Miracles of Jesus
What was the first miracle Jesus performed?
He turned water to wine at a wedding.
(John 2:1-12)
Who is the book of John is known for calling themself "bread of life"?
Jesus!!
John 6:35
"Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty. "
Jesus does something miraculous and it has to do with water, what was it?
He walked on water!
(John 6:18-20)
"A strong wind was blowing and the waters grew rough. When they had rowed about three or four miles, b they saw Jesus approaching the boat, walking on the water; and they were frightened. But he said to them, “It is I; don’t be afraid.”
What does John 3:16 say?
"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life."
Jesus fed a crowd of 5000 with how many of which two foods?
With five loaves of bread and two fish
(John 6:1-14)
Which disciple denied knowing Jesus three times when people asked?
Peter
(John 18:25-27)
"Meanwhile, Simon Peter was still standing there warming himself. So they asked him, “You aren’t one of his disciples too, are you?”
He denied it, saying, “I am not.” One of the high priest’s servants, a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, challenged him, “Didn’t I see you with him in the garden?” Again Peter denied it, and at that moment a rooster began to crow."
Jesus shares a Passover meal with His disciples before He was arrested and put to death. What is the common name used to describe this event?
The Last Supper
(John 13)
" I am the _____, you are the _______."
"I am the vine, you are the branches."
(John 15:5)
While the twelve disciples were out in the sea during a storm, what miracle does Jesus perform?
Jesus walks on water, showing His power of nature and comforting His disciples.
(John 6:16-21)
Which disciple had doubts about Jesus being raised from the dead?
Thomas, also called "doubting Thomas"
(John 20:24-25)
"Now Thomas , one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came. 25 So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord!”
But he said to them, “Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe.”
Name one of the first disciples called by Jesus
Andrew, Peter, Philip, or Nathanael
Mentioned in John chapter 1!
In John 14:6 Jesus says, "'I am the ___ and the ____ and the ____. No one comes to the Father except through me.'"
What does the full verse say?
'I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.'"
In the book of John, Jesus intentionally waits multiple days to visit a man named Lazarus, what miracle is He performing in this story?
Jesus raises Lazarus from the dead.
He waiting several days to prove that Lazarus was truly dead and that He could truly raise him to life.
(John 11:1-43)
14"So then he told them plainly, "Lazarus is dead, and for your sake I am glad I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him."
Who was the first person to see the risen Christ according to John’s account?
Hint: It was a woman!
Mary Magdalene
(John 20:18)
"Mary Magdalene went to the disciples with the news: “I have seen the Lord!” And she told them that he had said these things to her."
Jesus makes a big scene in the Jerusalem temple for a specific reason, what did He do and why?
He drove out the merchants and flipped the tables of the money changers. They were not respecting God's house by making it a place of earthly wealth.
(John 2:14-16)
"In the temple courts he found people selling cattle, sheep and doves, and others sitting at tables exchanging money. So he made a whip out of cords, and drove all from the temple courts, both sheep and cattle; he scattered the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables. To those who sold doves he said, “Get these out of here! Stop turning my Father’s house into a market!”
The shortest verse in the Bible comes from the book of John and is two words. What is it?
"Jesus wept."
John 11:35
After Jesus death and resurrection, He appeared to His disciples by the sea of Galilee. What miracle did He perform here?
He told them to cast their fishing net on the other side of the boat and it completely filled with fish.
(John 21:1-14)
The Roman governor Pilate was able to release one prisoner at Passover, and allowed the people to choose between Jesus or someone else, who was the other prisoner?
Barabbas
(John 18:39-40)
"But it is your custom for me to release to you one prisoner at the time of the Passover. Do you want me to release ‘the king of the Jews’?”
"They shouted back, “No, not him! Give us Barabbas!” Now Barabbas had taken part in an uprising."
Fill in the blank from John 12:
"The next day the great crowd that had come for the festival heard that Jesus was on his way to _______. They took ___ ______ and went out to meet him, shouting,
“______”
“Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!”
“Blessed is the king of Israel!”
John 12:12-13
The next day the great crowd that had come for the festival heard that Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem. They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting,
“Hosanna! ”
“Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!”
“Blessed is the king of Israel!”
What does John 1:1 say?
Hint: I mentioned it at the beginning of the lesson!
"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God."