Drawn Into the Mystery of Jesus Through the Gospel of John

Drawn Into the Mystery of Jesus Through the Gospel of John
Author: Jean Vanier
Publisher: Paulist Press
Total Pages: 364
Release: 2004
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780809142965

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Jean Vanier is the founder of l'Arche and co-founder of Faith and Light, both communities for people with disabilities. In this book, he shares with the reader the message of the Gospel of John, finding his meaning in the readings and teachings.

The Way of Christ

The Way of Christ
Author: Albert J. LaChance
Publisher: North Atlantic Books
Total Pages: 316
Release: 2009-08-25
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 155643801X

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While some scholars approach the Gospels from an historical point of view, analyzing John in the context of his own personal experience as a follower of Jesus, others focus on John’s roots in ancient Judaism. In this provocative book, Albert LaChance approaches the Gospel of John from the perspective of Eastern mysticism, drawing on indigenous beliefs and ancient global spiritual traditions originating in the Middle East, India, and China. Through this expansive approach, the book attempts to understand John’s Gospel in its richest sense—as a guide to achieving the direct experience of a universal God. Throughout the book, LaChance returns to the Gospel’s Prologue and uses it as a framework for uncovering Jesus’s message about his own identity as the Son of God and his similarities to ancient Eastern mystics. The author also discusses themes woven throughout the Gospel of John that derive from Eastern religions and other indigenous spiritual practices: individual ego versus the essential self, separation versus union, and the earthly versus the heavenly. This important book delves into the mysteries of Christian understanding to unearth universal truths, defining the very essence of religious and spiritual experience.

The Gospel of John

The Gospel of John
Author: David F. Ford
Publisher: Baker Academic
Total Pages: 490
Release: 2021-12-07
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1493432273

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Christianity Today 2023 Book Award Finalist (Biblical Studies) John is a Gospel of abundant truth, life, and love. David Ford, one of the world's leading Christian theologians, invites readers into a fresh, profound encounter with Jesus through the Gospel of John in this comprehensive theological commentary. This commentary will appeal to a wide audience, including pastors, church leaders, and other readers interested in the intersection of theology and spirituality. It will also be of interest to professors and students doing research on John and the reception of the Gospel in Christian theology.

Jesus, the Gift of Love

Jesus, the Gift of Love
Author: Jean Vanier
Publisher: Crossroad
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1996-09
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780824515935

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Now in paperback, here is a luminous retelling of the life of Jesus of Nazareth by one of this century's most revered spiritual writers.

Discipleship in Community

Discipleship in Community
Author: Mark E. Powell
Publisher: ACU Press
Total Pages: 195
Release: 2020-06-16
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1684269539

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Jesus said, “Go and make disciples.” So, what exactly are we doing? Western churches face a difficult future marked by numerical decline and evident signs of shrinking cultural influence. But Discipleship in Community wisely asks the church to go back to basics. What does it mean to follow Jesus? What does a life of discipleship look like? Trusted scholars Mark Powell, John Mark Hicks, and Greg McKinzie invite you to consider how good theology can lead to better, more intentional discipleship. In Discipleship in Community you will learn • how the language of Trinity matters to everyday disciples; • how God’s plan and mission is unfolding and how, as disciples, we can participate in that mission; • how the Bible is more than a book of facts and how it guides us into a relationship with God; • how baptism and the Lord’s Supper allow us to experience God’s saving power; and • how local churches can encourage intentional discipleship.

The Gospel According to Mark

The Gospel According to Mark
Author:
Publisher: Canongate Books
Total Pages: 73
Release: 1999-01-01
Genre: Bibles
ISBN: 0857860976

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The earliest of the four Gospels, the book portrays Jesus as an enigmatic figure, struggling with enemies, his inner and external demons, and with his devoted but disconcerted disciples. Unlike other gospels, his parables are obscure, to be explained secretly to his followers. With an introduction by Nick Cave

Captivating

Captivating
Author: John Eldredge
Publisher: Thomas Nelson Inc
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2022-08-16
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1400200385

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What Wild at Heart did for men, Captivating is doing for women. Setting their hearts free. This groundbreaking book shows readers the glorious design of women before the fall, describes how the feminine heart can be restored, and casts a vision for the power, freedom, and beauty of a woman released to be all she was meant to be.

Portraits of Jesus in the Gospel of John

Portraits of Jesus in the Gospel of John
Author: Robert P. Lightner
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 202
Release: 2007-01-15
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1498276245

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In his Gospel, John presented Jesus as the Son of God by painting portraits, pictures, of him. The author of this volume displays twenty-nine of these portraits for us to look at and even study. The reader who observes these portraits carefully will come to know the Lord Jesus Christ in new and deeper ways. After each portrait is examined, there are applications for daily living and simple study questions drawn from the portrait. This book is all about Jesus the Living Word set forth in the Written Word and is intended for individual and group use.

