A Series on The Gospel of John - #5
I apologize, but no recording was made today
Speaker Notes
John 1:29-39 "Recognizing What Has Always Been There"
John Testifies About Jesus
29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! 30 This is the one I meant when I said, ‘A man who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.’ 31 I myself did not know him, but the reason I came baptizing with water was that he might be revealed to Israel.”
32 Then John gave this testimony: “I saw the Spirit come down from heaven as a dove and remain on him. 33 And I myself did not know him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water told me, ‘The man on whom you see the Spirit come down and remain is the one who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’ 34 I have seen and I testify that this is God’s Chosen One.”[f]
John’s Disciples Follow Jesus
35 The next day John was there again with two of his disciples. 36 When he saw Jesus passing by, he said, “Look, the Lamb of God!”
37 When the two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus. 38 Turning around, Jesus saw them following and asked, “What do you want?”
They said, “Rabbi” (which means “Teacher”), “where are you staying?”
39 “Come,” he replied, “and you will see.”
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David Franks continues to facilitate a discussion group focused on the question, “How should we live?”, for the Abigail Adams Institute. This semester we are back online, Wednesday evenings from 8:00-9:30 pm. He invites every member of the Thursday Men’s Breakfast, as well as family and friends, to join The Great Conversation. This is a two-year cycle exploring formative texts of Western culture in manageable portions. The cycle restarts on September 13th. This semester we go from Gilgamesh to Saint Augustine's Confessions, with Genesis, Heraclitus, Homer, Plato, Aristotle, Virgil, Marcus Aurelius, and others along the way. Sign up at https://www.abigailadamsinstitute.org/tgc-rsvp.
David is a Theologian and Ethicist.