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I. The Preparation of Jesus’ Death
1. The Worship of Mary – 12:1-3
2. The Waste according to Judas – 12:4-6
3. The Warning of Jesus – 12:7-8
II. The Confession before Communion – Lord’s Supper
1. The Confession of Salvation – Romans 10:9-10; I John 2:23; I John 4:5
2. The Confession of the Son – Matthew 10:32-33; Luke 12:8-9; Revelation 3:5
3. The Confession of Sin – Psalm 32:1-5; Psalm 38:18; Prov. 28:13; James 5:16
a. I John 1:5-10
b. I Corinthians 11:26-32 (Prayer then Partake in the Cup and the Bread)
4. The Confession by ALL one day – Philippians 2:8-11

V. The Devastation of Death Part I (Martha) – 11:17-23 (See Lk 10:38-42)
VI. The Divine Declarations – 11:24-27
VII. The Devastation of Death Part II (Mary) – 11:28-36
VIII. The Dialogue of Delay – 11:37
IX. The Divine Display – 11:38-44
X. The Division of Response – 11:45-57

I. The Dilemma of Sickness – 11:1-3
II. The Delight of Glory – 11:4
III. The Delay of Purpose – 11:5-15
IV. The Disciple of Doubt – 11:16

Exalting - More than a Man - One with the Father; Mt. 1:18-23, “Immanuel”; John 1:1-3; Col. 1:25-20; Heb. 1:1-14; Rev. 1:12-19
Evangelizing - Gospel of faith of believing of receiving of abiding of following - 20:30-31
Exposing - false teachers & false faith

John 10 concludes the public ministry of Jesus.
Feast of Dedication / of Lights / Hanukkah - It was a Historical Feast not a Biblically mandated Feast - Maccabean Uprising against Epimenes

John 10 speaks of the unity between the Father and Son - something that gets expanded in John 17

“If you are the Messiah” - Fourth time - Why again and again and again? To incite - to arrest - to eliminate Jesus once and for all. The Pharisees believed they had the power to decide if Jesus was the Messiah or not - but the truth is Jesus had the power to remove and replace them - A STONE THAT WAS REJECTED HAS BECOME THE CORNERSTONE

Psalm 82

I. Jesus is the great I AM - Exodus 3:10-14
I AM the bread of life - John 6:35, 41, 48, 51
I AM the light of the world - John 8:12; 9:5; (Genesis 1:3)
I AM the door - John 10:7, 9
I AM the Good Shepherd - John 10:11, 14; (Psalm 23:1)
I AM the resurrection and the life - John 11:25-26
I AM the way, the truth, and the life - John 14:6
I AM the true vine - John 15:1, 5
*John 8:58 & John 18:4-11

II. The Intimacy between the Shepherd and His sheep -
Jesus is the DOOR - 10:1-10
Jesus is the GOOD SHEPHERD - 10:11-21

I. Spiritual Sight requires Divine Intervention – 9:35 (thus the Incarnation)
1. Luke 19:10
2. John 5:14
3. John 15:16
4. Romans 3:
II. Spiritual Sight requires Faith – 9:36-37
III. Spiritual Sight requires the Submission to Jesus Christ – 9:38a
IV. Spiritual Sight requires the Worship of Jesus Christ – 9:38b
V. Spiritual Blindness – 9:39-41
1. Receives judgment –
2. Refuses to admit blindness -
3. Rejects sight when its offered -