The Word One to One

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Introduction

Why the Word?

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Why One to One?

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 n ’ s ov e r v i e w
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John 1 vs 1–18
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to earth

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You might find this a surprising start!

No angels, no Bethlehem, no stable,
no baby Jesus, no wise men...

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 Chapter
1
1
In the b
e ginning
Word, an was the
d the Wo
God, and rd was w
the Word ith
was God
2
He was .
with God
in the be
3
Throug ginning.
h him al
l things
made; w were
ithout h
im nothi
made th ng was
at has be
en made
4
In him .
was life,
and that
the light life was
of all ma
nkind.
5
The lig
ht shine
s in the
and the darknes
darknes s,
s has no
overcom t
e it.

re
The Word existed befo
time, before creation,
before ‘the beginning’!
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In short... He is eterna
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 Amazing beginnings!

Look how often the phrase

the Word is used

• John stresses twice – the Word

was there in the beginning.

What or who is
the Word? v1 The Word was with God and

was God.
v2 The Word is a person!

v3 The Word, who is God and a

person, made everything.
But John’s claims for the Word
go even further!
What difference
does the Word
make for life? v4 • The source of life!
• The answer for life!
• Eternal life!
This makes sense if, as John
has just claimed, the Word
is our creator!

v5 2000 years later, the light of

the Word shines more brightly
than ever before.
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 s e n t from
w a s a man J ohn.
Th e r e a s
ame w
6
h o s e n
God w to
a w i tness
7 He ca
me as g that
n i n
t i f y c oncer g h him
tes h r o u
t , s o that t
ligh elieve
.
h t b
all mi
g
t h e light;
as not
8 He hi
ms e l f w
w i t n ess to
e o n ly as a
he cam
ht.
the lig a t gives
ht t h
9 The tr
ue lig s
e r y o ne wa
to ev world
.
light t h e
g into
comin

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 John the Baptist is
introduced and explained…

What had John the

Baptist come to do? He was sent by God to point to the
coming of “the light”. vs 6,7
Later in the chapter we’ll see:
• He was the sensation of his day
– the preacher in the wilderness.
• John the Baptist would have
been all over your TV news, and
trending on Twitter.
• The government and religious
leaders sent people to check
him out!
• But John the Baptist is not the
much anticipated Word.

John the
Through ut
p t is t , G od goes o
Ba e
w a y t o make sur
of His he
t t h e c o ming of t
tha
p u b li c ly k nown. We still haven’t
Word is
been told who
the Word is…
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 10
He was in the world, and
e
though the world was mad
d
through him, the world di
not recognise him.
s
11
He came to that which wa
t
his own, but his own did no
receive him.
12
Yet to all who did receive
in
him, to those who believed
t
his name, he gave the righ
–
to become children of God
l
13
children born not of natura
descent, nor of human
ll,
decision or a husband’s wi
but born of God.

This is a ‘right ’ to a family’s

wealth beyond your wildest
dreams! This ‘Father’ is richer
than a multi-trillionaire!

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 The Word snubbed…

Who rejected
the Word? • ‘The world’ v 10

• ‘His own’ (the Jews) v 11

Is rejection the only response?

No! Some people believed.

Look at the unique and awesome

gift for those who accept Him (v 12)

They are adopted into His family

Imagine being adopted into the
Royal family. God offers something
way bigger!
The phrase in v 12 – ‘he gave
the right’ – His offer comes with
absolute authority.
The right for what?
v 12

To become children of God!

Who got this?

• not people born into a religious family

• not people who somehow became
religious
• but people born of God. v 13
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 e f l e sh and
o r d becam o ng us.
T h e W g a m
wellin
14
h i s d y, the
made s g l o r
a v e s een hi n l y Son,
e h d o
W
e one an
o f t h t her,
glory h e F a
m e from t
who c
a
a n d truth.
l l o f grace
fu

Grace is all God’s undese

rved kindness and love
freely given. Truth is th
e truth – absolute
truth, the answer to all
our searching.

