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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... Mark . The prologue lifts readers above history and into mystery , the mystery of God's eternity , glory , inner nature , and saving purpose . It prepares readers to enter the narrative of Jesus ' life with openness to an invasion from ...
... Mark , in which Jesus never attributes to himself any messianic title , the Fourth Gospel has already announced to readers by the middle of the first chapter that Jesus is Word of God , Lamb of God , and Son of God . Nevertheless , this ...
... Mark , Son of Man is the only christological title that Jesus is reported to have used for himself . It is used in a dozen texts in John , nowhere with greater significance than here . In John it can mean either that Jesus is the ...
... Mark 7 : 4 . At Cana , Jesus gave a new quality and a new significance to the water of purification . So can the Holy Spirit , whom the water of baptism symbol- izes , give new and eternal life to the person baptized . The preacher can ...
... marks of this Gospel appear here for the first time , like this basic structure of the passage : Narrative setting 3 : 1-2a Dialogue Monologue 2b - 10 11-21 Narrative Setting : A Pharisee Visits Jesus at Night ( 3 : l-2a ) Instead of a ...