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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... beginning for the Fourth Gospel like that of 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 ...
... beginning with God , and the embodiment of the Word among his own people in the world . Above / below movement is central to this Gospel . The more significant movement here is downward from above , a move- ment that is reflected ...
Proclaiming the Living Word Lamar Williamson. account of Jesus from beginning to end . Each is used often , and both belong to the realm of God . " Life " ( zoe ) is introduced in the prologue , stated as the goal of the Gospel at the ...
... beginning ... God " ( John 1 : 1 // Gen . 1 : 1 and the God - shaped hole in our hearts ) ; " Get a life " ( John 1 : 3-4 , " All that came to be was alive with his life " F ans and REB note ] , and in Christ that life is eternal ...
... beginning and , assisted by the spirit of the living Christ , may come to believe what these first witnesses saw in Jesus . Preaching and teaching the Word 1. Seeking and finding . Jesus ' first words in the Fourth Gospel are his ...