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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... revealed in Jesus Christ . In some cases truth simply denotes a statement that is accurate or that would hold up in court , but in key texts in John truth refers to ultimate reality in personal terms.5 The repeated reference to truth in ...
... revealed in speaking and hearing , in Jesus Christ , and in us ) ; or " Glory , grace , and truth " ( alternate approach to 1:14 , glory instead of glitter at Christmas , and God's grace in a person who is truth itself in human form ) ...
... revealed its meaning . No one can know who Jesus is , not even John the witness , unless the Holy Spirit of God reveals his identity . John can only say what he has seen , and bear witness ( " testify " ) to what God has told him the ...
... revealed in Jesus Christ . Verse 11 states that this is the first of Jesus ' signs , thus assigning its place in the ... reveal who Jesus is . All appear before chapter 13 , which leads Raymond Brown and others to refer to chapters 1-12 ...
... revealed the glory of Jesus Christ . The meaning of " glory " in 2 : 11b is basic to the interpretation of the passage and of the Gospel of John as a whole . Here glory refers to the majesty , radiance , and substantive weight of God's ...