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A MESSAGE SERIES FROM JOHN
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
If you wanted to talk more about this series, or if you would like someone to follow-up with you or pray for you, please let us know (connect@brainerdbaptist.org).
Message from May 11, 2025
(John 5:30-47)
Some thoughtful discussions and resources on seeing Jesus in the Old Testament
The Goldsworthy Trilogy by Graeme Goldsworthy
Knowing Jesus through the Old Testament by Christopher Wright
Message from May 4, 2025
(John 5:17-29)
Some thoughtful discussions and resources on the relationship between the Father and the Son
The Person of Christ by Stephen Wellum
The Deep Things of God by Fred Sanders
Enjoying Jesus by Tim Chester
Message from April 27, 2025
(John 5:1-18)
A prayer for someone who wants to follow Jesus: Jesus, you are my Lord. I love you only because you loved me first. I need your rescue from my sin. Change my life forever. Make me yours. Keep revealing yourself to me. I want to keep following you. Have mercy on me. Amen.
Some thoughtful discussions and resources on a Christian understanding of disabilities:
Theology of Disability by Wheaton Center for Faith and Disability
Joni and Friends – a ministry of Joni Erickson Tada
Give Me Understanding That I May Live: Situating Our Suffering within God's Redemptive Plan by Mark Talbot
Disability and the Gospel by Michael Beates
The Life We Never Expected: Hopeful Reflections on the Challenges of Parenting Children with Special Needs by Andrew and Rachel Wilson
YoungLife Capernaum – their vision is to invite teens and young adults with and without disabilities to discover authentic friendship, growth, and purpose.
An article from The Biblical Archaeological Society on the Bethesda Pool in John 5.
Series Schedule
April 27 – John 5:1-18
May 4 – John 5:16-30
May 11 – John 5:31-47
May 18 – John 6:1-15
May 25 – John 6:16-24
June 8 – John 6:25-71
June 15 – John 7:1-24
June 22 – John 7:25-52
June 29 – John 7:37-39
July 6 – John 8:1-11
July 13 – John 8:12-30
July 20 – John 8:31-47
July 27 – John 8:48-59
My Most-Used Commentaries and Resources on John
The Gospel of John: A Commentary by Frederick Dale Bruner
John (Pillar Commentary) by D.A. Carson
Expository Reflections on the Gospel of John by Leon Morris
UBS Handbook on the Gospel of John by Barclay Newman and Eugene Nida
John (Exegetical Guide to the Greek New Testament) by Murray Harris
John through Old Testament Eyes by Karen Jobes
Expository Thoughts on John by J.C. Ryle
John (CSB Scripture Notebook)