Untitled Sermon (4)
Sermon • Submitted
0 ratings
· 6 viewsNotes
Transcript
Sermon Tone Analysis
A
D
F
J
S
Emotion
A
C
T
Language
O
C
E
A
E
Social
God’s Word brings us into Fellowship!
God’s Word brings us into Fellowship!
That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we looked upon and have touched with our hands, concerning the word of life—
the life was made manifest, and we have seen it, and testify to it and proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and was made manifest to us—
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.
John: An Introduction and Commentary A. The Word as He Was in the Beginning (1:1–5)
that the Word partakes of divinity.
John: An Introduction and Commentary A. The Word as He Was in the Beginning (1:1–5)
the Word was faced towards God, in intimate relationship with God.
John: An Introduction and Commentary A. The Word as He Was in the Beginning (1:1–5)
the Son (= the Word) as the one ‘who is close to the Father’s heart’.
John: An Introduction and Commentary A. The Word as He Was in the Beginning (1:1–5)
Jesus, the Word incarnate, claims to be one with God, but that involves being in relationship with God.
John: An Introduction and Commentary A. The Word as He Was in the Beginning (1:1–5)
what God was the Word also was
And now, Father, glorify me in your own presence with the glory that I had with you before the world existed.
And this is eternal life, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.
the Word participates in the reality called God. That Word was true deity, and John wanted there to be no doubt about it.
the Word participates in the reality called God. That Word was true deity, and John wanted there to be no doubt about it.
the Word participates in the reality called God. That Word was true deity, and John wanted there to be no doubt about it.
And now, Father, glorify me in your own presence with the glory that I had with you before the world existed.
Borchert, G. L. (1996). (Vol. 25A, p. 104). Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers.
Borchert, G. L. (1996). (Vol. 25A, p. 104). Nashville:
John
Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am.”
who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped,
God’s Word brings us into Life!
God’s Word brings us into Life!
All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made.
In him was life, and the life was the light of men.
John 1:
For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself.
I and the Father are one.”
John 5:
For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him.
And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together.
Col 1:16-17
but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world.
For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them.
For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse.
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.”
God’s Word brings us into Light!
God’s Word brings us into Light!
The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
John 1:
And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.
Gen
So Jesus said to them, “The light is among you for a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, lest darkness overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.
And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil.
Thomas answered him, “My Lord and my God!”
John