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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Proclaiming the Living Word Lamar Williamson. To all who are or who will become beloved disciples of Jesus Christ CONTENTS Introduction The Prologue ( 1 : 1-18 ) PART.
Proclaiming the Living Word Lamar Williamson. CONTENTS Introduction The Prologue ( 1 : 1-18 ) PART ONE MEETING THE LIVING WORD ( 1 : 19-12 : 50 ) First Witness , First Disciples , First Encounters ( 1 : 19–3 : 36 ) The First Witness ...
... Introduction ( 13 : 31-38 ) 172 Table Talk ( 14 : 1-31 ) 177 Departure and Reassurance ( 14 : 1-14 ) 177 The Promise of the Holy Spirit ( 14 : 15-31 ) 188 Expanded Discourse ( 15 : 1-16 : 4a ) 194 The Allegory of the Vine and Branches ...
... : 1-14 ) 292 Jesus ' Final Conversation with Peter ( 21 : 15–23 ) 296 Second Ending ( 21 : 24-25 ) 301 Afterword 304 Notes 317 Glossary Select Bibliography 333 341 Introduction The Light of which the Fourth Gospel speaks has Contents ix.
... you . No one has greater love than this , to lay down one's life for one's friends . You are my friends if you do what I com- mand you . ( 15 : 12-14 ) Seekers , and anyone who wishes to guide seekers , xi Introduction.