In the blink of an eye, we are finished with our study of the Gospel of John! Here is what I learned this year: What I learned in my personal study Jesus’ love knows no bounds. He loved me so
BSF 2016-2017: What I learned this year
BSF 2016-2017: John 21
John ends his Gospel with an interesting story – an appearance by Jesus to the disciples. Seven of the eleven disciples were at the Sea of Galilee. They were obeying Jesus’ instructions to wait for Him in Galilee. They decided
BSF 2016-2017: John 20
Jesus died on Friday. On Sunday morning while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene and other women went to Jesus’ tomb to finish preparing His body for burial. They likely didn’t know that Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus had prepared Jesus’
BSF 2016-2017: John 19:31-42
Jesus died much sooner than typical crucifixion victims. That’s because He gave up His life Himself. The gospel writers carefully described Jesus’ physical death, which led to His physical resurrection. The writers confirmed that Jesus died, discrediting the rumor that
BSF 2016-2017: John 19:18-30
Last week we saw that Jesus was beaten, flogged, and sentenced to die by crucifixion. He was forced to carry the crossbar of His cross on the mile-long walk to Golgotha (or Calvary). This place was outside the city of
BSF 2016-2017: John 18:28-19:17
Welcome back from spring break! Before our short break, we saw Jesus in several illegal Jewish trials. The Jewish leaders were made up of Pharisees and Sadducees. They were staunch enemies, but they united to condemn Christ to death. They had
BSF 2016-2017: John 18:1-27
Jesus led His disciples to the Garden of Gethsemane. He chose to go to the place where He knew Judas would find Him. Judas brought a detachment of soldiers (up to 600 men), officials, and chief priests with him to
BSF 2016-2017: John 17
In this week’s passage, Jesus prayed aloud to God. He had a conversation with His Father, out loud, and invited His disciples to enter God’s throneroom. Jesus prayed for Himself, for His disciples, and for all believers. Jesus’ prayer for
BSF 2016-2017: John 16:5-33
Jesus warned His disciples that they would experience grief and trouble in this world. But He promised them that their grief would turn to joy and that they could live victoriously because Jesus has overcome the world. The disciples were
BSF 2016-2017: 1 John
In the Gospel of John, we’ve been studying Jesus’ final instructions to His disciples just before His crucifixion. Last week we saw that Jesus instructed His disciples to remain in Him. This week we studied the full book of 1