JESUS is LIFE
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1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made.
LOGOS: THE WORD, spoke to Jews and Greeks....LOGOS is Jesus vs. 14 the WORD BECAME FLESH
PRE-EXISTENT: BEFORE time was JESUS WAS: HE’S ETERNAL
CO-EXISTENT WITH GOD-----CO EQUAL
SELF-EXISTENT---CREATED ALL THINGS, NOT CREATED
CREATED
SUMMED UP IN John 20:31
31 but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.
John 1:4–8 (ESV)
4 In him was life, and the life was the light of men. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. 6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. 7 He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, that all might believe through him. 8 He was not the light, but came to bear witness about the light.
Last week: concept of LOGOS, THIS WEEK JOHN INTROS LIFE AND LIGHT
4 In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
was LIFE: NOT BIOS = BIOLOGICAL LIFE but the word is ZOE biological life and spiritual life.....can’t be studied, the soul, NOT TIED TO DNA
HE HIMSELF IS LIFE
i AM THE WAY THE TRUTH AND THE LIFE
THROUGH HIM he creates the biological world that WILL DIE, but through him ALSO he creates spiritual beings who will NEVER DIE!!!
IT’S in HIM we have our EVERYTHING
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NEVER FULFILLED: not KIDS, not WIFE....jerry mcgurie RENEE DOESN’T COMPLETE ME-----ONLY JESUS
ENJOY life, drink and be merry…sure for a little while!!!!
VS SAYS “WAS LIFE, AND THAT LIFE WAS THE LIGHT OF ALL MANKIND!!”
SO HE IS LIFE, AND HE IS LIGHT..............
Without Jesus, we are DEAD and DARK!
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LIGHT: The imagery of light is significant throughout Scripture, symbolizing purity, truth, and divine revelation.
GEN 1:3 LET THERE BE LIGHT , 186,282 MILES PER SECOND!!
FORCE THAT FORCES DARKNESS AWAY.....THAT IS JESUS
12 Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
KATALAMBANO: COMPREHEND OR UNDERSTAND.....OR OVERCOME, OVERTAKE, POUNCE ON AND OVERTAKE, TO OVERPOWER, OVERWHELM SOMETHING
BOTH: LIKE the word grasp......
THAT’S WHAT LIGHT DOES TO DARKNESS.....DARKNESS HAS NO CHOICE BUT TO FLEE!!!
but THERE IS A FORCE OF DARKNESS IN THIS WORLD!!!!
Luke 22:53 (ESV)
53 When I was with you day after day in the temple, you did not lay hands on me. But this is your hour, and the power of darkness.”
DARKNESS HAS ALWAYS TRIED TO OVERTAKE HIM
SLAUGHTER OF BABIES, THROW HIM OFF A CLIFF, SATAN IN THE WILDERNESS
THE STILL SHINES!!!!
Present Simple: This tense describes a general truth or habitual action. In this verse, it emphasizes that the light of Christ shines constantly and eternally, regardless of circumstances.
plugged in
Are you charged up?
6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. 7 He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, that all might believe through him. 8 He was not the light, but came to bear witness about the light.
not the apostle John-------
JOHN: the BAPTIZER OR THE BAPTIST
NAME: GOD IS GRACIOUS OR GIFT FROM GOD....CERTAINLY WAS THAT---set apart.
he was prophesied!! 700 years before isaiah 40,3
Matthew 3:1–3 (NIV)
1 In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea 2 and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.” 3 This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him.’ ”
JESUS SAID no one greater
400 yrs....silent…John breaks onto the scene MIRACULOUSLY ushering in the new testament and preparing the way
wild, passionate......wearing camels hair, eating honey and locusts!! (ive been know to eat a few insects but for a good challenge)
greatest thing about John is he new his mission......to make a way for Jesus!!!
OUR MISSION IS TO KNOW CHRIST,
AND MAKE HIM KNOWN!!!!
JOHN KNEW IT WASN’T ABOUT HIM!!!! SAY IT’S NOT ABOUT YOU!!!!
30 He must increase, but I must decrease.”
8 He was not the light, but came to bear witness about the light.
RAFIKI....HE LIVES IN YOU
HOW MUCH DO YOU GLOW?
