John so far

A Gospel to Live By

Finding God

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John 1 and 2 ‘What’s your Jesus Like?’

The Word became fleshJohn the Baptist not the ChristJesus the Lamb of GodJesus' first disciplesJesus changes water into wineJesus clears the Temple

John 3 and 4 ‘Surprise, Mystery and Relationship’

Jesus and NicodemusJohn the Baptist and JesusJesus and the woman at the wellJesus heals the royal official’s son

John 5 and 6 ‘Feeding of the Five Thousand’

Healing at the Pool of Bethesda Life through the SonTestimonies about JesusFeeding the five thousandWalking on waterBread of LifeMany people desert Jesus

John 7 and 8 ‘Sound Bites from’

Jesus at the Feast of TabernaclesJesus the Christ?Unbelief amongst Jewish LeadersWoman caught in adulteryThe validity of Jesus’ testimonyChildren of Abraham and of the DevilClaims of Jesus about himself

John 9 and 10 ‘Questions’ Spiritual Blindness and Unbelief

Jesus heals the man born blindTeaching on spiritual blindnessThe Shepherd and his flockThe Unbelief of the Jews

People finding God in their lives

The servants at the marriage – ‘small’ miracle

Nichodmus – challenge to be born again

Woman at the well – sense of being known and accepted

Royal officials son - healing

Man at the pool of Bethsaida – healing after many years

Little boy and the feeding of the five thousand - provision

Woman caught in adultery - forgiveness

Man born blind – miracle and mystery

John 9 – Jesus heals the man born blind

As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth.

Having said this, he spit on the ground, made some mud with the saliva, and put it on the man's eyes.

They brought to the Pharisees the man who had been blind. Now the day on which Jesus had made the mud and opened the man's eyes was a Sabbath.

Finally they turned again to the blind man

The Jews still did not believe that he had been blind and had received his sight until they sent for the man's parents.

A second time they summoned the man who had been blind

Then they hurled insults at him

Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, and when he found him

Then the man said, "Lord, I believe," and he worshiped him.

"Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?"

"Isn't this the same man who used to sit and beg?"

"How then were your eyes opened?"

"Where is this man?"

Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight

"What have you to say about him?

How is it that now he can see?"

"What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?"

"Do you believe in the Son of Man?"

Questions………………

He replied, "Whether he is a sinner or not, I don't know. One thing I do know. I was blind but now I see!"

Then the man said, "Lord, I believe," and he worshiped him

“Have you ever been aware or, or influenced by, a presence or power, whether you call it God or not, which is different from your everyday self”

Hardy 36% Yes

Hay 63% Yes

I've not told anyone. For the simple reason, there's such a lot of disbelievers about, and they'd ridicule you...

A middle-aged factory worker

I'd tell the wife. I don't tell me mates, otherwise they'd think I'd gone barmy.

Male worker

Never! [They'd] just laugh at me; well they'd probably listen but they wouldn't understand.

Eighteen-year-old youth working in a shop

"The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field.

When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field.