Know the Word In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God John 1:1 ‘In the beginning.’ This immediately takes us back to Genesis, the first book of the Bible. ‘In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth’ (Genesis 1:1). Whatever else John is going
The Shining Light Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it John 1:3-5 Genesis 1 tells how God brought the universe into
Typical Blindness The true light that gives light to every man was coming into the world. He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognise him. He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him John 1:9-11 ‘The true
Not a Natural Birth Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God – children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God John 1:12,13 These two verses wonderfully summarise the purpose
The Consequences and the Glory The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth John 1:14 The Word became flesh. Because John often uses ‘flesh’ to mean humanity (1:14; 3:6; 8:15)
Receiving the Grace From the fullness of his grace we have all received one blessing after another. For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Christ. No one has ever seen God, but God the One and Only, who is at the Father’s side, has made him known John
Making the Father Known For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Christ. No one has ever seen God, but God the One and Only, who is at the Father’s side, has made him known John 1:17,18 ‘No one has ever seen God’ reminds us that God cannot be seen
The Gateway to Heaven He then added, “I tell you the truth, you shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man” John 1:51 Jacob was a schemer and a twister. All his early life he lived to better himself, and especially if it meant getting the
Revealing Jesus’ Glory On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee … When the wine was gone Jesus’ mother said to him, “They have no more wine.” “Dear woman, why do you involve me?” Jesus replied. “My time has not yet come”… Jesus said to the servants “Fill the jars with
Jesus’ Righteous Anger When it was almost time for the Jewish Passover, Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In the temple courts he found men selling cattle, sheep and doves and others sitting at tables exchanging money. So he made a whip out of cords, and drove all from the temple area, both sheep and cattle
