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Gospel of John. Jesus the God/Man. #3. Mike Mazzalongo. The Pattern of Witness. BibleTalk.tv. 3 Narrative Strands. Jesus the God/Man Reaction of Belief Reaction of Disbelief. 3 Narrative Strands. Prologue John’s Witness Soul Winning Through Witness. 3 Strand Narrative John 1:1-34. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Mike MazzalongoBibleTalk.tv
Gospel of JohnJesus the God/Man
The Pattern of Witness#3
3 Narrative Strands
1. Jesus the God/Man
2. Reaction of Belief
3. Reaction of Disbelief
✓ Prologue
✓ John’s Witness
• Soul Winning Through Witness
3 Narrative Strands
3 Strand NarrativeJohn 1:1-34
Power of WitnessJohn 1:35-51
Witness – Definition:
“A Witness is a person who declares as true what he has seen, heard, or knows.”
Greek – Martus/Martyr = English - Witness
The Apostles were chosen to be the witnesses of Jesus’ Death – Burial – Resurrection.
• John’s Witness – John 1:1-18
• John the Baptist’s Witness – John 1:19-34
• Pattern of Witness – John 1:35-51
35 Again the next day John was standing with
two of his disciples, 36 and he looked at Jesus
as He walked, and said, “Behold, the Lamb
of God!” 37 The two disciples heard him
speak, and they followed Jesus.
- John 1:35-37
38 And Jesus turned and saw them following,
and said to them, “What do you
seek?” They said to Him, “Rabbi (which
translated means Teacher), where are You
staying?”
- John 1:38
39 He said to them, “Come, and you will
see.” So they came and saw where He was
staying; and they stayed with Him that day,
for it was about the tenth hour.
- John 1:39
40 One of the two who heard
John speak and followed Him, was
Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother.
- John 1:40
41 He found first his own brother Simon and said
to him, “We have found the Messiah” (which
translated means Christ). 42 He brought him to
Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said,“You are
Simon the son of John; you shall be
called Cephas” (which is translated Peter).
- John 1:41-42
Pattern of Witness
1. God Witnesses to John
2. John Witnesses to the People
3. 2 People Believe
4. These 2 Begin to Witness
43 The next day He purposed to go
into Galilee, and He found Philip. And Jesus
said to him, “Follow Me.” 44 Now Philip was
from Bethsaida, of the city of Andrew and
Peter.
- John 1:43-44
45 Philip found Nathanael and said to him, “We
have found Him of whom Moses in the Law
and also the Prophets wrote—Jesus of Nazareth,
the son of Joseph.” 46 Nathanael said to him,
“Can any good thing come out of
Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and see.”
- John 1:45-46
47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming to Him, and
said of him, “Behold, an Israelite indeed, in
whom there is no deceit!”
- John 1:47
48 Nathanael said to Him, “How do You
know me?” Jesus answered and said to
him, “Before Philip called you, when you
were under the fig tree, I saw you.”
- John 1:48
49 Nathanael answered Him, “Rabbi, You
are the Son of God; You are the King of
Israel.”
- John 1:49
50 Jesus answered and said to him, “Because
I said to you that I saw you under the fig
tree, do you believe? You will see greater
things than these.”
- John 1:50
51 And He said to him, “Truly, truly, I say
to you, you will see the heavens opened
and the angels of God ascending and
descending on the Son of Man.”
- John 1:51
“Son of Man” – Ref. Dan. 7:13-14
• “The” not “A”
• Generic Term
• Human like no other Human
• God/Man
The Importance of Witnessing
Each of us received someone else’s witness.
#1
The Importance of Witnessing
The Subject of our witness is Jesus Christ.
#2
Our lifestyle confirms our witness.
#3
The Importance of Witnessing
Failure to witness because…
We Neglect To Do So
Low Moral Standards
They may not like it or accept it but people expect Christians to
witness.
The Evangelistic Pattern
• Hear the Witness – Rom. 10:17
• Believe the Witness – Mk. 16:15-16
• Witness to Others – Mt. 28:18-20