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John 4:5-44 — Teach without Prejudice — LeGrand Baker
Many species of animals are territorial and will defend their home or hunting ground with great vigor. Humans are territorial in that same way, but in many other ways as well. Our territory might be the high school “in-group” that … Continue reading
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John 4:23-24 — ‘God is a spirit’ [?] — LeGrand Baker
The Savior said to the woman at the well, 23 But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. 24 God … Continue reading
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John 4:23-26 & Isaiah 42:5-16 — “I am he” — LeGrand Baker
During the conversation between Jesus and the woman at the well, 25 The woman saith unto him, I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things. 26 Jesus saith unto … Continue reading
John 5 — Jesus openly declares he is the Son of God — LeGrand Baker
We know that Jesus is the Christ, but when did he claim that about himself? That is a very important question, for if Jesus had not vigorously made that claim about himself, we would not be justified in making it … Continue reading
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John 5:15-47 — Jesus’s relationship with his Father — LeGrand Baker
The Gospel of John is a testimony rather than a history. The Book of Mormon is the same. Their authors selected sermons that taught principles, then stories that reinforced the messages of the sermons. Both follow the encoded pattern of … Continue reading
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John 6:1-14 — Feeding the 5,000 — LeGrand Baker
There is a clear pattern in John’s gospel. It begins with the testimony that Jesus is Jehovah; then teaches about John the Baptist’s premortal call and Jesus’s calling of the Twelve based on his foreknowledge of who they were (Nathanael: … Continue reading
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