Jesus in the Gospel of John (12.27-50)

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Jesus in the Gospel of John (12.27-50)

Jesus became depressed 27

He understood His purpose 27

He wanted to glorify His Father 28

He didn’t need a spoken testimony from the Father but the people did 30

He was to be lifted up (on a cross) and draw all men to Himself 32

He is the light 35-36

He ducked away again 36

He was still not believed by many 37

He was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet that the people wouldn’t believe in Him 38-41

He was believed in by the rulers but they were afraid to confess Him 42

He equated believing in Him as believing in the Father 44-45

He is the Light of the world 46

He will not judge those who don’t keep His word 47

He came to save the world 47

His word is what will judge mankind in the end 48

He spoke only what the Father told Him to speak 49-50

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Jesus in the Gospel of John (12.1-26)

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Pray that we would be willing to sacrifice our greatest treasures to Jesus Christ

Pray that people would seek us out to discover who Jesus is

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Jesus in the Gospel of John (12.1-26)

Jesus went to visit His friends 6 days before Passover 1

He was reclining at the table with Lazarus 2

He was anointed with expensive perfume by Mary 3

He had a disciple who intended to betray Him 4

He had a disciple who was a liar and a thief 5-6

He knew He would die soon 7

He states that He would not be with them physically much longer 8

He was attracting large crowds 9

He and Lazarus were marked as dead men by the religious leaders 10

His raising Lazarus from the dead was pivotal in mass belief 11

He drew large crowds at the feast in Jerusalem 12

He was being proclaimed King by the people 13

He fulfilled Scripture by getting a donkey and riding into Jerusalem 15

He did thing that the disciples would not understand until later 16

He was being testified to by the people 17

His raising Lazarus continued to be a pivotal sign 18

He really ticked off the Pharisees 19

He was sought out by the gentiles 20-21

He knew His time had come with the converging events 23

His time had come to be glorified 23

He knew His death would result in even more people believing 24

He states this “death” principle for His disciple’s sake as well 24

His true servants follow Him and are honored by the Father 26

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Jesus in the Gospel of John (11.30-57)

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Pray that we would believe Jesus for the biggest things

Pray that we would respond wisely to persecution

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Jesus in the Gospel of John (11.30-57)

Jesus was called The Teacher 28

He avoided the crowds by staying on the outskirts of town 30

He was called Lord 32

He was moved to compassionate emotion 33-35, 38

He was known for His love 36

He was chastised for His inaction 37

He knew what He was doing 39-40

He knew He would bring glory to God 40

Jesus prayed to the Father and knew that He heard Him 41

He prayed out loud for the benefit of the people 42

He called out Lazarus with a loud voice 43

He raised Lazarus from the dead 44

He was believed in by some (even after raising the dead) 45

He was reported to the Authorities by others 46

He caused the religious leaders great fear because He was doing so many miraculous signs 47

He was gaining momentum with the people 48

He was prophesied over by the High Priest 49-52

He would die for Israel and all those scattered abroad 52

He avoided those who wanted to kill Him 54

He was sought by the people at the feast 55-56

He had a warrant out for His arrest 57

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Jesus in the Gospel of John (11.1-29)

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Pray that we would trust God with our circumstances to glorify God

Pray that as we share Jesus’ incredible love for mankind that those we share it with would embrace it.

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Jesus in the Gospel of John (11.1-29)

Jesus was anointed by Mary and she wiped His feet with her hair 2

He loved Lazarus 3

Jesus knew the future 4

He focused on the glory of God 4

He love Mary, Martha, and Lazarus 5

He let Lazarus die 6

He wanted to head back to raise Lazarus from the dead 7-15

He went back to a dangerous place 8

He knew how much time He had on earth 9-10

He spoke in parables 11-13

He clarifies what He means by Lazarus being dead and that it was for their good 14

His disciples thought they were going back to be killed with Him 16

He heads back to Bethany and is met by a grieving Martha 17-20

He was trusted by Martha that He had the ability to heal her brother 21

He was even trusted by Martha to raise Lazarus from the dead 22

He tells her the Lazarus will rise again 23

He is the resurrection and the life 25

He is the giver of life 25-26

He is the Christ, the Son of God who was sent into the world 27

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Jesus in the Gospel of John (10.22-42)

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Pray we will do the works of God and people will believe in Jesus through them

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Jesus in the Gospel of John (10.22-42)

Jesus continue to go to the temple where His life was in danger and teach the people 23

He had not satisfied the people with plain answers 24

He feels like He had made it abundantly clear to them through word and deed 25

He says the reason they are not getting it is because they don’t believe and the reason they don’t believe is because they are not His sheep 26-27

He gives eternal life to His sheep and no one can take them away from Him 28

He was given these sheep by the Father and no one can take them away from the Father either 29

He and the Father are one 30

He was sought to be killed again 31

He always referred to His good works as His defense 32

He retorts their arguments with the scripture 33-35

He was sanctified by the Father and sent into the world 36

He is the Son of God 36

His proof for His oneness with the Father is His works 37-38

He eluded the clutches of death again 39

He left Jerusalem because is wasn’t safe (and it wasn’t His time) 40

He was believed by many 41-42

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Jesus in the Gospel of John (10.1-21)

