Gems from the Gospel of John
Week 2: John the Baptist’s Testimony and Jesus’ First Disciples
THEME OF JOHN:
ESV John 20:31 … these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.
- Christ is Son of God
- Our appropriate response is belief
- Belief yields LIFE in his name
I. John the Baptist’s witness of himself (1:19-28)
- John’s own identity (:19-28)
II. John Points Out Christ (:29-36)
- Day One — to the crowd (:29-34)
- Day Two — to his own disciples (:35-36)
III. Jesus’ First Disciples
- Andrew and the Unnamed (who is John the Author of this Gospel) (:37-40)
- Andrew’s brother Simon (Christ renames him “Peter”) (:41-42)
- Philip (:44)
- Nathanael (:45-49)
IV. Jesus Is the Ladder between Earth and Heaven (:50-51)
Read the Full Lesson Notes Here: Jacob’s Ladder = Jesus Christ: Gospel of John Explains