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John
Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Apr 6, 2011 (message contributor)
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1. Don’t Trust The Hired Hand
Contributed on Apr 6, 2011
The Good Shepherd verses the Hired Hand.
• This is the 4th of the 7 I AM statements of Jesus. I AM held a significant meaning in the theological minds of Israel. Moses spoke to ‘I AM THAT I AM’ as he stood before the BURNING BUSH and asked ...read more
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2. Finding The Door To Happiness
Contributed on Apr 6, 2011
How to find the Abundant Life that God wants you to have.
On a family visit to Disneyland a man pondered the sign over the entrance arch that read, “Welcome to the happiest place on earth.” The rest of the day he looked at the faces of the people and was impressed by the small number who were actually smiling during their visit to “the ...read more
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3. What Good Sheep Do
Contributed on Apr 6, 2011
How to be a good sheep for the Good Shepherd
• Right after Jesus’ healing a man born blind on the Sabbath and the heated encounter with the Pharisees over breaking the Sabbath Jesus points out that He is only doing what any shepherd would do for his sheep. • One of the most intimate pictures of Jesus we find in Scripture is ...read more
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4. Will The Real Jesus Please Stand Up?
Contributed on Jun 22, 2011
John helps us to understand who Jesus truly is.
JOHN 1:6-18 • There are lots of images of Jesus out in the world today. You could fill a room with all the ideas people have of who He is. It would be nice to be able to ask, ‘Will the real Jesus please stand up?’ John, the last living Apostle tries to do just ...read more
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5. The Best Comes Later
Contributed on Jun 22, 2011
Jesus begins His ministry at a wedding in Cana.
JOHN 2:1-11 11 This beginning of His signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and manifested His glory, and His disciples believed in Him. If you were writing trying to convince someone that Jesus was the Son of God and wanted to tell them about some of His miracles, which one would you start ...read more
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6. Who Is He And Who Are You?
Contributed on Jun 22, 2011
An amazing explanation of who Jesus really is.
PUZZLE PIECES - Pretend each Puzzle piece represents a different part of your life. 1) Business – where work – what you do. Occupation - Big one – Probably 50 hrs of your week is dedicated to this piece(working driving…etc) 168 hrs in a week. most will spend about 50 ...read more
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7. A Man Of The Pharisees Who Finally Saw
Contributed on Jun 22, 2011
Finding out that John 3:16 is really for reaching the religious.
• Nice MOVIE TITLE. • John records the first of several encounters Jesus would have with different individuals This first is with a religious leader by the name of Nicodemus Passage feels like we are ease dropping on a private conversation • HOW WOULD JESUS WITNESS? The ...read more
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8. An Offer No One Could Refuse?
Contributed on Jun 22, 2011
John 3:16 is really a verse for the religious but lost.
John 3:16-21 • A deal too good to be true? Give you a 20 for every 1 in your wallet? Too good to be true? Yep it is. GODFATHER movie line ‘I’m going to make you an offer ...read more
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9. The Only Man Who Understood Women
Contributed on Jun 22, 2011
The amazing encounter with Jesus and the woman at the well.
Jesus had been in Jerusalem, where he met with a religious fellow named Nicodemus. Nicodemus was a good man, yet Jesus told him that he needed to be “born again”. • Sometimes it was about the crowds…5,000 fed, women touching His hem while pushing through the ...read more
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10. A Second Sign
Contributed on Jul 2, 2011
Account of Jesus healing from a distance
• Passage where Jesus return to the scene of the wine. The wine that had formerly been water. Most in the church have some issue with that first miracle and would rather Jesus would have turned wine into water • LIQUOR STORE MIRACLE: Take that(bottles of water expensive too) 46 ...read more
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11. Do You Really Want What God Wants For You?
Contributed on Jul 2, 2011
Jesus heals the man at the Pool of Bethesda
Jesus performed His first miracle in CANA turning water into wine. Then He took a trip to Jerusalem where He ran the moneychangers out of the Temple. Then back north where He met a Samaritan woman by a well. Jesus then heal a ...read more