Preacher: Russell Muilenburg - February 18, 2018
Scripture: John 2:1-11
Of the four books of the Bible that tell the story of Jesus—Matthew, Mark, Luke and John—John stands out for having a rather unique perspective. The other three—Matthew, Mark, and Luke—are often called the “synoptic gospels” because they share a lot of the same stories and the same basic structure. It is possible to print Matthew, Mark and Luke side-by-side in three columns and find a lot they have in common.
But John’s book follows its own path. It’s still clearly about the same Jesus, the climax of the book is the crucifixion and the resurrection, but it tells the story of Jesus differently. And one of the things that is different is that it only records Jesus doing 7 miracles.
Scripture: John 2:1-11
Of the four books of the Bible that tell the story of Jesus—Matthew, Mark, Luke and John—John stands out for having a rather unique perspective. The other three—Matthew, Mark, and Luke—are often called the “synoptic gospels” because they share a lot of the same stories and the same basic structure. It is possible to print Matthew, Mark and Luke side-by-side in three columns and find a lot they have in common.
But John’s book follows its own path. It’s still clearly about the same Jesus, the climax of the book is the crucifixion and the resurrection, but it tells the story of Jesus differently. And one of the things that is different is that it only records Jesus doing 7 miracles.