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The Gospel - The Book Written By John 2

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'Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me. If you had really known me, you would know who my Father is. From now on, you do know him and have seen him!”' John 14:6-7 in the New Living Translation Version This is the 8th and last message of this series] In the previous message we opened with the introduction to the first 12 chapters of the Book of John. In this message we will conclude with the remaining nine chapters of this book. Here is the 2nd part of the video summary of the Book of John: At least once in our life let us read all the four gospel books, continue with the Book of Acts and then the rest of the Christian Scriptures. Audio Bible Or we can listen to audio versions, here are links to some of them: Book of Mark Book of Luke Book of Matthew Book of John Book of Acts The Gospel Series  New Believer Series Church of the Lost Sheep Message Series Links Church of the Lost Sheep 2012 Roadmap  (to navi

The Gospel - The Book Written By John

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" In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through Him all things were made, and without Him nothing was made that has been made. In Him was life, and that life was the light of men. The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it." John 1:1-5 in the Berean Study Bible [This is the 7th message of this series] This will be the 4th and last book of the gospel. It was attributed to the disciple whom Jesus loved, named John. It is distinct from the other three in its presentation and how it presented Jesus of Nazareth. The excerpt above is how this book started... "in the beginning...". Perhaps because of this, many people recommend new believers to read this book first. There is some advantage to heeding this advice.  Each One of Us Is Unique Although each person is unique, this is why there are other books of the gospel message. And personally I would rather recommend t

Becoming John the Beloved

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"Early in the morning, Jesus stood on the shore, but the disciples did not realize that it was Jesus. He called out to them, "Friends, haven't you any fish?" "No," they answered. He said, "Throw your net on the right side of the boat and you will find some." When they did, they were unable to haul the net in because of the large number of fish. Then the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, "It is the Lord!" As soon as Simon Peter heard him say, "It is the Lord," he wrapped his outer garment around him (for he had taken it off) and jumped into the water." John 21:4-7 John referred to himself as the disciple whom Jesus loved. What this means is that aside from him knowing that he loved Jesus, he also had that confidence and is fully aware that Jesus loves him. This is a definite contrast to Peter who always maintained that he was the one who loved Jesus. With Peter it was always about him, at least until he