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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... experience God's presence more often and more deeply . We do not need to search for God but only to recognize the one in whom God came to live among us and whose Spirit remains in us . Although that recognition may begin with a moment ...
... experience Jesus personally : " Come and see " ( 1 : 46b ) . In Jesus ' dialogue with Nathanael ( 1 : 47-51 ) the theme of finding gives way to that of seeing ( 1:46 , 47 , 48 , 50 , 51 ) . Even while Nathanael is on his way to see ...
... experience Jacob's discovery that he is not alone , that God sees and knows , and that light shines in the darkness because the Word became flesh and lived among us ( 1:14 ) . The allusion to Jacob's dream at Bethel ( v . 51 ) throws ...
... ! " followed by some concrete suggestions based on personal experience about where and how seekers may meet the living Word . 2. Titles for Jesus , John 1 contains a remarkable First Witness , First Disciples , First Encounters 21.
... experience . Willingness to wait for responses is a key to good discussion . 3. Two - way communication with God . The shift from the singular to the plural " you " in verse 51 means that here the risen Lord , through the evan- gelist ...