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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... presents a more leisurely , reflective selection of signs and discourses in which the voice of Jesus , risen and alive , speaks through the words of the evangelist . In the Synoptics , Jesus speaks primarily about the kingdom of God and ...
... present task is too great to enumerate . I cannot let the manuscript go , however , without mentioning the role of two individuals : Professor Patrick D. Miller Jr. , without whose encouragement the project would have been abandoned ...
... are in the past tense , yet they speak of present reality . They say that there is a blindness in the world that does not know the light when it comes . Verse 10 alerts the reader to the varied ways in 4 Preaching the Gospel of John.
... present . His name is Jesus , and his titles are " Lamb of God , " because of what he does , and " Son of God , " because of who he is . John alone is on stage , but through his eyes his hearers see Jesus , coming toward John , and so ...
... present passage is " Who is Jesus ? " Exploring the text Verse 35 shifts the action from John and his followers to Jesus and his first disciples . The word disciple , or learner , presupposes a teacher or master with whom the disciple ...