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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... reflected repeatedly in the Gospel and echoed by a return from below to above.1 The life of the Word - made - flesh is lived out on the plane of history , but it is an event in eternity . At critical moments - espe- cially Jesus ' death ...
... reflects a common ten- dency to confuse witnesses with the light itself . It is , of course , easier to applaud the witness than to walk in the light . John 1 : 1-18 is particularly significant at Christmas time , when Chris- tians ...
... reflected the more open attitude of Hellenized Judaism . His coming to Jesus by night further suggests a sincere but cau- tious inquirer , who does not wish to be pushed to commitment . Nicodemus , an individual , is at the same time ...
... reflects the embattled situation of the evan- gelist and first readers of this Gospel . These verses also refer to Jesus ' preceding words to Nicodemus about the wind / Spirit as First Witness , First Disciples , First Encounters 35.
... reflect on God's initiative , " God sent ... " The lat- ter part of this verse affirms that God's purpose in sending the Son was not to condemn the world but to save it . " Condemn " makes explicit the idea of judgment and alerts the ...