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WITNESS - John 21:20-25, 20:30-31, 1 John 1:1-4 - Sunday Sermon

John 21:20-25
Jesus and the Beloved Apostle
20 Peter turned and saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following them, the one who also had leaned back against him during the supper and had said, “Lord, who is it that is going to betray you?” 21 When Peter saw him, he said to Jesus, “Lord, what about this man?” 22 Jesus said to him, “If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you? You follow me!” 23 So the saying spread abroad among the brothers that this disciple was not to die; yet Jesus did not say to him that he was not to die, but, “If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you?”

24 This is the disciple who is bearing witness about these things, and who has written these things, and we know that his testimony is true.

25 Now there are also many other things that Jesus did. Were every one of them to be written, I suppose that the world itself could not contain the books that would be written.

John 20:30&31
The Purpose of This Book
30 Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; 31 but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.

1 John 1:1-4
The Word of Life
1 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we looked upon and have touched with our hands, concerning the word of life— 2 the life was made manifest, and we have seen it, and testify to it and proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and was made manifest to us— 3 that which we have seen and heard we proclaim also to you, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ. 4 And we are writing these things so that our joy may be complete.

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OUTLINE:

WITNESS - John 21:20-25, 20:30-31, 1 John 1:1-4 Sunday Sermon

• FAITH IN JESUS IS GROUNDED IN THE TRUE TESTIMONY OF EYEWITNESSES
In the presence of the disciples (20:30)
The disciple whom Jesus loved – The apostle John (21:20&21, I John 1:1-3a)

• FAITH IN JESUS IS STRENGTHENED THE WRITTEN WITNESS OF THE BIBLE
John wrote a lot (but not everything) (John 20:30&31; 21:25; Revelation 1:11)
That we might believe (John 20:31, I John 1:3b-4)

• FAITH IN JESUS BECOMES OUR PERSONAL WITNESS AS WE FOLLOW HIM
What about him? (21:21-23, John 21:15-19, Revelation 1:9)
Follow me! (John 21:22)

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