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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... Includes bibliographical references . ISBN 0-664-22533-0 ( alk . paper ) 1. Bible . N.T. John - Homiletical use . 2. Bible . N.T. John- Study and teaching . I. Title . BS2615.5.W54 2004 226.5'06 - dc22 2003064526 To all who are or who ...
... include lines based on the prologue : " Veiled in flesh the Godhead see ; hail the incarnate Deity , pleased in flesh with us to dwell .. Light and life to all he brings " ( " Hark ! the Herald Angels Sing , " stan- zas 2 and 3 ) ...
... includes the story as the very first of the signs by which Andrew , Peter , Nathanael , and perhaps one other ( 1:37 ) were led to genuine belief in and deeper commitment to Jesus Christ . The evangelist wishes , by this story of Jesus ...
... includes nothing about the institution of the Lord's Supper , nor does this Gospel report the baptism of Jesus . Yet references to baptism are frequent in chapters 1 and 3 , and the long bread of life dis- course in chapter 6 clearly ...
... includes women , people of a questionable past , Samaritans , Greeks , Romans , and every reader of the Gospel of John . But according to John 4 : 1-42 , God seems to have a special concern for outcasts , and Jesus counts on his ...