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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... Coming of the Light ( 4 : 1-12 : 50 ) The Samaritan Woman ( 4 : 1-42 ) Transition : From Samaria to Galilee ( 4 : 43–45 ) The Royal Official's Son ( 4 : 46-54 ) The Paralytic by the Pool ( 5 : 1-18 ) The Second Confrontation : Does ...
... Coming of the Advocate ( 16 : 4b - 15 ) 209 Conclusion : Joy and Peace ( 16 : 16-33 ) 213 The Great Prayer ( 17 : 1-26 ) 219 Jesus Prays for Himself : " Father , Glorify Me " ( 17 : 1-5 ) 219 Jesus Prays for His First Disciples ( 17 : 6 ...
... in the beginning with God 6-9 The light coming into the world 10-13 Responses to the life of the Word in the world 14-18 The glory of God in the Word made flesh This structure suggests a movement forward through time , but 1.
... COMING INTO THE WORLD ( 1 : 6-9 ) These verses move from the realm of ultimate reality before all creation into the world of time , space , and human existence . The abstract ideas of verses 1-5 give way to a common noun ( man ) and to ...
... coming into the world " is related to the rest of the sentence . It may either mean that " The true light , which enlightens everyone , was coming into the world " ( NRSV , text ) or " He was the true light that enlight- ens everyone coming ...