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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... believe the Word ( 1 : 12-13 ) , and is the 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 ...
... believe that the fourth evangelist was addressing , among others , a sect of the followers of John the Baptist , seeking to win them to faith in Jesus . ( See comments on 3 : 26-30 and 4 : 1-2 , below . ) These verses in the prologue ...
... believe that they have been given " power to become children of God " ( 1:12 ) and have been born of God ( 1:13 ) . " Believe " is one of the major themes of the Fourth Gospel . For the fourth evangelist , faith is not something one has ...
... 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 and articulate the focus of each sermon ...
... 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 question to the two unnamed disciples of John who followed him as he walked by ...