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John’s Gospel: Questions for Chapter 2:12-25

Posted on December 16, 2012 by Jay F Guin

Lesson 5 Jesus, the Zealous Son John 2:12-25 Was it significant that it was the Passover?  Why?  How many Passovers did Jesus’ ministry include?

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John’s Gospel: 2:1 – 11 (The wedding feast at Cana)

Posted on December 15, 2012 by Jay F Guin

Well, this should be fun. Everyone knows, of course, that the Spirit inspired this account in order to stimulate Bible classes to debate whether it’s okay to drink alcoholic beverages. But then, given that drinking wine was not even a little … Continue reading →

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John’s Gospel: Questions for 2:1-11

Posted on December 14, 2012 by Jay F Guin

Portraits of Jesus “Jesus, the Changer” John 2:1-11 Why were Mary, Jesus,and the  Apostles at the wedding in Cana? Why was Mary concerned about the lack of wine at the wedding feast? What is Mary’s expectation of Jesus? Why? What … Continue reading →

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John’s Gospel: Reflections on chapter 1

Posted on December 14, 2012 by Jay F Guin

The theme of this series on John is to meet Jesus as a person. What is his personality? What are his passions? You see, Christians are called to become like Jesus, the very image of God. And if that’s so, no … Continue reading →

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John’s Gospel: 1:43-51 (Philip’s and Nathanael’s calling)

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Jay F Guin

(John 1:43-45 ESV)  43 The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, “Follow me.”  44 Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.  45 Philip found Nathanael and said to … Continue reading →

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John’s Gospel: 1:32-42 (John’s testimony about Jesus; Calling of Peter)

Posted on December 12, 2012 by Jay F Guin

(John 1:32-34 ESV) 32 And John bore witness: “I saw the Spirit descend from heaven like a dove, and it remained on him.  33 I myself did not know him, but he who sent me to baptize with water said to … Continue reading →

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John’s Gospel: Questions for John 1:35-51

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Jay F Guin

Portraits of Jesus Lesson 3: Portraits of the First Followers John 1:35-51 Note the “titles” used for Jesus: Rabbi (Teacher) by two of John’s disciples Messiah (Christ) Andrew to Peter One Moses and Prophets wrote about – Philip to Nathanael … Continue reading →

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Study: Selflessness Leads to Spiritual Maturity

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Jay F Guin

I’m an Ed Stetzer fan. Among other things, Stetzer works with Lifeway to do research on the state of the contemporary church. They recently interviewed nearly 3,000 church members to determine their level of spiritual maturity and what influenced the … Continue reading →

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Church Plants: So You Want to Start a Church? Part 10

Posted on December 9, 2012 by Jay F Guin

Toward a better model Now, rather than looking for good reasons to plant a church, let’s instead ask whether there might be a better model for church planting. Suppose a young minister feels called to reach out to the local … Continue reading →

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Church Plants: So You Want to Start a Church? Part 9.2

Posted on December 8, 2012 by Jay F Guin

I need to make another point or two regarding the comment quoted in the last post — I have no desire to come under Baptist, Methodist, or any other “ist” teachings. We may all agree by faith that Jesus is … Continue reading →

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