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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... 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 can , through believing and loving , grow into an intimate relationship with God and ...
... gives birth to children , namely to all who receive and 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 ...
... give way to a common noun ( man ) and to a proper name ( John ) . John is " a man sent from God " ( v . 6 ) . He is like Jesus , who often refers to himself as the one whom God has sent and to God as the sender.2 Unlike the Synoptics ...
... gives John the right to baptize ? 2 In his answer , John turns attention from himself to the one to whom he will bear witness , but whom he does not yet name . John baptizes with water , but he announces another who is standing among ...
... gives a delayed answer to the Pharisees ' question about why he was baptizing and adds that he saw " the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove , and it remained on him . " In the Fourth Gospel it is John the wit- ness who alone sees ...