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 God’s glory on earth…

What more does John

tell us about the Word?

• God comes down to earth as a man.

• John wants us to know that he was
a first-hand witness to this.
• The Word is glorious – the Word
is God’s Son!

It is surprising that
the Word doesn’t arrive
in a whirlwind of power
and might, instead John
says the Word comes full
of grace and truth.

So, it’s God’s Son but

what is His name?!

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 ing
t e s t i f i e d concern
15 (John saying,
r i e d o u t ,
him. He c o k e about
e on e I s p
‘This is th h o comes
id, “ H e w
when I sa s sed me
ha s s u r p a
after me ’)
e w a s b e fore me.”
because h
s f u l l n e s s we have
16 Out of hi
g r a c e i n place of
ed
all receiv .
r ac e a l r e ady given
g
s g i v e n t hrough
17 For the la
w wa
a n d t r u th came
ace
Moses; gr
h J e s u s Christ.
throug

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 The truth is out

Is John the Baptist the Word?

• No! He points to the Word, and

says: ‘He … has surpassed me,
because he was before me.’

vs 15, 16Of course He is greater

than John the Baptist – th
e Word
is the creator God.

• God has already given grace in

the Old Testament. Now we see
His grace in all its fullness - in
Jesus!
• God’s good law with all its rules
and regulations is to be fulfilled in
Jesus – see v 17

So who is the Word?

God’s Son… Jesus Christ. And
He’s not about rules – He brings
grace and truth.

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 18
No one h
as ever s
but the o een God,
ne and o
who is h nly Son,
imself G
in the cl od and is
osest rel
with the ationshi
p
Father, h
him kno as made
wn.

The ‘himself’
is Jesus!
A helpful
translation
would be: He
(Jesus) has
made Him
(God) known
to us.

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 Summary…
So what have we
learnt about Jesus v1 He was there from the start
– the Word? (in the beginning)
vs 1, 2 He was with God
v1 He is God
v3 He made everything
v4 He gives life, now and forever
vs 4, 9 He gives us understanding for
life (John calls this ‘light’)
vs 10, 11 He was rejected by the world
No wonder John and His own people (the Jews)
concludes as he v 12 To those who receive Him, He
does with v 18 gives them the right to be part
of His family
v 14  He came to earth as a man
v 14 John, who wrote this book,
was an eyewitness to Jesus
v 17 Jesus comes full of grace
rather than earthly power
How does this picture
v 17  He brings all truth
fit with how you
imagined Jesus?

He’s a lot more than the Sunday school

picture
of ‘Gentle Jesus – meek and mild’ isn’t
He?
John says Jesus the Word is the all pow
erful,
creator God, full of grace and truth!

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 Take a moment to re-read
John’s overview below:

John 1 vs 1 18
s with
Word, and the Word wa
1
In the beginning was the
God in the
s God. 2 He was with
God, and the Word wa without
all things were made;
beginning. Through him
3
4 In him
that has been made.
him nothing was made
of all mankind. The
5

tha t life wa s the lig ht

was life, and ss has not
rkness, and the darkne
light shines in the da ose name
s a man sent from God wh
overcome it. There wa
6
cerning
Jo hn . 7
He cam e as a witness to testify con
wa s
lieve. 8 He
ough him all might be
that light, so that thr witness to
ht; he came only as a
himself was not the lig everyone
ht that gives light to
the light. The true lig
9
rld, and
rld. 10 He was in the wo
was coming into the wo world did
made through him, the
though the world was s his own,
came to that which wa
not recognise him. He
11
12 Yet to all who did
eive him.
but his own did not rec , he gave
o believed in his name
receive him, to those wh 13 children born not
ildren of God
the right to become ch husband’s
na tur al de sce nt , no r of human decision or a
of d made
14 The Word became flesh an
will, but born of God. , the glory
. We have seen his glory
his dwelling among us Father, full
n, who came from the
of the one and only So g him. He
ohn testified concernin
of grace and truth. (J
15

t when I
ed ou t, say ing , ‘Th is is the one I spoke abou
cri because
er me has surpassed me
said, “He who comes aft

