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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... evangelist . In the Synoptics , Jesus speaks primarily about the kingdom of God and gives instruction about how to enter and live in it . In John , Jesus speaks primarily about himself , about God the Father , and about how disciples ...
... evangelist is the last . Jesus ' many references to God as Father are a key component in the evangelist's insistence on the unique relationship between Jesus and God . In John 1 : 1-5 " God " refers to the creator who is the source of ...
... evangelist . This worldview also appears in the contrasts between above and below , truth and falsehood , life and death . Above is the realm of God , truth , life , and light , a light that is analogous to the visible manifestation of ...
... evangelist , faith is not something one has ; it is something one does , closely related to doing the truth ( 3:21 ) . " Believe " has a considerable semantic range : believing statements about Jesus ( 11:27 ; 20:31 ) ; acknowl- edging ...
... evangelist him- self , or all of the above rolled into one as long tradition would have it . The identity of this disciple is one of the Fourth Gospel's many historical riddles , but the important point for the evangelist is Andrew's ...