The Gospel of John #1
“The Beginning of Everything”
Pastor Kris Freeman
Revolution Church
Prologue: Christ, the Eternal Word
1 In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He existed in the beginning with God. 3 God created everything through him, and nothing was created except through him. 4 The Word gave life to everything that was created,[a] and his life brought light to everyone.
5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness can never extinguish it.[b] 6 God sent a man, John the Baptist,[c] 7 to tell about the light so that everyone might believe because of his testimony. 8 John himself was not the light; he was simply a witness to tell about the light. 9 The one who is the true light, who gives light to everyone, was coming into the world. 10 He came into the very world he created, but the world didn’t recognize him. 11 He came to his own people, and even they rejected him. 12 But to all who believed him and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God. 13 They are reborn—not with a physical birth resulting from human passion or plan, but a birth that comes from God.
14 So the Word became human[d] and made his home among us. He was full of unfailing love and faithfulness.[e] And we have seen his glory, the glory of the Father’s one and only Son.
The Gospel of John – READ THIS FIRST.
The purpose of the book was so that people could find eternal life:
20:31 But these are written so that you may continue to believe[a] that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing in him you will have life by the power of his name.
About John:
- Writer of five books of the New Testament (John, 1-2-3 John, Revelation)
- A disciple of Jesus “whom Jesus loved” John 21:20
- One of the Sons of Thunder (Mark 3:17)
- Pastor of the Church of Ephesus, exiled for his faith
- Wrote John Gospel as an old man in 90 A.D., Revelation in 95 A.D.
The real question of the Gospel of John is not “Who is John?” but Who is JESUS ?
The Seven “I Am” Statements of Jesus
1. I am the bread of life (6:35, 48)
2. I am the light of the world (8:12)
3. I am the door (10:7-9)
4. I am the good shepherd (10:11-14)
5. I am the resurrection and the life (11:25)
6. I am the way, the truth and the life (14:6)
7. I am the true vine (15:1)
“Most assuredly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I AM.” (8:58)
John focuses on the claim that Jesus is not just the Son of God, He IS GOD .
Every singly chapter gives evidence for the divine nature of Jesus.
So where did Jesus come from?
MYTHS about Jesus:
1. He did not exist until he was a baby
2. He had a beginning or was created.
3. He is only 33 years old.
4. He wears gold-fleece diapers and sits on the front row of a concert with a tuxedo T-shirt (be careful not to let POP CULTURE define your Savior!)
5. He knows when he is coming back to earth. (How is it possible he doesn’t?)
TRUTHS about Jesus:
1. He was present at CREATION .
2. He and His Father are one, but also three.
3. He is the head of the church.
4. He is the heir; and has rights to give to God’s children
5. He was INCARNATE.
6. The Word of God is the living embodiment of Jesus in written form.
a. THEOS EN HO LOGOS (The Word was God)
Incarnate: To embody or represent a deity in human form.
The Word is a living representation of Jesus:
Logos was associated with wisdom and beginnings – the world began through the origination and instrumentality of The Word (Genesis 1:3).
He is the image of the invisible God (Col. 1:15) and the express image of God’s substance (Heb. 1:3).
To you, he is Savior, he is King, he is head, he is LIFE (John 10:10).
John 10:10
10 The thief’s purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life (life, and have it more abundantly).
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