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 16 Out of his fullness we ha
ve
he was before me.”’) given.
place of grace already
all received grace in d
17 For the law was given th
rough Moses; grace an
18 No one has
Jesus Christ.
truth came through who is
e one and only Son,
ever seen God, but th ip with
the closest relationsh
himself God and is in
him known.
the Father, has made

What comes n
ext?
Next time we’ll
get a glimpse
of the life and t
imes of John
the Baptist bef
ore Jesus
comes onto the
scene.

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 W a r m u p ac t
for a hero
4
John 1 vs 19–3
(most
A L ev it e (v 19 ) – he is a priest
•  i)
ie st s ca m e fr om the family of Lev
pr
(v 2 1) – it is pr omised in the Old
• Elijah ld
en t boo k of M al achi that God wou
Testam famous Israelite
ne lik e E lij ah (a
send someo e
op h et , ar ou nd 8 60 BC), before th
pr
Saviour arrived.
p h et (v 2 1) – the greatest Old
• The Pro omised
es ta m en t P ro ph et, Moses, was pr
T send
at th e en d of his life God would
that
er lik e h im , to le ad God’s people.
anoth
local
T h e P h a ri see s (v 24) – mostly
•  us.
ic ia ls , w h o w er e also very religio
off

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 2
Key chara
cters
we’ll meet
in
this secti
on.

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 ’s testimony
19 Now this was John
aders in
when the Jewish le
sts and
Jerusalem sent prie
who he was.
Levites to ask him
nfess, but
20 He did not fail to co
am not the
confessed freely, ‘I
Messiah.’
hen who are
21 They asked him, ‘T
?’ He said, ‘I
you? Are you Elijah
e Prophet?’
am not.’ ‘Are you th
He answered, ‘No.’
ho are you?
22 Finally they said, ‘W
to take back
Give us an answer
s. What do
to those who sent u
elf?’
you say about yours

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 John gets grilled

What is the importance He is the ‘link man’ who prepares

of John the Baptist? the way for Jesus.
• John – the hottest item on the
news! News crews would have
been out in the desert. What he
said would have made the front
page of your paper!
• The Jews have been watching
for signs of the coming Saviour
– understandably they wonder if
John is the man.
• The government’s religious leaders
were sent out to quiz John:
v 19 ‘Who are you?’
v 21 ‘Are you Elijah?’… ‘Are you the
Prophet?’
v 22 ‘Who are you? We need to give
an answer to those who sent us.’

Does John the Baptist want

to be the centre of attention?
John had very high ‘street cred’, but
he isn’t the Saviour…
v 20 ‘I am not the Messiah’

So who is John and what is he all about?

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 23
John replied in the w
ords of
Isaiah the prophet, ‘I
am the
voice of one calling in
the
wilderness, “Make st
raight
the way for the Lord
.”’

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 Get ready…

Isaiah was a prophet sent by God 700+ years

before Jesus. He told people what would happ
en
with the coming Saviour.
John the Baptist uses words from Isaiah’s book
.
He has come to prepare us for Jesus.

Such powerful imagery was not new

or surprising to the people of these times…

In the days of great empires, it

was normal practice to create wide
highways as entrances to major
cities, so that a victorious leader
could parade in front of his people.

What is John the Baptist telling them?

John the Baptist is urging the people

to get ready – God is coming!

Isaiah 40 v 3
t
of this momen ells exactly
t ‘prepare
the way for t
he Lord … a
highway for
our God.’

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 24
Now the Pharisees who had
been sent
25
questioned him, ‘Why then do
you baptise if you are not the
Messiah, nor Elijah, nor the
Prophet?’
26
‘I baptise with water,’ John
replied, ‘but among you stands
one you do not know.
27
He is the one who comes after
me, the straps of whose sandals
I am not worthy to untie.’
28
This all happened at Bethany
,
on the other side of the Jordan
where John was baptising.

