Themes of Gospels and Acts- Final 2025

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What is the theme for Matthew?

Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!

What is the theme for Mark?

The Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many

What is the theme for Luke?

For the Son of Man came to Seek and Save the Lost

What is the theme for John?

Behold! the Lamb of God who came to take away the sins of the world.

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

What is the theme for Acts?

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.

Fill in the blank: The ____ ___ ____ is the Spotless/ Sinless Sacrifice for Others

Lamb of God

Fill in the blank: The _____ of God, which is the Power of God, which is the full Knowledge and Wisdom of God.

Word

Fill in the blank: The Tetragrammaton of God in Hebrew is YHWH but in Greek it is ___ ___ or I AM.

ego eimi

Fill in the blank: Jesus uses this repeated word indicating that He is saying something new and firmly true (written in stone if you will), which is ____ ____ or in Greek ____ ____

truly truly; amen amen

Fill in the blank: When Jesus sent out Judas, John makes an editorial Comment that “it was ___.” indicating that in the life of Judas there was no longer any Light due to him being under the influence of Satan due to his greed.

night

Fill in the blank: When Jesus tells Nicodemus that one must be born again, this did not mean literally physical birth but rather that he must be born from _____

above or spirit

Fill in the blank: Water is used a metaphorical term for ____, ____, and ___________

cleansing; life; covering with the Holy Spirit

Fill in the blank: The purpose of the Signs that John records is so that we might ____ in Jesus. Which is a deep trust, that leads one to action

believe

Fill in the blank: The Author of this Gospel is referred to as “the one who Jesus loved” and is the apostle _____.

John

Meaning of the sign: Turns water into wine

Jesus is the source of life/ creator

Meaning of the sign: Heals the officials son

Jesus is master over distance

Meaning of the sign: Healing the lame at the pool on the Sabbath

Jesus is master over time

Meaning of the sign: Jesus feeds the 5000

Jesus is the creator

Meaning of the sign: Jesus walks on water

Jesus is the master over nature

Meaning of the sign: Jesus heals a man born blind

Jesus opens the eyes of the blind

Meaning of the sign: Jesus raises Lazarus from the dead

Jesus has power over death/ sin

Meaning of the sign: Jesus was crucified, died, and rose from the dead

Jesus is the spotless, sinless sacrifice. So death had no power over Him.

Meaning of the sign: Jesus miraculously helps the disciples catch fish

Jesus is the master over creation

meaning of the I AM: I AM the bread of life

We are to spiritually hunger (and thirst) for jesus, who is the life giving bread required for eternal life

meaning of the I AM: I AM the light of the world

Sin thrives in darkness. Just as God was the Light that led the people in the OT from captivity to freedom, so too is Jesus the light of the world that leads us from death to life.

meaning of the I AM: I AM the door of the sheep

Only Jesus has the Authority and manner in which we can enter into Life, and He is Himself the Door

meaning of the I AM: I AM the resurrection and the life

Only Jesus can give resurrection TO Life; all will be resurrected, but only those in Jesus will be resurrected to life. Otherwise, you will be resurrected to death. This is dependent on entering by the Door and following the Good Shepherd

meaning of the I AM: I AM the good shepherd

Sheep cannot find their own way and must be led from the front. Jesus is the Good Shepherd because: He lays down His life for the sheep, leads us through the Door, protects the sheep from danger, calls all of His sheep to Himself, and does not lose any sheep

meaning of the I AM: I AM the way, the truth, and the life

JESUS IS THE EXCLUSIVE PATH TO GOD

Jesus is the: Way to God, the Truth about/of God, the Means to Life with God

meaning of the I AM: I AM the true vine

Israel was the original Vine, but became a “Wild Vine” of Isaiah 5 and Jeremiah 2, but Jesus is the True Vine, the one that all must “abide” in, that you might have life. Gentiles are grafted in, but Israel can/will be grafted in when they believe.