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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... death , resurrection , and post- resurrection appearances ( John 18-21 ) . The urge to acknowledge help I have received in writing this book has made me realize that my entire life as teacher , preacher , and writer has been undergirded ...
... death of Jesus on the cross ( 3 : 14-16 ) as well as his victory over sin ( 12 : 31-33 ; 19:30 ) and death ( chap . 20 ) . THE FIRST DISCIPLES : ANDREW , PETER , PHILIP , AND NATHANAEL ( 1 : 35-51 ) How do people come to know Jesus ...
... death.5 The intention of the text is not to demo- nize Jews , but to show how Jesus reveals the glory of God when he con- fronts self - interested religious hypocrisy ( 2 : 13-22 ) , as well as when he helps out at a wedding feast ( 2 ...
... death of Jesus Christ on the cross . Jesus ' crucifixion is here spoken of in a figure of speech based on a story in Numbers 21 : 4-9 . Just as Moses at God's command made a bronze serpent and put it on a pole so that Israelites dying ...
... death on the cross are the supreme expression of God's great love for the world . " World " here means the entire human race as the object of God's love . God's love for , in , and through the Son is a recurrent theme in the Fourth ...