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I. Introduce Series
a.
I am excited about this series
b.
I am excited to preach through the book of John verse by verse
II.
Introduce Sermon
Today I want you to walk away knowing two things:
1.
Who was John?
2. Why did he write his gospel?
III.
Introduce John
a. John was Jesus’ best friend
i. John was part of the inner circle (Peter, James, & John)
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John is referred to as “the one whom Jesus loved”
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John dropped everything to follow Jesus
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John was there when Jesus was crucified, Jesus looked John and asked him to care for his mother
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John’s testimony is true
i. John outlived all the disciples, he watched them die one by one, he watched them be martyred for the progress of the gospel
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John himself was boiled alive, survived, and exiled to a desert island
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John wrote 5 books of the new testament, more than any other author except Paul
iv. 1 John 1:1-3
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John’s Gospel
i.
There are 4 gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke, & John
1. MML share 60% of their content
2. John is 90% unique
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John doesn’t contradict the other gospels.
He just takes a completely different approach to telling the story.
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All of the gospels are trying to explain the significance of this man, Jesus.
At some level, they’re all trying to deal with the question, “Who was Jesus?”
iv.
But for John’s gospel, that’s almost the only question that he’s trying to answer.
The other gospels spend a lot of time on Jesus’ teaching about discipleship.
They spend a lot of time explaining certain practices of the church, like the Lord’s Supper.
John just skips most of that stuff.
v. John’s gospel has a laser focus on one question only, “Who is Jesus?”
He won’t let us get away from that question.
You must deal with it.
“Who is Jesus?”
IV.
Introduce the God-Man
a. John’s approach is brilliant.
John starts out by giving away his conclusion.
i. John starts off by saying, “Let me tell you who Jesus is.”
And then he proceeds to give a beautiful declaration of faith in the beginning of chapter 1.
The rest of the book is nothing more than an explanation for why we should believe that what he says in these first 18 verses is true.
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John gives us the conclusion, and then he walks us through the story to see how he arrived there.
The Word
Greek concept: order, logic, reason
Hebrew concept: the “Word of God” is connected with God’s powerful activity in creation, revelation, and deliverance.
- We’re told in Ps 33:6 that it was “by the word of the Lord” that the heavens were made.
- We’re told in Ps 55:11 that the word of the Lord brings about deliverance and judgment.
9 Truths about the Word
The Word was with God AND the Word was God
- Since the Word was “with” God, we can point out that the Word is separate from God.
- You might also be able to say that there is some kind of relational closeness there, but John doesn’t explain that relationship at this point so we’ll just keep it basic.
- Now let me just point out that John hasn’t even finished his first sentence, and he’s already said something radical.
- He just said that the Word was with God, but now he says the Word was God.
- Now let me jump ahead for a moment.
John is going to tell us in v.14 that the Word became a human being, and that this human being is Jesus Christ.
- So the point John starts out with is that the Son of God existed before time, He existed separate from God the Father, and yet somehow He is God.
- This is a bold statement that John is making.
It was such a radical concept to the Jews that they killed Jesus because of it.
Ultimately they killed him because of blasphemy (claiming to be God).
Christianity is the only religion in the world that teaches this radical truth.
1. 2 category, maker, made, creator, created
a. Mormon – Jesus is a man
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Jehovah’s Witness – Jesus is an angel
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Muslim – Jesus is a prophet
d.
Ekart Tolle – Jesus was enlightened
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You were created by him, you were created for him, you will give an account to him
The Word is eternal
The Word created all things
The Word is the source of life
- Throughout his gospel, John will bring up these themes of Life and Light again and again.
- As the Creator, Jesus is the Source of Life.
But, he’s not just the Source of physical life as we know it, he’s also the source for a new, eternal life that John will talk about later.
Mark Driscoll says “light” has 3 primary functions: exposes, brings growth, shows a path
The Word is the one all the prophets point to
The Word invites us to his family
The Word became flesh
Every other religion is trying to build a way back to God, Christianity is unique that God came to us
Christianity is the only religion whose founder makes this claim
The Word offers grace
This is also the first time “Jesus” is mentioned in case there is any doubt or confusion
The Word reveals God to us
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