John 1:1-13_In the Beginning

Passage: John 1:1-13Sermon Breakdown, Quotes and Passages: John 1:1-5 - The Greatness of God in Jesus God’s ‘Word’ in the Old Testament is his powerful self-expression in creation, revelation, and salvation, and the personification of that ‘Word’ makes suitable for John to apply it as a title to God’s ultimate self-disclosure, the person of his own Son. - D.A. Carson.   John 4:50 - "your son with live" John 5:11 - “take up your bed and walk” John 9:7 - “Go wash in the pool”  John 11:43 - “Lazarus, come out” We can trust such a God with everything. Because he is creator, he knows just what his creation, his people need. - Kent Hughes John 1:6-11 - The Love of God in Jesus Light: Brings Life | Gives Direction | Exposes John 3:16 - “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life”RESPONSEReceive Him -  “to ALL who did receive Him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.” (1:12) Point People to Him-“He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, that all might believe through him.” (1:7)Bring His Light to bear - “In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness and the darkness has not over come it.” (1:4-5)