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 It’s not me you’re looking for…

What question do
they ask John?
‘Why are you baptizing…?’ v 25

John the Baptist confirms all he can

do is help get you wet! But one far
greater is on His way! v 26

Back in a time of open sandals, with hot

dusty streets full of roaming animals,
feet washing was bad news. A job for your
most lowly servant!

What shocking thing does

John the Baptist say?

Jesus is so mega that John the

Baptist isn’t even worthy enough to
untie His sandals, let alone wash
His feet!

Have a look at what John adds in verse

28.
All the way through the book, John giv
es
historically accurate details as if to say
, ‘Go
check and see if what I am saying is corr
ect!’

29
 29
The next day John saw Je
sus
coming towards him and
said,
‘Look, the Lamb of God, w
ho
takes away the sin of the
world!
30
This is the one I meant w
hen
I said, “A man who comes
after
me has surpassed me be
cause
he was before me.”

c ifi c r e ference
a spe
This is on the
s’ d e a t h
to Jesu o the fac
t
in g t
oint
cross, p or
s u s w o uld die f
e
that J .
in o f t he world
the s

30
 John gives Jesus a
unique title – what is it? ‘The Lamb of God’ v 29

r–
The key annual festival for the Jews is Passove
t,
it’s like Christmas, or Easter. On Passover nigh
Egypt
the angel of death passed through the land of
use
and killed the firstborn of every household, beca
Pharaoh would not let the Israelites leave.
The Jews were told of only one escape from this
lamb was
judgement. The blood of an innocent, spotless
t had
to be sprinkled around the door post. A lamb tha
t four
lived with the family, in the house for at leas
with
days, so that particularly the eldest son bonded
his place.
it… and therefore knew that the lamb died in

• The special title for Jesus is

therefore a reminder of the
Passover sacrifice, when the lamb
took away the sin of the people and
made them right with God. v 29

What does John the Baptist proclaim? v 29

Whose sin will

Jesus take away? The whole world! This offer is to all
people everywhere, not just the Jews.

before John. Of
John tells us again that Jesus existed
m verses 1–4.
course He did! He is the creator God fro
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 now him, but
31 I myself did not k
baptising
the reason I came
at he might
with water was th
el.’
be revealed to Isra
is
32 Then John gave th
the Spirit
testimony: ‘I saw
eaven as a
come down from h
him.
dove and remain on
ot know
33 And I myself did n
ho sent
him, but the one w
water told
me to baptise with
whom you
me, “The man on
e down and
see the Spirit com
who will
remain is the one
oly Spirit.”
baptise with the H

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 Heaven-sent King…

What else are we told about

Jesus by John the Baptist?

The Spirit of God comes down…

and stays! v 32
• In the Old Testament the
Spirit frequently ‘fell on’ God’s
chosen rulers and kings, but
just temporarily.

The Bible makes clear that

God is
3 in 1: God the Father, God
the Son
(Jesus), and God the Holy Sp
irit.

What will Jesus, God’s

Spirit-filled Lamb, do? Jesus is the Lamb who takes
away our sin, so He can make us
pure and spotless in God’s sight –
ready to be filled with God’s Spirit.
No human being could do this.
Only God can give of Himself.
All John can do is symbolically
get people wet. Jesus brings the
real deal! v 33
Jesus fills people with God’s
presence permanently (with
His Spirit). 33
 34
I have seen and I testify
that
this is God’s Chosen One.
’

34
 After the Jews have been
waiting over 1000
years, John puts his neck
on the line and says,
Jesus is ‘the Son of God’! v 34

Summary…

Back in chapter 1 we were told

that John the Baptist would help
us ‘believe’.

So what has he taught us?

v 27 John is only a humble

servant (remember the feet!)
v 29 Jesus is the Lamb of God
whose death will take away
our sin
v 32 Jesus is God’s Spirit-filled
Son
v 33 Jesus will flood us with God’s
presence (the Holy Spirit)
v 34 This is so important, get
ready – Jesus is coming!

