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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... Luke . They remember and relive God's coming into human history through the conception and birth of a baby . The Fourth Gospel has no birth narrative , but its prologue is appointed to be read on Christ- mas Day because it announces the ...
... Luke . It is doubtful that the evangelist would find this hypothesis con- vincing , but it is true that the Fourth Gospel grounds Jesus ' deity in his preexistence rather than his birth . Nathanael's response indicates a different kind ...
... ( Luke 10 : 30-37 ) and the healing of the ten lep- ers , only one of whom - a Samaritan - returned to say thank - you ( Luke 17 : 11-17 ) , as well as to this scene by Jacob's well . Jesus ignores the woman's initial rebuff and initiates ...
... Luke 4:24 ) , as well as in the Gospel of Thomas ( saying 31 ) . The contrast between the proverb and Jesus ' favorable reception in Galilee in John 4:45 has led interpreters from Origen onward to debate what John con- siders to be ...
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