Book of John Introduction: Life In His Name

John 20:30-31

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.

Look at v.30

1. Why do you think John considered the signs that Jesus did to be so important?
2. What happened whenever Jesus performed a sign in the presence of his disciples? [A]
   1. What does it mean to you that Jesus “manifested his glory”?
3. Describe the relationship between Jesus’ signs and manifesting his glory? What can we learn about the purpose of Jesus’ signs? [B]

Look at v.31

4. What signs did John write down in this book? [C] How was Jesus’ glory uniquely manifested in each of these seven signs?
5. Why would it be important for John to write these signs in a book? [D]
   1. What impact could hearing about these signs have on the book's readers?
6. What does it mean to “believe” that Jesus is the Christ?
7. What does it mean to “believe” that Jesus is the Son of God?
8. What kind of “life” results in those who believe? What does this mean for those who don’t?
9. What does it mean to have life “in his name”?
10. Why do you think Jesus performed signs?

References and notes:

[A] This, the first of his signs, Jesus did at Cana in Galilee, and manifested his glory. And his disciples believed in him. —John 2:11

[B] And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. —John 1:14

[C] Seven signs of Jesus are recorded by John in this gospel

1. Turning Water Into Wine (John 2:1-12)

2. Healing the Nobleman's Son (John 4:46-54)

3. Healing the Man at the Pool (John 5:1-11)

4. Feeding of the 5,000 (John 6:1-15)

5. Walking on Water (John 6:16-21)

6. Healing a Man Born Blind (John 9:1-12)

7. Resurrecting Lazarus (John 11)

[D] And you also will bear witness, because you have been with me from the beginning. —John 15:27