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 John 1 vs 19 34
19
Now this was John’s testimony
when the Jewish leaders
in Jerusalem sent priests and
Levites to ask him who he
was. 20 He did not fail to confess
, but confessed freely, ‘I am
not the Messiah.’ 21 They asked
him, ‘Then who are you?
Are you Elijah?’ He said, ‘I am
not.’ ‘Are you the Prophet?’
He answered, ‘No.’ 22 Finally the
y said, ‘Who are you? Give
us an answer to take back to tho
se who sent us. What do you
say about yourself?’ 23 John rep
lied in the words of Isaiah
the prophet, ‘I am the voice of one
calling in the wilderness,
“Make straight the way for the
Lord.”’ 24 Now the Pharisees
who had been sent 25 questio
ned him, ‘Why then do you
baptise if you are not the Me
ssiah, nor Elijah, nor the
Prophet?’ 26 ‘I baptise with wat
er,’ John replied, ‘but among
you stands one you do not know. 27
He is the one who comes
after me, the straps of whose
sandals I am not worthy to
untie.’ 28 This all happened at
Bethany on the other side
of the Jordan, where John was
baptising. 29 The next day
John saw Jesus coming toward
s him and said, ‘Look, the
Lamb of God, who takes away
the sin of the world! 30 This
is the one I meant when I said,
“A man who comes after me
has surpassed me because he was
before me.” 31 I myself did
not know him, but the reason
I came baptising with water
was that he might be revealed
to Israel.’ 32 Then John gave
this testimony: ‘I saw the Spi
rit come down from heaven
as a dove and remain on him. 33
And I myself did not know
him, but the one who sent me
to baptise with water told
me, “The man on whom you see
the Spirit come down and
remain is the one who will bap
tise with the Holy Spirit.”
34
I have seen and I testify that this
is God’s Chosen One.’

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 Here’s a chance to
re-read what we’ve
looked at today!

:
Next time
The hero!
arrives…

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 T h e h e r o w e ’ v e
bee n w a i t i n g f o r
John 1 vs 35–51

In this next section Jo

hn the
Baptist passes on the
job of telling
people about Jesus to
the disciples.

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 3
What have w
e learnt so fa
r?
John 1 v 1–18
• ‘The Word’ is
Jesus
• Jesus was w
ith God in the
beginning –
He is eternal
• He made eve
rything
• He came to
earth to ‘give
us the right ’
to be adopted
into His family

• Through Je
sus we can k n
ow God
John 1 vs 19–
34
• Jesus – the
Lamb of God –
has arrived
• Jesus takes
away the sin o
f the world
• He is filled w
ith God’s Spir
it
• As God, Jes
us can give us
God’s Spirit

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 John was
35 The next day
ith two of his
there again w
disciples.

n h e s aw J e s us passing
36 Whe
h e s a id , ‘L o o k, the Lamb
by,
of God!’
disciples
37 When the two
this, they
heard him say
s.
followed Jesu

40
 John the Baptist hands over…

When John the Baptist

sees Jesus, what unique
title does he give Him again?

He can’t help himself ‘Look, the

Lamb of God!’ v 36
With this John the Baptist makes
the point Jesus is the One!
So John the Baptist steps off
centre stage, and two of his
followers become Jesus’ first
disciples. v 37

This is a vital
point:
John (the writ
er) wants
us to k now wit
hout a
doubt that Je
sus’ disciples
were eyewitne
sses - there
from the beginn
ing..

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 38
Turning rou
nd, Jesus sa
w
them followin
g and asked,
‘What do you
want?’ They
said, ‘Rabbi’
(which mean
s
‘Teacher’), ‘w
here are you
staying?’
39
‘Come,’ he re
plied, ‘and y
ou
will see.’ So
they went an
d
saw where h
e was stayin
g,
and they spe
nt that day
with him. It
was about fo
ur
in the aftern
oon.

