FAITHBOOK: WHY YOU'RE GONNA LIKE THE GOSPEL OF JOHN (1 OF 75)
by Mike Stone
Scripture: John 20:30-31
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Faithbook: Why You're Gonna Like the Gospel of John (1 of 75)
Series: The Gospel of John
Mike Stone
John 20:30-31
JESUS CHRIST is the Star of the Scriptures. This entire book is about the Lord Jesus.Yet I am super thrilled about presenting Him to you in the pages of this fourth gospel.Irecently heard a famous preacher jokingly remark that mediocre preachers ought tostick to preaching the great texts of the Bible. For these passages, he said, tend topreach themselves with very little help. Today I shall embark on such a task and suchatext.The task? Begin a new series through John. The text? Not at the beginningof thebookbut near the end.John 20:31 is the theme verse of the entire book. The versethat precedes it will help establish the context.In nearly 12 years as yourpastor I have preached verse-by-verse through 25 books ofthe Bible and large portions of a few others. But none has been any more challengingand encouraging to me than my preparation to preach through this book of John.Speaking of John, Martin Luther-''I have never read a book in simpler words than thisone and yet the words are inexpressible.''Leon Morris (respected scholar on John's gospel)-''This gospel is like a pool in which achild can wade and an elephant can swim.''We're going to see truthsso simple that a child can understand them. And yet many ofthese truths are so profound that the most serious Bible study will stand amazed at theirdepth.It truly is profoundly simple and simply profound.John Calvin-''An understanding ofthe gospelofJohn is the key to understanding theother three gospels.''While that may or may not be true, a proper understanding of these verses is certainlykey to understanding the gospel.John is going to spend 21 chapters posting somepictures, liking some links, and sharing some statuses. And here in these 2 verses hetells us why he is going to write this Faithbook.1. Thesufficiency of this bookI believe every letter of the Bible is God's inspired Word.I believe all 66 ...
Series: The Gospel of John
Mike Stone
John 20:30-31
JESUS CHRIST is the Star of the Scriptures. This entire book is about the Lord Jesus.Yet I am super thrilled about presenting Him to you in the pages of this fourth gospel.Irecently heard a famous preacher jokingly remark that mediocre preachers ought tostick to preaching the great texts of the Bible. For these passages, he said, tend topreach themselves with very little help. Today I shall embark on such a task and suchatext.The task? Begin a new series through John. The text? Not at the beginningof thebookbut near the end.John 20:31 is the theme verse of the entire book. The versethat precedes it will help establish the context.In nearly 12 years as yourpastor I have preached verse-by-verse through 25 books ofthe Bible and large portions of a few others. But none has been any more challengingand encouraging to me than my preparation to preach through this book of John.Speaking of John, Martin Luther-''I have never read a book in simpler words than thisone and yet the words are inexpressible.''Leon Morris (respected scholar on John's gospel)-''This gospel is like a pool in which achild can wade and an elephant can swim.''We're going to see truthsso simple that a child can understand them. And yet many ofthese truths are so profound that the most serious Bible study will stand amazed at theirdepth.It truly is profoundly simple and simply profound.John Calvin-''An understanding ofthe gospelofJohn is the key to understanding theother three gospels.''While that may or may not be true, a proper understanding of these verses is certainlykey to understanding the gospel.John is going to spend 21 chapters posting somepictures, liking some links, and sharing some statuses. And here in these 2 verses hetells us why he is going to write this Faithbook.1. Thesufficiency of this bookI believe every letter of the Bible is God's inspired Word.I believe all 66 ...
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