Sermon Notes:

“Seeing Jesus as the Resurrection and the Life” (John 11:25)

Three Claims

1. ___________ himself is the resurrection and life—that means God has given him ________ in himself and to impart resurrection life upon whomever he wills.

2. People who believe in Jesus, even if they ________ physically, will _______.

3. People who believe in Jesus will never ______.

In the Face of Death:

1. _________ is necessary, but not ______________.

2. _________ are appropriate, but so is ______.

3. ________________ are inevitable, but Jesus is the _________________.

Sermon Notes:

“Seeing Jesus as the Light of the World”

(John 8:12-59)

Disputing with the Pharisees:

1. A Dispute over the _______________ of Jesus (8:12-20)

2. A Dispute over the _______________ of Jesus (8:21-30)

3. A Dispute over the _______________ of Jesus (8:31-47)

4. A Dispute over the _______________ of Jesus (8:48-59)

Accepting Jesus as the “Light of the World” (8:12)

1. ____________________ Him (8:12)

2. ____________________ who He claimed to be (8:24)

3. ______________ to His teaching (8:31)

4. ______________ the truth (8:32)

5. ____________________ to what God says (8:47)

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“Seeing Jesus as the Bread of Life”

Two Types of “I am” Statements:

1. ____________________

2. ____________________ ___________________

What does it mean that Jesus is “the bread of life”?

1. In biblical times bread was the _________________________ food, synonym for food itself and even the _________________ for that which in any way might sustain physical life.

2. Jesus, as the bread of life, must be our ___________________ food which sustains our __________________ life.

Food for Thought

1. What we eat reveals what we __________________ for.

2. We are what we __________.

A healthy spiritual life occurs through a healthy diet of Jesus; he alone provides spiritual nourishment.

1. ___________ the ___________________.

2. ____________ about him.

3. __________, “What would ____________ do?”

Sermon Notes:

“Jesus Heals an Invalid of 38 Years”

(John 5:1-47)

We see two things about Jesus in this story:

1. He is the _______________________ Christ.

2. He is the _______________________ Christ.

Application:

1. ___________________________ is always appropriate.

2. Our own ____________________ obedience can handcuff us, as well.

3. Jesus is not just __________ of the _____________—he is __________ period!

“Seeing Jesus as John the Baptist Saw Him”

(John 1:19-34)

Outline:

I. The ________________ of John the Baptist (1:19-22)

II. The _________________ of John the Baptist (1:23-28)

III. The __________________ of John the Baptist (1:29-34)

Three Questions to Contemplate:

1. What would we answer if asked, “_______ are you?”

2. What would we answer if asked, “_______ are you doing what you are doing?”

3. What would we answer if asked, “Who is ___________?”