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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... relationship with God and one another that he calls eternal life . It is a perspective on Jesus that offers living water for the aridity of the institutional church and bread for the hungry hearts of individual disciples . For whom is ...
... relationship between Jesus and God . In John 1 : 1-5 " God " refers to the creator who is the source of all that exists and the origin of all life , distant from every- thing except the Word , but in the Gospel as a whole God is the ...
... relationship of respect , loyalty , and emulation . Jesus ' disciples share center stage with him through chap- ter 12 ; his instructions to and prayer for his disciples occupy the bulk of chapters 13-17 . Andrew , an Unnamed Disciple ...
... relationship to believing , the contrast between a true Israelite ( used only here in the Gospel of John ) and " the Jews " used so often as a cipher for those whose unbelief disqualifies them as the true people of God . Only the reader ...
... relationship to God . That is why Jesus never performs them on demand and speaks of them not as " signs " but as " works " in which he is doing the work of his Father . Others , including the evangelist , call them " signs " because ...