Category Archives: John

(John 1:17-18 ESV) 17 For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.  18 No one has ever seen God; the only God, who is at the Father’s side, he has made him known. In … Continue reading →

(John 1:10-11 ESV)  10 He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world did not know him.  11 He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him. We are, of … Continue reading →

(John 1:6-9 ESV)  6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.  7 He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, that all might believe through him.  8 He was not the light, but … Continue reading →

(John 1:1 ESV) In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The “Word” translates logos, meaning most literally “word” but also a “command.” The Ten Commandments were sometimes referred as the … Continue reading →

(John 1:1-5 ESV) In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through him, and without him was not … Continue reading →

John is a natural follow up to the Creation 2.0 series. After all, if it’s God’s purpose to restore the Creation to Eden and to restore mankind to the image of God — an image modeled by Jesus — then there’s … Continue reading →

(John 12:34 ESV) So the crowd answered him, “We have heard from the Law that the Christ remains forever. How can you say that the Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man?” Beginning in … Continue reading →

PORTRAITS OF JESUS Lesson One  Introduction: Purpose of John (John 20:30-31) Purpose of this class (John 12:34) “Who is this ‘Son of Man’?”

[David Bearden, the new pulpit minister for the University Church of Christ, has kindly offered to provide questions and other supplementary materials for those teaching this class. To place things in a useful order in the column on the right, … Continue reading →