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Purpose

John’s purpose is to present Jesus as the Messiah, the Son of God, sent to earth to fulfill all that the Old Testament anticipated: bringing new life—eternal life—to a dark world.

Outline

  1. Prologue: The Incarnate Word (John 1:1–18)
  2. The Signs of the Messiah (John 1:19–12:50)
    1. John the Baptist and the start of Jesus’ ministry (John 1:19–2:11)
    2. Jesus’ expanding ministry (John 2:12–4:54)
    3. More signs amid mounting Jewish opposition (John 5:1–10:42)
    4. The final Passover: the ultimate sign (John 11:1–12:19)
    5. The Messiah’s death at hand (John 12:20–50)
  3. The Farewell Discourse and the Passion Narrative (John 13:1–20:31)
    1. Jesus’ final teaching and prayer (John 13:1–17:26)
    2. Jesus’ arrest, trials, death, and burial (John 18:1–19:42)
    3. Jesus’ resurrection and appearances (John 20:1–29)
    4. Purpose statement and epilogue (John 20:30–21:25)

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You Must Be Born Again

This message from John 3:1–21 titled “You Must Be Born Again” from Tim Keller was given at The Gospel Coalition’s 2019 National Conference.

Lazarus

This message from John 11:1–53 titled “Lazarus” from Don Carson was given at The Gospel Coalition’s 2019 National Conference.

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