

10:6. “Figure of speech” – proverb, “a short symbolic narrative”

10:8. “All who came before me” is referring to false messiahs, false prophets, selfish leaders, etc.

10:11. Shepherd: poimēn  =  “one who tends to”

Used metaphorically of a person’s care for others

Ephesians 4:11

English word “pastor” derived from Latin: “pastor”

Ps 23:1-2

Ezekiel 34:1-4; Jeremiah 23:1-5; Ezekiel 34:23-24

John 10:11. “…the good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.”

John 10:15. “…I lay down my life for the sheep.”

John 10:17. “…I lay down my life.”

John 10:18. “…I lay it down….”

God is merciful in His character. He supremely demonstrated His mercy in what His Son did for humanity on the cross. As a result, we should show mercy to others. Still, we need wisdom to know when to show mercy and when not to.

Exo 34:6. God is merciful and gracious in His character. These attributes often occur together throughout the Old Testament. See 2 Chron 30:9; Neh 9:17, 31; Psalms 86:15; 103:8; 111:4; 112:4; 116:5; 145:8; Joel 2:13; Jon 4:2.

Rom 5:8; Eph 2:3-5. The cross supremely demonstrates God’s mercy through Christ’s example.

Luke 6:31-38; Mat 7:1-2. Jesus teaches us that we should show mercy to others rather than judgement. By the strictness with which we judge and condemn others, we will be judged as well.

1 Sam 2:12-17, 22-25, 28-35; 3:11-14. Showing mercy isn’t always the right course of action. When Eli found out his sons were committing terrible acts, he confronted them but did not ensure they stopped their deplorable behavior. In this case, Eli’s mercy resulted in catastrophe for his family and Israel.

James 2:13. Mercy triumphs over judgment. Victor Hugo illustrated the redemptive power of mercy in his novel, Les Misérables, in the bishop’s mercy shown to Jean Valjean.

John 7:1-15; 37-52

John 8:12-20; 9:1-7

John 7

Feast of Booths (Tabernacles) – Leviticus 23:39-43; Deuteronomy 16:13-17

Mark 3:21-22. Family thought Jesus had “lost his senses”.

7:15. Luke 2:46-47 Teachers were amazed at understanding of 12 year-old Jesus.

John 7:37. John 6:35b “He who believes in me will never [no not] thirst.”

7:39. Isaiah 32:15; 44:3; Ezekiel 11:19; 36:26-27, 39:29; Joel 2:28-29

7:40. THE prophet – Deuteronomy 18:15  “YHWH your God will raise you up a prophet … you shall listen to him.”

John 7:52. Jonah and possibly others came from Galilee.

John 7:53-8:11. Not contained in the earliest and best Greek manuscripts (MSS)

Some MSS place it after Luke 21:38.

John 8:12

Light – phos (photon)

2 Peter 1:19. And so we have the prophetic word made more sure, to which you do well to pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star arises in your hearts.

Morning star – phosphorus (light-bearer)

Follows = accompany (as a disciple)

“I am” – ego eimi,  pronoun ego denotes “I” is emphatic; occurs in all “I am” statements

Luke 2:28-32. A light of revelation to the Gentiles, and the glory of your people Israel

Isaiah 9:1-2. The people who walk in darkness will see a great light; those who live in a dark land, the light will shine on them.

Isaiah 42:1, 6-7. I will appoint You as a covenant to the people, as a light to the nations, to open blind eyes

Correspondence between “light” and “sight” and “darkness” and “blindness”

Isaiah 49:6. I will also make You a light of the nations so that My salvation may reach to the end of the earth

John 8:12-20

John 9:1-7

Six events recorded in the Gospels that the Pharisees considered that Jesus was breaking the Sabbath:

9:7

Pool of Siloam, south of the Temple, downhill, near convergence of Kidron and Hinnom valleys; about ¼ mile

“I am the Light of the World”

“I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.”  ― C.S. Lewis

Jesus is not only the source of our light, but through him we “see” everything else.