Praying for Our Army Work (Yesterday’s Prayer Warriors: 23/100)

Pray that we will find the sheep who know His voice

Pray we would follow Jesus’ example by laying out lives down for the sheep

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Jesus in the Gospel of John (10.1-21)

Jesus tells the parable of the sheep and shepherd 1-5

His sheep know His voice 3

He calls them by name and He leads them 3

His sheep follow Him because they know His voice 4

He is the door for the sheep 7

He saves those who enter through Him 9

He came to give life and give it abundantly 10

He is the good shepherd and He lays down His life for the sheep 11

He is the good shepherd and He knows those who belong to Him 14

He is known by the Father and He knows the Father 15

He lays down His life for the sheep 15

He has other sheep, different sheep that will hear His voice and they will be one flock under Him 16

He is loved by the Father because He gives His life for the sheep 17

He will raise Himself from the dead 17

He lays down His life voluntarily, no one takes it way from Him 18

He once again creates division 19-21

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Jesus in the Gospel of John (9.24-41)

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Pray that our testimonies would be more about Jesus than they are about us

Pray that we will not buckle under the pressure of those who would challenge our faith

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Jesus in the Gospel of John (9.24-41)

Jesus’ righteousness was questioned by the religious leaders 24

He healed the blind man 25

His origin was a mystery to the religious leaders 29

He was God-fearing and did the Father’s will 31

He was heard by the Father 31

He was the first to heal a person born blind 32

He was from God 33

He went to find the blind man just like he went to find the cripple 35

He compels the blind man to declare his belief 35

He tells the blind man that He is the Son of Man 37

He allowed the blind man to worship Him (sign of His Deity) 38

He comes into the world to give true sight to the humble and to blind those who are proud 30

He wants us to confess our sin so that He may give us sight and be forgiven 41

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Jesus in the Gospel of John (9.1-23)

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Pray that we would keep our eyes open to the ministries opportunities around us

Pray that God will help us take advantage of key resources that are at our disposal.

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Jesus in the Gospel of John (9.1-23)

He saw ministry as a continuous opportunity 1

He said not all infirmity is a result of sin but some to display the work of God 3

He said He would work the works of God as long as He could 4

He was the light of the world while He was in the world 5

He had creative ways to heal people 6

He gave sight to a blind man 7

He healed and expected no fan fair or even waited for a gesture of gratitude 10-12

Jesus he’d him on the Sabbath 14

He divided the people 14-16

He was called a prophet by the blind man17

His followers were kicked out of the Synagogue 22

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Jesus in the Gospel of John (8.31-59)

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Pray that we would be those who know and keep Jesus’ words

Pray that we would follow Jesus’ example of carefully following the Father’s will and glorifying Him

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Jesus in the Gospel of John (8.31-59)

He expects His disciples to listen to His words and obey them 31

He gives words of truth and freedom 32

He makes the distinction between slavery and sonship 35-36

His words were not received by everyone 37

He spoke what He had seen in the Father 38

He calls them into account for their deeds 39

He heard the truth from God and told them the same 40

He did not come on His own initiative but was sent by God 42

He asks the rhetorical question “why can’t you understand?” 43

He says that their father was the devil 44

He says that the devil is a liar and a murderer 44

He spoke the truth 45

He asked them to point out any sin in His life 46

He says only those who belong to God can hear His words 47

He was not demon possessed 49

He honored the Father 49

He sought glory for the Father 50

He says if anyone keeps His word, they wont see death 51

He says God will glorify Him 54

He knows God and keeps His word 55

He was known by Abraham and he rejoice over His day 56

He said He existed before Abraham 58

He referred to Himself as “I Am” 58

He escapes death 59

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Jesus in the Gospel of John (8.1-30)

Praying for Our Army Work (Yesterday’s Prayer Warriors: 22/100)

Pray that we would learn the art of retreating to God and spending time with Him in solitude

Pray that we would understand and practice His calling in our lives (to be completely self-aware in Him)

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Jesus in the Gospel of John (8.1-30)

Jesus spent time on the Mt of Olives 1

He continued coming to the temple to teach 2

He was tested by the religious leaders on matters of life, death, and the Law 3-6

He wrote something in the dirt 6

He used the Law against the religious leaders and confronted them on their own sin 7

He went back to writing in the dirt 8

He saved the women’s life without condoning her sin 10

He did not condemn her 11

He told her to sin no more 11

He said He was the Light of the world 12

His followers will not walk in darkness but have the light of life 12

He testified rightly about Himself 14

He was completely self-aware 14-18

He was not judging anyone 15

He would judge in truth if He did judge because He came from the Father 16

He refers to the law as “their law” 17

He was one witness who testified of Himself and the other was the Father 18

He told the religious leaders they didn’t know God 19

He wasn’t captured because it wasn’t His time yet 20

He told them He was going away and they couldn’t come to where He was going 21

He told them they would die in their sins 21

He told them they were from this world and He was from above 23

He told them unless they believed in Him they would die in their sins 24

He told them He had been telling them who He was since the beginning 25

He had so many things to tell them and to judge concerning them 26

He said the Father is true 26

He spoke to the world 26

He told them when they lifted Him up (crucified Him) they would understand 28

He was always abiding in God and God in Him 29

He always did what pleased God 29

He caused many to believe in Him with these words 30

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