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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... hearts of individual disciples . For whom is this commentary intended ? It is written for preachers and teachers . It offers exegetical notes in the part labeled " Exploring the text , " while the part labeled " Preaching and teaching ...
... hearts ) ; " Get a life " ( John 1 : 3-4 , " All that came to be was alive with his life " F ans and REB note ] , and in Christ that life is eternal ) ; " Living in the light " ( 1 : 5 , 9 , 14 , 18 and related texts in John and 1 John ...
... hearts of hearers . 2. Self - image . A sermon on John the Baptist's self - understanding as revealed in John 1 : 19-34 and 3 : 25-30 might be helpful to those who are concerned about their self - image . John knows who he is ( 1:23 ) ...
... heart and knows him through and through . Nathanael , amazed , asks ( paraphrased ) , " Where did you get to know me ? " Jesus ' answer , " I saw you under the fig tree before Philip called you , " indicates more than clairvoyance . It ...
... heart ( see 2:25 ) . He recognizes Nicodemus's individual spiritual hunger expressed in terms of a yearning for the kingdom of God - an expression close to the heart of traditional Jewish theology but used only here in the Gospel of ...