42
 Life-changing encounter…

ediately call Jesus

v 38 Notice how the disciples imm
r). Even the officials
‘ Rabbi’ (which means Teache
ays call Him Rabbi!
of the synagogue would alw

What a life-changing day for

these two disciples – meeting and
staying with Jesus!
• From that day on they were with
Him until He returned to heaven
v 39

• Two of the chosen 12 apostles

An apostle wa
s
chosen disciple a
,
was an eyewit who
ness
of Jesus.

43
 im o n P e t e r ’s brother,
40 Andrew, S

n e o f t h e tw o who heard
was o
t J o h n h a d said and who
wha
Jesus.
had followed

t h in g A n d r ew did was
41 The first
d
n d h is b r o t her Simon an
to fi e
h im , ‘W e h ave found th
tell
t h a t is , t h e Christ).
Messiah’ (

r o u g h t h im to Jesus.
42 And he b

k e d a t h im and said,
Jesus loo
S im o n s o n of John. You
‘You are
a ll e d C e p h a s’ (which,
will be c
).
h e n t r a n s la ted, is Peter
w

44
 :
one of the two is named
Note that in v40 only
be John (The Gospel
the other is thought to
it er )… an d he is cle ar ly a firsthand witness
wr
– remember: John
1 v 14:

and made his

‘The Word became flesh
have seen his glory,
dwelling among us. We
d only Son, who came
the glory of the one an
of grace and truth.’
from the Father, full

After spending the day together – what

impression does Andrew have of Jesus?

Andrew puts his neck on the line

with a huge claim – he’s found the
long-awaited Messiah and there is
no doubt in his mind. v 41
Like John the Baptist, he can’t
keep it to himself!

g v 42 Simon – is to be re-named
This is fittin Cephas/Peter. Cephas is Aramaic
sus
because Je for rock.
er
will use Pet
he
to become t
of the
foundation
h.
early churc
45
 43
 The next day Jesus
decided to
leave for Galilee. Fin
ding Philip,
he said to him, ‘Follo
w me.’
44
Philip, like Andrew an
d Peter,
was from the town of
Be thsaida.
45
Philip found Nathanae
l and told
him, ‘We have found
the one
Moses wrote about in
the Law,
and about whom the
prophets
also wrote – Jesus of
Nazareth,
the son of Joseph.’

46
‘Nazareth! Can anythi
ng good
come from there?’ N
athanael
asked. ‘Come and see,
’ said Philip.

46
 And there are more…

er, and there is

Another encount
’s mind either…
no doubt in Philip
e Messiah!
he too has met th

Nathanael needs convincing,

with good reason.
What is behind his
sarcastic question?

Nazareth is a northern town, and

was a hotchpotch of different
racial and religious groups. v 45
Because of the Jews’ concern
for religious purity, it was the last
place they expected the King of
the Jews to come from. v 46

With confidence, Philip

says, ‘Come and see!’

47
 Nathanael
47 When Jesus saw
e said of him,
approaching, h
n Israelite in
‘Here truly is a
no deceit.’
whom there is
ow me?’
48 ‘How do you kn
d. Jesus
Nathanael aske
w you while
answered, ‘I sa
nder the fig-
you were still u
b e fo r e P h il ip called you.’
tree
l declared,
49 Then Nathanae
i, y o u a r e th e Son of God;
‘Rab b
g of Israel.’
you are the kin

48
 Jesus knows everything!

How can we know

Jesus is the Messiah?

Jesus proves Himself:

• Jesus knows Nathanael’s heart
– there’s no deceit. v 47

• Incredibly Jesus knows where

he’s been and what he’s been
doing, even though Jesus
wasn’t there to see. v 48

It’s enough for Nathanael!

He risks his reputation by
shouting out who Jesus is!

Cont.