John 1:18. Jesus explains the Father

John 14:9. He who has seen me has seen the Father.

Isaiah 49:6b. “I will also make You a light of the nations so that My salvation may reach to the end of the earth.”

As demonstrated by how we cringe when we see someone disrespect another, God designed humans to crave and expect a certain amount of basic respect. As Christians we should live in a respectable way and show respect to others, even when they haven’t earned it. God calls us to be respectful.

1 Peter 2:17; Matthew 7:12 We all need respect. We need others to value us.

1 Samuel 24:1-22 What you do affects whether others will respect you. Saul gave in to jealousy and paranoia, while David showed respect which resulted in him receiving respect.

John 6:22-58, 66-69

Sea of Galilee

Caesarea Philippi 25 miles north of the Sea of Galilee 1,150 feet above sea level. Headwaters of the Jordan River.

Feeding of 5,000; only miracle in all 4 Gospels:

Matt 14; Mark 6; Luke 9; John 6

No other miracles in John are in other Gospels.

Mark 6:34; Matt 14:13-14; Luke 9:11

John 6:14-15

John 6:22-60

6:22-24. The Message:  The next day the crowd that stood on the other side of the sea saw that there was no other small boat there, except one, and that Jesus had not entered with His disciples into the boat, but that His disciples had gone away alone. There came other small boats from Tiberias near to the place where they ate the bread after the Lord had given thanks. So when the crowd saw that Jesus was not there, nor His disciples, they themselves got into the small boats, and came to Capernaum seeking Jesus.

Background about manna

Israel in Egypt, after about 400 hundred years, ended up in bondage

Moses leads Israel out of Egypt, across Red Sea; wilderness.

45 days later, hungry and thirsty

Exodus 16:1-7, 14-16

Exodus 16:15   “What is it” – “man hu”

“Give us this day our daily bread”

“Came from heaven” means God provided it.

John 6:35  “I am the bread of life” – egō eimi  o artos tēs zōēs

“I (egō) am (eimi)”- pronoun egō, emphasizes the pronoun “I”

Exodus 17:1-6 God provides water.

1 Corinthians 10:3-4. and all ate the same spiritual food; and all drank the same spiritual drink, for they were drinking from a spiritual rock which followed them; and the rock was Christ.

God’s provision of bread and water was a TYPE of what the Messiah would accomplish on a bigger scale.

6:40 “Eternal” = “age” – pointing to life in the age of the Kingdom of God.

“Eat his flesh and drink his blood” means believe in what he will have accomplished in his atoning work on the cross.

The only way back to the tree of life is to trust in the one who hung upon the tree of death. —Trevor Laurence

John 6:35. Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; he who comes to Me will not hunger, and he who believes in Me will never thirst.”

John 6:41. Therefore the Jews were grumbling about Him, because He said, “I am the bread that came down out of heaven.”

John 6:48. I am the bread of life.

John 6:51. I am the living bread that came down out of heaven; if anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever; and the bread also which I will give for the life of the world is My flesh.”

Matthew 18:7   Skandalon – the trigger of a trap on which the bait is placed, wand which, when touched by the animal, springs and causes it to close causing entrapment.

Revelation 2:14   The Moabite women sexually seduced the men of Israel.

Matthew 18:8   “Hand” – what you do; “foot” – where you go; and “eye” – what you look at

James 1:14   Self-awareness:  Individuals are encouraged to be aware of their own desires and the potential they have to lead to sin.

Responsibility:   The passage emphasizes personal responsibility in resisting temptation.

Moral Vigilance:   By recognizing the progression from desire to sin and then to death, believers are warned to be vigilant and proactive in preventing sin from taking root and growing.

2 Corinthians 10:3-5   Our weapons in this warfare have divine power.

Philippians 4:6-9   Control triggers by resisting with prayer and God’s Word.

Hebrews 4:12; Psalm 19:7-11   God’s words are much more effective than positive confession or affirmations. They are powerful and will overcome all temptations.