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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... recognize the true light when it appears , and to call attention to it so that others may recognize it and believe - that is , recognize , trust in , and commit themselves to the light . Repetition of the expression " Come and see ...
... recognize Jesus Christ and therefore turn away from his light ( 1 : 10c ) . The last usage of " world " is introduced here for the first time.4 The term is used more than seventy - five times in the Fourth Gospel , far more often than ...
... recognize the one in whom God came to live among us and whose Spirit remains in us . Although that recognition may ... recognizing Christ in sometimes unexpected places . Jesus promised to live in his disciples ( 14 : 15-17 , 23 ) ...
... recognizing in Jesus the one who is before all others and the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world . This title almost surely alludes to both the Passover lamb and the Suffering Servant of Isa- iah 53 : 7 and may on the lips ...
... messengers of the religious authorities in Jerusalem rather brusquely , though correctly . But he recognizes that he is playing second fiddle to Jesus , a part that he First Witness , First Disciples , First Encounters 15.