Preaching the Gospel of John: Proclaiming the Living WordIn this accessible treatment of the major themes of the Gospel of John, renowned New Testament scholar Lamar Williamson blends the best of biblical scholarship and a close reading of the Fourth Gospel to meet the practical needs of weekly preaching. A more reflective Gospel in which the risen Jesus speaks in signs and discourses, John does not simply tell stories, but allows us to experience the Word and to see Jesus offering living water to the aridity of the institutional church and bread to the hungry hearts of individual disciples. More than mere exposition,Preaching the Gospel of Johnincludes at the end of each passage three to five possibilities for preaching the text--creative and pertinent suggestions that can help preachers apply the words of the Fourth Gospel to the lives of today's churchgoers. Proclaiming the living Word is a major theme of the Gospel of John, and this clear and insightful commentary captures that message in the preaching moment. |
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... Father of Jesus Christ , who , in a unique way , is God's only Son ( 1:14 , 18 ) . The affirmation about God that matters most to the fourth evangelist is the last . Jesus ' many references to God as Father are a key component in the ...
... father's character in an only son . In the first of Jesus ' signs ( 2:11 ) the father's character is seen in the son's unlim- ited mastery of matter used in an act of unobtrusive service . The last words in John 1:14 , " grace and truth ...
... Father , Word , life , light , world , believe , glory , grace , and truth . These words , discussed in context in the notes above , are treated more fully in the glossary . Preachers can decide which ones to proclaim in a given year ...
... father's name and place of origin . He commends Jesus to Nathanael as a fellow Galilean . The expression " son of Joseph " under- scores the humanity of Jesus , ignoring the Synoptic witness that Jesus is Son of God , born of a virgin ...
... father's only son , full of grace and truth . " The repetition of " glory " in 2:11 would have suggested to readers who knew Philo that the one whom disciples have already recognized as the Messiah ( 1:41 ) , the one about whom Moses ...