The purpose of John for writing the Gospel of John is given to us in John 20: 30 - 31: "And many other signs truly performed by Jesus in the presence of his disciples, who are It is not written in this book: But these things are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life through his name; The miracle signs that John speaks of are the turning of water into wine, the healing of the noble's son, healing the lame, feeding the multitude, walking on water, giving sight to the blind, bringing Lazarus back from the dead. and the miraculous fishing The first miracle was the transformation of water into wine This shows Jesus' power over creation (Cities). , because the greatest event to come is a marriage between the son of God and his chosen bride (Jesus). used water pots to perform his first miracle. Just as God filled the pots with water, He wants to fill us with the water of God's word. The second miracle was healing the nobleman's son. This shows the power of Jesus over space (cities). The nobleman was an official of Herod in Capernaum. This miracle was accomplished by word of mouth. The nobleman's son was 15 miles away (Halley). Jesus sent the man home with the promise that the boy would be healed and he was. The third miracle was the healing of a lame man. This shows the power of Jesus over time (Cities). Jesus saw a man who had been waiting a long time to be healed at the pool of Bethesda. Jesus asked the man if he wanted to get well. He told the man to get up. He obeyed the Lord and was healed. The fourth miracle was feeding the multitude. This shows Jesus' power over food (cities). It is the only miracle recounted in the four gospels (Halley). Jesus took the young boys a meager lunch, blessed it, and fed 5,000 men and their families. The miracle made such an impression on the crowd that they wanted to make him king immediately. The fifth miracle was walking on water. This shows Jesus' power over natural laws. (Cities). Jesus saw the disciples fighting for their lives on a stormy sea and walked towards them..