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Just some Review...
— From last week, honestly, I took a big passage, to big, a passage.
— To much really important, foundational information that needs to more fully explored.
— And we will do that this week in looking at John 1.14-18.
— Why would a God, who is all powerful, all knowing, even care about us.
— We sin, we make decisions without taking into account His word, His love for us and His Grace shown to us.
— We of course, justify it by talking about Christian Liberty.
— When in fact it is just sin!
— I may have left you somewhat confused last week.
Concerning these two Johns’ in the bible.
— The first is...
John The Baptist
— Was Jesus cousin
— John’s mother Elizabeth and Mary, the mother of Jesus were sisters.
— Mary and Elizabeth where pregnant at the same time.
— Elizabeth’s son was John; Mary’s son was Jesus
Most importantly John the Baptist was:
Forerunner of the Messiah
Prepared the way for Jesus
Proclaimed the need for forgiveness of sin
Baptized Jesus on the Jordan
—Another “John” was...
John the “Beloved”
— This John is believed to have written the Gospel of John.
— He also wrote 1,2,3 John and The Book of Revelation.
— He is called the “Beloved” Apostle.
John 21:20 (TPT)
20 Then Peter turned and saw that the disciple whom Jesus loved [beloved] was following them.
(This was the disciple who sat close to Jesus at the Last Supper...”)
— OK with those couple of things from last week let’s move forward.
We are going to look at our scripture for today.
Turn with me!!
John Chapter 1, Vs. 14-18.
[This is found on page 886 of the pew bibles.]
— These are some of the most important words of the New Testament.
— If you are able I’d like us to stand as we read this passage
— These are some of the most important verses in scripture
— From a foundational perspective… all of the New Testament and the Gospel roots are found these verses.
— Let’s take a look at these verses.
Vs. 14
“The Miracle” by God to become human and live on earth among us.
— This is incarnation!
God saw our desperate need of a Savior
— For at least 4000 years “the Jews” had lived in a system that was ruled by “the law.”
— The law found its way into every single part of life of the observant jew.
— God saw that the law was not getting its intended result… God wanted a heart change from His people.
— You see that God saw the need for a Savior from the beginning of time.
— Among the things for Jesus to do was to come to earth as the “incarnation of God.”
— God become “God with flesh on” in the person of Jesus Christ.
— Of course all of this happened with God, the Father completely in control.
POINT #1 The “miracle” of God was complete in Jesus
— The coming of Jesus, his incarnational appearance, changed the course of human history.
— The “Christ,” “The Messiah,” “The promised one,” was found complete in Jesus.
— He lived on earth among us.
He lived, and breathed, he wept, he was sad, angry, he was triumphant, he will come again...
— Don’t miss this… it’s really important
Jesus was, “...full of Grace and Truth.”
— Raise your hand if you can live WITHOUT Grace in your life.
— Grace has been evident in God the Father’s treatment of mankind since the Fall in Genesis 3.
— After Adam and Eve sinned... God came after them… He sought them out.
— God’s great big plan was and is to call all of humankind.
— The message here is filled with GRACE.
God Gracefully dealt with Adam and Eve.
— This pattern of seeking out those who need, GRACE is evident in my life.
— As a lost 25 year old… I needed God’s Grace.
— When I finally put my “stuff” aside is when I really understood how much I needed him and how much He had for me… it was all about Grace!
— I hope that you are as grateful...
— You see when God came in the person of Christ he came packing
— What was it that God amoured up with?
— He was full of Grace and Truth
— He willingly gave us the inside tract on the armor.
This armor comes from His Word… “we put on the full armor of God.”
— And when we surrender ourselves, the switch flips and we get experience “Grace upon Grace.”
POINT #2 - The mission of Christ is that He saves sinners.
— You some rejected him
— The world and even the people in his own country did not understand him
— Others, some at great peril accepted him
What does it mean to be a “Child of God?”
— We have been adopted “freely” by God.
This adoption was made possible by “Grace upon Grace,”
— After this “adoption” we are no longer identified by our old skins… But now we are seen in the “light” of Jesus sacrifice.
— Honestly, this side of Heaven we cannot know completely what it means to be “A Child of the King.”
— I haven’t known anyone who wanted to come back from Heaven.
— So I’ll take the message that it is pretty special to be a “Child of God.”
Verse 14
— After Jesus, the Word, the Logos took yet another title of human being
— With all of the failures of man, with all of the sin in our world and in our lives, Jesus still “tabernacled.”
— Jesus went in to the “tent of meeting”
— “We beheld His Glory.”
Jesus had this heart stopping, taking your breath away kind of presence.
Verse 15
— So somewhere along the line… the parentheses got added.
— In the original language it would be used as some additional foundational, background information.
— John here is pushing all of the Glory that is being given him and in turn moving it up to Jesus, The Christ.
— Look back a bit and see in verse 14
— When Jesus came he brought everything to the table.
He left nothing behind..
— THANK GOD for that… All because of what “He did” and I get to be called “God’s kid,” the best title I’ve ever had!!
--John here is describing the evolution of God’s dealing with His people.
— After the “Fall,” God saw it was going to be demanded that “The Law” be given…
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