John’s “I AM” sayings unveil who Jesus is and what he gives—bread, light, access, guidance, life, and truth. In John 8 he bears God’s own name and calls us to trust him.
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John’s “I AM” sayings unveil who Jesus is and what he gives—bread, light, access, guidance, life, and truth. In John 8 he bears God’s own name and calls us to trust him.
Jesus prays for his people on the eve of the cross: protection, holiness, unity, joy, and final presence with him. John 17 shows the Father’s love and the Son’s glory shaping a church sent into the world.
On the eve of Passover, Jesus loved his own to the end by taking the towel, cleansing, and commanding a new kind of love. This chapter calls the church to humble service, daily cleansing, and a public witness marked by cross-shaped love.
John 12 brings perfume, palms, and a voice from heaven into one hour. See how devotion, kingship, and the cross converge as the lifted Son draws people from every place to walk in the light.
John 10 presents Jesus as both gate and good shepherd who gives life to the full, lays down his life, and holds his people fast. Set in Hanukkah’s courts, the chapter promises one flock under one Shepherd and a grip no enemy can pry open.
Jesus opens physical eyes and awakens saving faith as opposition hardens. Learn how suffering becomes a stage for God’s work and how sight grows into worship.
John 7 unfolds at Tabernacles as Jesus moves on the Father’s clock, divides the city with his teaching, and invites the thirsty to drink. See how the living-water promise reframes worship and how right judgment flows from a will set to do God’s will.
John 6 moves from a hillside meal to a hard sermon, revealing Jesus as the Bread of Life who satisfies now and raises at the last day. Learn how faith receives him, remains with him, and rests in his sure promises.
John 5 moves from a healing at Bethesda to a claim of divine authority. See how Jesus gives life now, promises resurrection later, and calls us to honor the Son as we trust his word.
John 4 moves from a well to a village to a royal household, revealing living water within, worship in Spirit and truth, and a word that heals at any distance. Learn how Christ crosses barriers to quench thirst, gather worshipers, and send witnesses into a ripe harvest.
John 2 pairs a wedding sign with a temple sign to reveal Jesus’ glory, generosity, and authority. See how his abundance and zeal call us to deeper trust and truer worship.
John 1 unveils Jesus as the eternal Word who became flesh, full of grace and truth, and invites all who believe to become God’s children. This study walks through the chapter’s background, story, theology, and applications to help readers receive, remain, and witness.
Nicodemus, a Pharisee and member of the Sanhedrin, exemplifies the journey from cautious curiosity to courageous faith. His interactions with Jesus highlight the transformative power of Christ’s message, culminating in a public act of devotion after the crucifixion.
The bronze snake in Numbers 21 ended up representing Christ on the cross as told by Christ to Nicodemus in John 3.