Mysteries Of John

Mysteries Of John
Author: Charles Fillmore
Publisher: Jazzybee Verlag
Total Pages: 188
Release: 2014-05-12
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 3849644227

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Metaphysical Bible students recognize in the Gospel of John a certain spiritual quality that is not found in the other Gospels. Although this is not true of all Bible readers, it may be said that those who look for the mystical find it in the language of this book. The book is distinctive in this respect and is so successful in setting forth metaphysical truths that little interpretation is necessary. Only in a few instances does the original writing conceal the deep truths that the student seeks to discern. Written language is at best a reflection of inner ideas, and even though a teacher couples ideas and words as adroitly as Jesus does, elucidation is sometimes difficult.

The Gospel of John

The Gospel of John
Author: F.B. Meyer
Publisher: Ravenio Books
Total Pages: 581
Release: 2013-11-27
Genre: Religion
ISBN:

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In his preface to this devotional commentary on the Gospel of John, Meyer writes: "This is the Gospel of the Divine Life of Jesus. The eagle has always been its recognised emblem, as denoting its sublime and heavenly character. And, clearly, in its diction, its insight into the deepest truths, its repeated testimony to the Glory and Deity of our Lord, it holds a unique, place among the records of His life. It soars. It holds fellowship with the Throne. Its eyrie is in the Heart of God. And yet, in one of its aspects, this Gospel is as much the record of the Man Christ Jesus, as of the Only-begotten Son; and for this it is of inestimable worth to all who desire to follow in His steps. There is no part of Scripture more conducive to the culture of the inner life; and it is under this aspect that it is considered in the following pages." This volume contains the following meditations: The Word (John 1:1) The Word In Creation (John 1:2-3) The Word As Light (John 1:9) The Word Made Flesh (John 1:14) The Word Declaring the Unseen God (John 1:18) Three Memorable Days (John 1:23, 29, 37) The Son of Man (John 1:51) The First Miracle (John 2:11) The Temple of the Body (John 2:21) A Psalm of Life (John 3:6) The Shadow of the Cross (John 3:14) “Sent” (John 3:34) Life As a Fountain (John 4:14) Daring to Act in Faith (John 4:50) The Divine Master Workman (John 5:17) The Will of God (John 5:30) The Father’s Name (John 5:43) The Father’s Gift to the Son (John 6:37) The Bread Which Gives and Sustains Life (John 6:57) The Words of Jesus (John 6:68) Rivers of Living Water (John 7:37-39) The Penitent’s Gospel (John 8:11) The Light of Life (John 8:12) Christ’s Absorption in His Father (John 8:28) Made Free by the Son of God (John 8:31, 32, 36) The Glory of Christ (John 8:50) The Works of God (John 9:4) The Blessed Life of Trust (John 10:4) The Ideal Shepherd (John 10:11) The Work of an Ungifted Worker (John 10:40, 41, 42) Love’s Delays (John 11:6) Anointed for His Burial (John 12:3) Falling Into the Ground to Die (John 12:24) The Troubled Saviour (John 12:27) The World and Its Prince (John 12:31) The True Light of God’s Children (John 12:35-36) The Laver in the Life of Jesus (John 13:5) Heaven Delayed But Guaranteed (John 13:36) “Many Mansions” (John 14:2) The Reality of Which Jacob’s Dream Was the Shadow (John 14:6) Christ Revealing the Father (John 14:8-9) The Great Deeds of Faith (John 14:12) How to Secure More and Better Prayer (John 14:16) The Other Paraclete (John 14:16) The Three Dispensations (John 14:17) Three Paradoxes (John 14:18-19) Many Mansions for God (John 14:23) Christ’s Legacy and Gift Of Peace (John 14:27) The Story of the Vine (John 15:1) “Abide in Me, and I in You” (John 15:4) Prayer That Prevails (John 15:7) The Hatred of the World (John 16:2-3) The Work of the Holy Spirit on the World (John 16:8) Christ’s Reticence Supplemented by the Spirit’s Advent (John 16:12-15) The Conqueror of the World (John 16:33) Consecrated to Consecrate (John 17:19) The Lord’s Prayer for His People’s Oneness (John 17:21-23) The Love That Bound Christ to the Cross (John 18:4) Drinking the Cup (John 18:1-14) The Hall of Annas (John 18:13) How It Fared With Peter (John 18:16) The Trial Before Caiaphas (John 18:24) “Judas, Which Betrayed Him” (John 18:2) The First Trial Before Pilate (John 18:28) The Second Trial Before Pilate (John 18:39) The Seven Sayings of the Cross (John 19:16) Christ’s Burial (John 19:40) The Day of Resurrection (John 20:1) The Lake of Galilee (John 21:1) Peter’s Love and Work (John 21:15) The Life-Plan of Peter and John (John 21:22) Back to the Father (John 21:25)