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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... readers of different kinds will find in John words they can live by , words about the Word that have still their ancient power . The Fourth Gospel is famous for its difference from the other three Gospels . For those who know about ...
... readers above history and into mystery , the mystery of God's eternity , glory , inner nature , and saving purpose . It prepares readers to enter the narrative of Jesus ' life with openness to an invasion from above . The structure of ...
... readers may become through believing in him . THE WORD IN THE BEGINNING WITH GOD ( 1 : 1-5 ) The first five verses of the Gospel of John point to a mystery beyond all words . This evangelist speaks in deceptively simple language , using ...
... readers to the dualistic worldview of this evangelist . This worldview also appears in the contrasts between above and below , truth and falsehood , life and death . Above is the realm of God , truth , life , and light , a light that is ...
... reader is invited to identify ( 20 : 28-29 ) . Receiving Jesus usually occurs like the breaking of dawn in the course of a ... readers to believe the Word , to come to the light , and by believing to become children of God ( 1:12 ; 20:31 ) ...