John 1 (Part 1)

Who is Jesus?

• The Creator of all things
• The True Light and Life of men
• They Word became flesh
• The Lamb of God

Who are They?

1. John the Baptist
2. John
3. Andrew
4. Peter
5. Philip
6. Nathanael

Part 1 

(John 1:1-17)

In the Beginning was the Word (Jesus 1)

John 1:1-5 

• All things were made through Him,
•  and without Him was not any thing made that was made
• In Him was life, and the life was the light of men
• The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

John (Part 1)

(To bear witness)

John 1:6-8

• A man sent by God
• To bear witness about the light
• So that all might believe through his witness
• He was not the light, but a witness about the light

(John 3:30)

The True Light which gives light to everyone (Jesus 2)

John 1:9-13 

• In the world
• The world made through Him
• His own people did not receive Him
• But some did receive Him 

The Word became flesh and dwelt among us (Jesus 3)

John 1:14-18, 

• Grace and Truth
• He who comes after me ranks before me, because He was before me
• Greater Covenant Administrator than Moses (Hebrews)
• Jesus makes the Father known

Part 2

(John 1:19-34)

John (Part 2)

John 1:19-28, Isa. 40:3-5

(This was something the audience would have been expecting before the Messiah. In John 1:20, not Christ, Elijah, or Prophet. This eludes to the expectations of the day. Like

Matt. 11:11-15, Matt. 16:13-14,  Matt 17:9-13,  Matt. 27:47-49 

The Lamb of God (Jesus 4)

John 1:29-34

• Who takes away the sin of the world!
• John 1:15, After me comes a man who ranks before me, because he was before me.
• Baptizing with water so that He might be revealed to Israel (Why are you baptizing? 1 John 1:25-28)
• I saw the Spirit descend from heaven like a dove and it remained on Him. 
• This is the One who will baptize with the Holy Spirit
• By this we know this is the Son of God

Part 3

(John 1:35-51)

The Disciples

• John 1:35-39, John and Andrew
• John 1:40-42, Peter
• John 1:43-44, Philip (from Bethsaida, same town as Andrew and Peter)
• John 1:45-51, Nathanael (a Israelite indeed)