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Joe Nesom

Worship Times

Our Sunday Worship Services are at 11:00 A.M. and 6:30 P.M.  Sunday School is at 9:45

Wednesday evening prayer service is at 6:30 P.M.

Men's Bible Study
Monday Night at 7:00

Directions

First Baptist Church of Jackson meets at 3032 Bank Street in Jackson, Louisiana.  The church has been located on Bank Street in Jackson since 1860.  If you are driving into Jackson on LA 10 from the east, you will turn right at McDonald’s Drug Store.  Go one block.  The church will be on your right, and is easily seen from LA 10.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

NEWSLETTER ARTICLES

Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; 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.  John 20:30-31

Several years ago, my friend from childhood Larry Goff suggested that I write a book related to evangelism in the Gospel of John.  When he knew that his days on earth were numbered, he gave his nephew the responsibility of reminding me of my responsibility to keep my word concerning this matter.  He went to be with the Lord in 2002.
I have been torn as to what sort of study to do.  As with all that I write I want to use the “vernacular.”  There are many academic studies dealing with every nook and cranny of the Gospel of John.  There is no need for us to go down that path.  But it seems to me that there may be room indeed for us to go back to John’s stated purpose and examine various passages in this gospel in the light of that purpose.
John the apostle wrote these words.  Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you might have life in his name.  John 20:30-31.
It is well known that John holds before us seven great “signs” beginning with the changing of water into wine at the wedding feast in Cana of Galilee.  These were done by the mercy of God for a largely Jewish audience.  Many scholars have thought the Gospel of John to be the most Gentile friendly of the four gospels.  But Jewish scholars have called it the most Jewish of all.

The apostle Paul described the Gentiles as seeking “wisdom” and the Jews as demanding “signs.”  1 Corinthians 1:22 Ultimately neither received what they desired.  But it would seem that God in his merciful condescension allowed the Jews to see the savior of the world as a miracle worker who obviously was blessed with the very power of God.  John records these seven miraculous displays of the power of God but surrounds them with some of the richest teaching of the Lord Jesus concerning his person and mission.  The signs were written so that belief might come.  The words explain the story behind this extraordinary intervention of God into the history of the world.  And the words that record the signs and the words that explain who Christ is constitute a true evangelistic tract from the Holy Spirit.
In the next few weeks I hope to set before you a number of these precious truths about our Lord that are given prominent place in this book of the Bible.  Most of the people who read this article from week to week are Christians.   God willing, we will become better evangelists ourselves.