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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... Scene ( 21 : 1-14 ) 292 Jesus ' Final Conversation with Peter ( 21 : 15–23 ) 296 Second Ending ( 21 : 24-25 ) 301 Afterword 304 Notes 317 Glossary Select Bibliography 333 341 Introduction The Light of which the Fourth Gospel speaks has ...
... first disciples came from among the disciples of John the Baptist , who directs them to Jesus . This short scene portrays three ways of getting to know Jesus : by hearing the testimony of a 16 Preaching the Gospel of John.
... scene and later by a woman in Samaria ( 4:29 ) . Next ( 1 : 40-42 ) Andrew brings his brother , Simon , to meet Jesus . The naming of Peter occurs earlier here than in the other Gospels , and in such a way as to underscore Jesus ...
... scene at the foot of the cross ( 19:26 ) .4 The idiomatic expression ti emoi kai soi ( literally " What to me and to you ? " ) is not necessarily a rebuke but a sort of declaration of indepen- dence , a distancing from his mother's ...
... scenes in this chapter . Preaching and teaching the Word Verse 11 is the evangelist's own comment on the significance of Jesus ' turning water into wine : it was the first sign through which Jesus revealed his glory , and when they saw ...