49
 50
Jesus said, ‘You belie
ve
because I told you I sa
w you
under the fig-tree. Yo
u will
see greater things th
an that.’
51
He then added, ‘Very
truly I
tell you, you will see
“heaven
open, and the angels
of God
ascending and descen
ding on”
the Son of Man.’

sentence with
• Whenever Jesus starts a
always to grab
‘Very truly I tell you…’ it’s
!
our attention to a major point
urite name Jesus
• ‘The Son of Man’ is a favo
calls Himself.

50
 What is the promise of Jesus?

‘You haven’t seen anything yet’!

vs 50, 51

What is Jesus on about in v 51?

Jesus is telling everyone who

He is!
His audience was Jewish and
they would have known the
verse in the first book of the
Bible, Genesis:

‘He had a dream in which he

Genesis 28 v 12:

saw a stairway resting on th

e earth, with
its top reaching to heaven, an
d the angels
of God were ascending and de
scending on it.’

So what is Jesus saying?

• Jesus is the way to heaven!
• He bridges the gap between
God and humanity.
• God’s Messiah – the Lamb of
God, who takes away the sin
of the world! v 29

51
 Take a moment to
re-read todays section

John 1 vs 35 51
two of his
35
The next day John was there again with
by, he said, ‘Look,
disciples. 36 When he saw Jesus passing
heard him say
the Lamb of God!’ When the two disciples
37

this, they followed Jesus.

38
Turning round, Jesus saw
want?’ They said,
them following and asked, ‘What do you
are you staying?’
‘Rabbi’ (which means ‘Teacher’), ‘where
they went and
39
‘Come,’ he replied, ‘and you will see.’ So
t that day with
saw where he was staying, and they spen
Andrew, Simon
him. It was about four in the afternoon.
40

heard what John

Peter’s brother, was one of the two who
The first thing
had said and who had followed Jesus.
41

n and tell him,

Andrew did was to find his brother Simo
Christ). 42 And
‘We have found the Messiah’ (that is, the
at him and said,
he brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked
be called Cephas’
‘You are Simon son of John. You will
next day Jesus
(which, when translated, is Peter). The
43

ip, he said to him,

decided to leave for Galilee. Finding Phil
Peter, was from
‘Follow me.’ 44 Philip, like Andrew and
anael and told
the town of Bethsaida. Philip found Nath
45

e about in the
him, ‘We have found the one Moses wrot
wrote – Jesus of
Law, and about whom the prophets also
h! Can anything
Nazareth, the son of Joseph.’ ‘Nazaret
46

d. ‘Come and see,’

good come from there?’ Nathanael aske
l approaching, he
said Philip. 47 When Jesus saw Nathanae

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 in whom
said of him, ‘Here truly is an Israelite
there is no deceit.’
48
‘How do you know me?’
saw you
Nathanael asked. Jesus answered, ‘I
before
while you were still under the fig-tree
Philip called you.’
49
Then Nathanael declared,
the king
‘Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are
because I
of Israel.’ 50 Jesus said, ‘You believe
will see
told you I saw you under the fig-tree. You
d, ‘Very
greater things than that.’ He then adde
51

, and
truly I tell you, you will see “heaven open
ng on”
the angels of God ascending and descendi
the Son of Man.’

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 Summary of Chapter 1

ew e learned?
So – what hav
t to

G o d u s e d J o hn the Baputsis
• for Je s
prepare people
s a b o u t J e s us (not the
• He talk not traditions… not
church... s!)
sacrament
ween
t h e B a p t is t is the link beet
w
• John eN
ament and th
the Old Testeyewitnesses
Testament
•J  esus is: ssover Lamb – come to
o The Paa sacrifice for sin
die as h – come as God’s
e M e ss ia
o Th n ruler
chose a y to heaven! has
h e g a t e w …
o T of verses 1-18
o The Weord
becom a man
vs
ro m is e in J o hn chapter J1 esus –
• The p ow possible through
1–18 is n John 1 v 12 :
remember

‘Yet to all who did

John 1 v 12

receive him, to those who

believed in his name, he gave the
right to become children of God.’

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What comes
next?
Jesus shows
in a surprisingHis glory
or was it ? way…

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