More with Beth

Beth Moore, that is...


In case you missed my last post...I attended a Beth Moore conference this past weekend with my good friend, JJ. Now, if you've read my blog for any period of time, you know how I feel about Beth Moore! So I was anticipating this weekend with great joy knowing that I (we!) were in for some serious Scripture teaching, a LOT of laughter and much praise and worship! We got all of that and then some!

For this conference, Beth spoke on John 1. What I love SO MUCH about her is that not only is she an encourager and a lover of God's people, but she truly wants you to know and understand His Word.

In this post, I'd like to share just a few things about the Gospel of John that Beth shared with us...

• Did you know that the Gospel of John is unique to the other Gospels? (I didn't!) In fact, it is 90% (big WOW!) unique to the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke, which are called the "Synoptic Gospels."
  

• The word "believe" is used 98 times in the Gospel of John. It is used 11 times in Mark, 14 times in Matthew and 19 times in Luke. (Hmmm...it would appear that John has a message for us!)
  

• The Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke are centered around Jesus' public life, while the Gospel of John seems to be more about his private life and private conversations.

• There are 8 titles for Jesus within the Gospel of John and they are found within the first 51 verses of the first chapter. They are: (v1) the Word, (v4) the life, (v9) the true light, (v18) the only begotten Son, (v29) the Lamb, (v41) the Messiah, (v49) the King, (v51) Son of Man.

• After verse 17 in chapter 1, the word "grace" is never again mentioned in the Gospel of John; yet John goes on to expound on it throughout the remainder of his accounting.

Grace...5 short letters but a word so full of meaning for those who believe on His name.

I could go on and on. I could have listened to her for a solid month. Beth.........why did you have to leave so soon????????? I still had room for more notes!!!!!!!



Oh...and JJ? Because I know how much you enjoyed the praise and worship music, this one's for you!!

From the fullness of his grace we have all received one blessing after another.
John 1:16 NIV

For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. John 1:17 NIV