In the opening verses of chapter one John goes back before the begining of time to introduce Jesus and His relationship to God. Watch: http://bibletalk.tv/gospel-of-john-lesson-1

1. Gospel of John
Jesus the God/Man
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Prologue - 1:1-18
Mike Mazzalongo
BibleTalk.tv

2. Author: John
• Son of wealthy fisherman – Mk. 1:20
• Brother’s name was James – Matt. 4:21-22
• Inner circle of Jesus – Matt. 17; Jn. 21
• Zealous, Impatient, Intolerant – Lk. 9:54
• Mary entrusted to his care – Jn. 19:26-27
• Worked with Peter in Jerusalem – Acts 3

3. Author: John
• Lived in Ephesus – 70 AD
• Wrote Gospel and 3 Epistles – 80 AD
• Exiled to Patmos – 94 AD
• Wrote Revelation – 96 AD
• Died natural death – 100 AD

4. Purpose of Gospels
• Matthew – Jesus as Messiah/King
• Mark/Luke – Jesus as Redeemer of all
• John – Jesus as Son of God

5. 30 Therefore
many other signs Jesus also performed
in the presence of the disciples, which are not written
31 but these have been written so that
in this book;
you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of
God; and that believing you may have life in His name.
- John 20:30-31

6. 3 Themes
1. Jesus: Man and God
2. The development of belief
3. The development of
disbelief

7. Outline
I. PROLOGUE
• Jesus is the Son of God

8. Outline
II. PROOF THROUGH
MINISTRY – 1:19-12:50
• Reactions of belief and
disbelief

9. Outline
III. PROOF THROUGH
DEATH & RESURRECTION
– 13:1-21:25
• Reactions of belief and
disbelief

10. Prologue – John 1:1-18
Word/Logos
• For Jews – Revelation
• For Gentiles – Reason/Power

11. Prologue – John 1:1-18
Vs. 1“In the beginning …”

12. Prologue – John 1:1-18
Vs. 1“…was the Word…”

13. Prologue – John 1:1-18
Vs. 1“…and the Word
was with God…”

14. Prologue – John 1:1-18
Vs. 1“…and the Word
was God.”

15. In the Gospel of John…
- The Word is almighty God.
- God expresses Himself in the Word
- God and the Word are one

16. 2 He
was in the beginning with God.
- John 1:2

17. 3 All
things came into being through
Him, and apart from Him nothing came
into being that has come into being.
- John 1:3

18. 4 In
Him was life, and the life was the
5 The Light shines in the
Light of men.
darkness, and the darkness did not
comprehend it.
- John 1:4-5

19. 6 There came
a man sent from God,
7 He came as a
whose name was John.
witness, to testify about the Light, so
that all might believe through him.
- John 1:6-7

20. 8 He
was not the Light, but he came to
testify about the Light.
- John 1:8

21. 9 There
was the true Light which, coming
into the world, enlightens every
10 He was in the world, and the
man.
world was made through Him, and the
world did not know Him.
- John 1:9-10

22. 11 He
came to His own, and those who
were His own did not receive Him.
- John 1:11

23. John makes 3 major points about Christ
1. He brings people to the truth
2. The world will reject Him
3. The Jews will not accept Him

24. 12 But
as many as received Him, to them
He gave the right to become children of
God, even to those who believe in His
13 who were born, not of blood nor
name,
of the will of the flesh nor of the will of
man, but of God.
- John 1:12-13

25. 14 And the
Word became flesh, and
dwelt among us, and we saw His glory,
glory as of the only begotten from the
Father, full of grace and truth.
- John 1:14

26. God/Word
Word/Jesus
Jesus = God/Man
Jesus/Man

27. 15 John
*testified about Him and cried
out, saying, “This was He of whom I said,
‘He who comes after me has a higher
rank than I, for He existed before me.’”
- John 1:15

28. 16 For
of His fullness we have all
received, and grace upon grace.
- John 1:16

29. 17 For the
Law was given through
Moses; grace and truth were realized
through Jesus Christ.
- John 1:17

30. 18 No
one has seen God at any time; the
only begotten God who is in the bosom
of the Father, He has explained Him.
- John 1:18

31. The 3 Witnesses
1. John the Baptist – Witness of Preaching

32. The 3 Witnesses
1. John the Baptist – Witness of Preaching
2. Jesus – Witness of miracles and teaching

33. The 3 Witnesses
1. John the Baptist – Witness of Preaching
2. Jesus – Witness of miracles and teaching
3. John the Apostle – Eyewitness

34. The 3 Braids of John’s Gospel
• The presence of Jesus, the God/Man
• Reactions of Belief
• Reactions of Disbelief