The Gospel According To John
by Richard St.James
The Great Train
Bible 1611.Com / Old Paths Bible Ministries © 2008John 1:37 "And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed
Jesus.
38 Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith unto them, What
seek ye? They said unto him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted,
Master,) where dwellest thou?
39 He saith unto them, Come and see. They came and saw where he dwelt,
and abode with him that day: for it was about the tenth hour.
40 One of the two which heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew,
Simon Peter's brother.
41 He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have
found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ.
42 And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, he said, Thou
art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by
interpretation, A stone.
43 The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth
Philip, and saith unto him, Follow me.
44 Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.
45 Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of
whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth,
the son of Joseph.
46 And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of
Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see.
47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an
Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!
48 Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and
said unto him, Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the
fig tree, I saw thee.
49 Nathanael answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of
God; thou art the King of Israel.
50 Jesus answered and said unto him, Because I said unto thee, I saw
thee under the fig tree, believest thou? thou shalt see greater things
than these.
51 And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye
shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending
upon the Son of man."
The Locomotive
Two thousand years ago a locomotive with one car begins to load up at the station with those who wish to find passage to their chosen destination. These are the passengers! They have heard the voice of the conductor yell: all aboard! They line up and get on aboard. As passengers they had chosen to recognize [through faith] the power and might, yea, the very capacity of the locomotive to carry them [its human load] to the desired destination.The train has gotten longer down through the last years. The time is well nigh at hand when all who will ever come will have come. This train will soon arrive in a perfect time at the chosen location just before the Great Tribulation.
The Train
Now let’s go back to John the Baptist. His ministry is now almost completed here on this earth, and is at its highest point. Here is John. He testifies of Jesus Christ … while pointing to him. Verse 37: “And the two disciples heard him [JOHN] speak, and they followed Jesus.” [John starts promoting THE TRAIN by pointing to Jesus Christ] One of the two disciples that heard John was Andrew. You can see this in verse 40: “One of the two which heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother.” Andrew realized that Jesus Christ was the promised Messiah who was to come and save his people Israel. Now what is one to do if he were to find the Messias? [See verse 41.] [THE MESSIAS which is, being interpreted, THE CHRIST] The natural desire that springs up … is to tell others. Amen! Andrew “findeth his own brother Simon” and then he brings him to Jesus Christ. It is all about finding and bringing others to the SAVIOR. As SAVIOR he is the one who saves.Our part is to FIND others, and to bring others, to Jesus Christ. Find and Bring. Find and Bring!
Concurrently, the Holy Spirit will be CONVICTING MEN of sin, of righteousness and of judgment. [John 16:8-11] “And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: Of sin, because they believe not on me; Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more; Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged.”There is something happening at the same time this work of the Holy Spirit is going on. Jesus Christ is drawing all men to himself. [John 12:32] “And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.” We need to find and bring others to him. Amen! God will convict and draw them.
They must come … and receive. [John 1:12] “But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name.”
These five things need to occur for a soul to come to Jesus Christ.
1. Finding and bringing.
2. Convicting of sin
3. Drawing
4. Coming
5. Receiving
Once we are on board the train we have must now follow him. Look at
verse 43: “The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith unto him, Follow me.”
Follow me he said. Do you hear him friend? If you are following him, then you are on the train! Yeah! Praise GOD, we are sitting on the GOSPEL TRAIN whose locomotive is THE SON of GOD … JESUS CHRIST! Saved and Glory bound! Going to heaven ye church age saints! Praise his NAME!
Miracles... the over-riding of
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The Gospel According To John
John 1:1 In the beginning was the
Word, and the Word was with God, and the
Word was God.
John 1:2 The same was in the beginning with God.
John 1:3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any
thing made
that was made.
John 1:4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
John 1:5 And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness
comprehended it
not.
John 1:6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
John 1:7 The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light,
that all
men through him might believe.
John 1:8 He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that
Light.
John 1:9 That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that
cometh into
the world.
John 1:10 He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and
the world
knew him not.
John 1:11 He came unto his own, and his own received him not.
John 1:12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to
become the
sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:
John 1:13 Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the
flesh, nor
of the will of man, but of God.
John 1:14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we
beheld
his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of
grace and
truth.
John 1:15 John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he
of whom I
spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was
before me.
John 1:16 And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for
grace.
John 1:17 For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came
by Jesus
Christ.
John 1:18 No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son,
which is
in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.
John 1:19 And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests
and
Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou?
John 1:20 And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not
the
Christ.
John 1:21 And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he
saith, I am
not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No.
John 1:22 Then said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an
answer
to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?
John 1:23 He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness,
Make
straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias.
John 1:24 And they which were sent were of the Pharisees.
John 1:25 And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest thou
then, if
thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that prophet?
John 1:26 John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but
there
standeth one among you, whom ye know not;
John 1:27 He it is, who coming after me is preferred before me,
whose shoe's
latchet I am not worthy to unloose.
John 1:28 These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where
John was
baptizing.
John 1:29 The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith,
Behold
the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.
John 1:30 This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is
preferred before me: for he was before me.
John 1:31 And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to
Israel,
therefore am I come baptizing with water.
John 1:32 And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending
from
heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him.
John 1:33 And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with
water, the
same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending,
and
remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy
Ghost.
John 1:34 And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God.
John 1:35 Again the next day after John stood, and two of his
disciples;
John 1:36 And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the
Lamb of
God!
John 1:37 And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed
Jesus.
John 1:38 Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith unto
them,
What seek ye? They said unto him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being
interpreted,
Master,) where dwellest thou?
John 1:39 He saith unto them, Come and see. They came and saw where
he
dwelt, and abode with him that day: for it was about the tenth hour.
John 1:40 One of the two which heard John speak, and followed him,
was
Andrew, Simon Peter's brother.
John 1:41 He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto
him, We
have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ.
John 1:42 And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, he
said,
Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which
is by
interpretation, A stone.
John 1:43 The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and
findeth
Philip, and saith unto him, Follow me.
John 1:44 Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.
John 1:45 Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have
found him,
of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of
Nazareth, the
son of Joseph.
John 1:46 And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come
out of
Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see.
John 1:47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him,
Behold an
Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!
John 1:48 Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus
answered
and said unto him, Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast
under the
fig tree, I saw thee.
John 1:49 Nathanael answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the
Son of
God; thou art the King of Israel.
John 1:50 Jesus answered and said unto him, Because I said unto
thee, I saw
thee under the fig tree, believest thou? thou shalt see greater
things than
these.
John 1:51 And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you,
Hereafter
ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and
descending upon
the Son of man.