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*INTRODUCTION:*
1. *((illus))* Several years ago *Andrew Morton* wrote a biography of Princess Diana.
In his publicity for the book, he said his information was based on conversations he had had with some of *her closest friends*.
His book sold thousands of copies.
After Diana’s tragic death in a car accident in Paris, Andrew Morton’s book was re-released.
This time he revealed that the source of his information had not been intimate friends of Diana’s, but Diana herself.
He then produced hours of *taped conversations* with the princess as proof.
And his books sold hundreds of thousands of copies.
It made an enormous difference to the reading public to discover the book was not hearsay but what Diana had said about herself.
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During the next few months leading up to Easter, we want to look at the Life of Jesus Christ as presented in the Gospel of John.
a.
And we want to do so from someone who was an eye-witness of Jesus.
b.
But not just an eye-witness, but part of Jesus’ inner circle who saw Him behind the scenes.
c.
In fact, John would be considered as probably Jesus closest earthly friend.
3. So, John’s Gospel is considered the *most intimate* of the four Gospels.
a.
Some have even called John’s Gospel, the *AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF JESUS CHRIST.*
4. John is placed as the 4th Gospel because:
a.
It was written between 85-90 AD some 30 years after the last Gospel.
b.
And contains material that is not in the other Gospels.
5. The first three Gospel are called the Synoptic Gospels because their subject matter is very similar and they can be put side-by-side for comparison.
a. John wasn’t interested in providing a knock off version of the Gospels already written.
b. John is not so much a *description* of the details of Jesus’s life but in providing the *meaning* to them.
6. Listen to John’s reason for writing:
a. *John 20:31* - */But these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing in him you will have life/*.
i) John wants his readers to understand who Jesus is,
ii) believe (have relationship)
iii) And experience life – God’s life.
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That was *John’s experience*.
i) At one point he was known as a violent, overbearing, self-centered man.
ii) If he were alive today, he would probably work on an oil rig off the coast of Greenland.
iii) He might enter those Ultimate Warrior competitions on the weekend for fun.
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But by the time he writes a first-hand, eye-witness account of Jesus a transformation has taken place.
i) In this Gospel he never mentions his own name.
ii) He simply addresses himself as “the disciple whom Jesus loved.”
iii) And he is known as “the apostle of Love” rather than a son of thunder.
d. That’s light years from when he asked Jesus to give him a seat of honor at the right side of Jesus in heaven (Mark 10:35-41).
7. We’ll talk more about these things as we move through the Gospel.
a.
And it will be quick.
b.
But during this time, I want us to be able to come see more the intimate heart of Jesus.
c.
To open ourselves up to a fresh touch from Him.
8. If you look at John 1, you’ll see that John comes out of the starting gate with an explosion.
a. Bigger than you or I usually think.
b. Presented as:
i) The Eternal Word – God’s final and authoritative word
ii) The Creator of all things
iii) The Light
iv) The Son of God
v) The One who is full of grace and truth
vi) The Lamb of God
vii) The Messiah
viii) The King of Israel
ix) The Son of Man
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Maybe there’s a
i) Problem to solve
ii) A marriage to reconcile
iii) A memory to heal
iv) A guilty conscience to cleanse
v) A budget to stretch
vi) A mouth to feed
vii) A boss to please
viii) A teacher to accommodate
ix) A job to find
x) A habit to break
xi) An addiction to overcome
9. Jesus wants you to get to know Him and follow Him as one who’s power to touch your life is bigger and greater than you could ever think.
10. *((illus))* I hope that you will be able to life like one lady I read about this week.
This woman was joining a local church and in the process was asked, *"What do you do for a living?"*
She replied, *"I'm a disciple of Jesus Christ secretly disguised as a financial advisor."
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Isn't that a great answer?
I'm a disciple of Jesus Christ secretly disguised as a car pool mom, or a legal secretary.
I hope you will think of yourself in similar terms.
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*WHAT WAS THE PROCESS *that brought this woman to this perspective about her life?
a. Whatever it was, included this understanding of Jesus power to touch her life.
b. It’s found in 1:35-51
*THE TRANSFORMING POWER OF JESUS*
*John 1:35-51 (page 893)*
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*1. **THE POWER OF CHRIST STARTS WITH SMALL BEGINNINGS*
a.
*/35/**/ /**/The following day, John /*(the Baptist)*/ was again standing with two of his disciples.
36/**/ /**/As Jesus walked by, John looked at him and then declared, “Look!
There is the Lamb of God!”/*
i) John the Baptist was like a rock star in his day; crowds of thousands followed him.
ii) But John was humble.
iii) He knew he was a transitional figure sent to prepare the way for the coming of someone greater.
iv) When he saw Jesus, he immediately realized that the Christ had arrived, and joyfully proclaimed the truth he alone perceived: "Look, the Lamb of God!"
b. */37/**/ /**/Then John’s two disciples turned and followed Jesus.
38/**/ /**/Jesus looked around and saw them following.
“What do you want?” he asked them.
They replied, “Rabbi” (which means Teacher), “where are you staying?”/*
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