Jesus in the Gospel of John

Just a few glories of Jesus in the Gospel of John:

John 1
Jesus is God the Son.
Jesus created all things.
Jesus makes the Father known.
Jesus is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.
Jesus is the promised Messiah.
Jesus is the king of Israel.
Jesus is completely pure, blameless, sinless.

John 2
Jesus has power over nature.
Jesus is the true temple.

John 3
Jesus is the teacher from God
Jesus has been given all things by the Father.

John 4
Jesus is the living water.
Jesus is the Savior of the world.

John 5
Jesus heals the blind, lame, and paralyzed.
Jesus is the Lord of the Sabbath.
Jesus is the obedient Son, fulfilling the Father’s plan perfectly.
Jesus has authority to give life to whoever He wants.
Jesus has authority to execute judgment.
Jesus is the content of the Old Testament Scriptures.

John 6
Jesus walks on water.
Jesus is the bread of life.
Jesus will never cast out those who come to Him.
Jesus alone has the words of eternal life.

John 7
Jesus gives the Spirit.

John 8
Jesus is the light of the world.
Jesus is the powerful “I Am.”
Jesus is the Son of Man.

John 9
Jesus opens the eyes of the physically and spiritually blind.

John 10
Jesus is the door of salvation.
Jesus is the Good Shepherd who lays down His life willingly for His sheep.
Jesus is one with the Father.

John 11
Jesus is the resurrection and the life.
Jesus raises the dead.

John 12
Jesus is the promised King.
Jesus casts out the ruler of this world.

John 13
Jesus is the compassionate servant.
Jesus knows and predicts the future.

John 14
Jesus is preparing a place for His people.
Jesus is coming again to take His people to Himself.
Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life.
Jesus is the only way to the Father.
Jesus answers prayers prayed in His name.

John 15
Jesus is the true vine.

John 16
Jesus has overcome the world.

John 17
Jesus guards His own and glorifies the Father.

John 18
Jesus knocks down a band of soldiers with His words.
Jesus is in complete control of all things.
Jesus’ Kingdom is not of or from this world.

John 19
Jesus is the Passover Lamb.
Jesus fulfills all the Scripture.

John 20
Jesus gloriously and powerfully rises from the dead.

John 21
Jesus forgives, restores, and commissions His own.

The Trinity in John: The Divine Drama of Redemption

I was working on a sermon about the Trinity in John's Gospel and just don't have enough Sundays to preach it. This was going to be my basic outline:

The Trinity in John’s Gospel:

1. The Father gave His people to the Son whom He has sent into the world.
-The Father is the Grand Architect, the Wise Designer of redemption.
-John 6:37-40; 10:29; 17:2, 6, 9, 24.
-Jesus as “sent” by the Father about 36 times in John (i.e. John 3:16).

2. The Son obeyed the Father by giving life to those given to Him by the Father.
-People (sheep) were not the only thing given to the Son by the Father (the cup – 18:11).
-Jesus’ relentless passion to please the Father (for more see this post).
-Jesus will continue to obey the Father by protecting His people.

3. The Spirit is given by the Father and Son in order to guide His people into the truth.
-The Spirit serves the church by guiding her to the truth and glorifying Jesus.
-For more on the Sprit in John see this post.

The progression of redemption:
-The Father has chosen a group of people.
-The Father sent the Son and entrusted His people to the Son.
-The Son obeyed the Father by redeeming His people.
-The Son will continue to obey the Father by protecting His people.
-The Father and Son sent the Spirit in order to guide His people into the truth.
-His people are to live fruitful lives awaiting Christ’s return for the glory of God.