Written by Rev Law Hui Seng
Posted by Teresa Han
8th March 2009
John 1:1-18 Word Became Flesh
Main Idea: To help the congregation to realize that Jesus is Word became flesh.
Objectives: a. To emphasize who is Jesus (the identity of Jesus); b. To show the greatness of Jesus. c. To help the congregation to see what can Jesus do now.
A. Introduction.
- Do you have a need? I am sure you do. Do you have a problem to solve, a challenge/crisis to deal with? Some of us right now will feel it because you are in the midst of it.
- As your pastor, I always try to sympathize with you and I go all the way out to serve you. I always tell you that you can find the answers in Jesus. Jesus has the answer to deal with our life and death matter. He always gives you an answer to your problem.
- Do you believe or trust that Jesus can do so? Many disciples of Jesus (Children of God) in our midst cannot do so.
- One of the greatest obstacles in coming to Jesus and allow Him to deal with our needs and problem, we do not know Him enough for us to trust Him just like that.
- In order to find an answer in Jesus, we need to hunger for God and yet we do not know Him well.
- A lot of us have not really known Jesus is the Word became flesh. A very crucial belief where it will determine whether we get personal with Him or not; we obey Him or not.
- Let us be humble and learn from John who is this person Jesus.
- John’s purpose of writing the document in his days was stated in John 20:31, “that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in His name.”
B. Who is Jesus to John?
- This passage is actually very difficult to understand but as I meditate on it, I find that I need to use very simple language to help you to understand it so that you understand Jesus better and help you to get personal with Jesus.
- Who is Jesus? According to verse 1, 2, they say, “In the beginning was the word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning.
- So, who is Jesus? He is the word and He is God as He is with God. Why was Jesus here called the Word? Your word expresses your hidden thought. If you want to speak to someone, you communicate with words. Jesus must communicate with us using words.
- Verse 7, John considers Jesus as the light.
- Verse 14, it says, “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.”
- Word became flesh is human being. God became a human being. What better terms can God help human beings know him personally. By an animal, an idea, a philosophy, a system, an idol, etc.
- Verse 18 says that Jesus is at the God the Father and He makes Jesus known. You see Jesus is one of the Trinitarian God.
- As you come to know who is Jesus, you will see how great is He.
C. How great is Jesus?
- After we know Jesus we naturally know how great is He. If not, we cannot worship Him.
- Verse 3 says, “Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.”
- Verse 14, it says, “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.”
D. What can Jesus do?
- Verse 3 says, “Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.”
- Verse 4 says, “In him was life, and that life was the light of men.”
- Verse 5 says, “The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it.”
- Verse 7 says through the light all men might believe.
- Verse 12 says those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.
- Verse 13 says Jesus will give birth to us.
- Verse 17 says Jesus will give us the truth.
E. How do you deal with Jesus now?
- You have to deal with Him at the human personal level. You need to respond to Him as a person, the whole individual. Obey Him as a person. You cannot compartmentalize your life anymore.
- You need to do mission. You must sense the need of why Jesus need to come as a human being. And so, you sense why the Penans need missionaries.
F. Conclusion.
- Jesus is word became flesh. What else can match that?
Posted by Teresa Han
8th March 2009
John 1:1-18 Word Became Flesh
Main Idea: To help the congregation to realize that Jesus is Word became flesh.
Objectives: a. To emphasize who is Jesus (the identity of Jesus); b. To show the greatness of Jesus. c. To help the congregation to see what can Jesus do now.
A. Introduction.
- Do you have a need? I am sure you do. Do you have a problem to solve, a challenge/crisis to deal with? Some of us right now will feel it because you are in the midst of it.
- As your pastor, I always try to sympathize with you and I go all the way out to serve you. I always tell you that you can find the answers in Jesus. Jesus has the answer to deal with our life and death matter. He always gives you an answer to your problem.
- Do you believe or trust that Jesus can do so? Many disciples of Jesus (Children of God) in our midst cannot do so.
- One of the greatest obstacles in coming to Jesus and allow Him to deal with our needs and problem, we do not know Him enough for us to trust Him just like that.
- In order to find an answer in Jesus, we need to hunger for God and yet we do not know Him well.
- A lot of us have not really known Jesus is the Word became flesh. A very crucial belief where it will determine whether we get personal with Him or not; we obey Him or not.
- Let us be humble and learn from John who is this person Jesus.
- John’s purpose of writing the document in his days was stated in John 20:31, “that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in His name.”
B. Who is Jesus to John?
- This passage is actually very difficult to understand but as I meditate on it, I find that I need to use very simple language to help you to understand it so that you understand Jesus better and help you to get personal with Jesus.
- Who is Jesus? According to verse 1, 2, they say, “In the beginning was the word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning.
- So, who is Jesus? He is the word and He is God as He is with God. Why was Jesus here called the Word? Your word expresses your hidden thought. If you want to speak to someone, you communicate with words. Jesus must communicate with us using words.
- Verse 7, John considers Jesus as the light.
- Verse 14, it says, “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.”
- Word became flesh is human being. God became a human being. What better terms can God help human beings know him personally. By an animal, an idea, a philosophy, a system, an idol, etc.
- Verse 18 says that Jesus is at the God the Father and He makes Jesus known. You see Jesus is one of the Trinitarian God.
- As you come to know who is Jesus, you will see how great is He.
C. How great is Jesus?
- After we know Jesus we naturally know how great is He. If not, we cannot worship Him.
- Verse 3 says, “Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.”
- Verse 14, it says, “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.”
D. What can Jesus do?
- Verse 3 says, “Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.”
- Verse 4 says, “In him was life, and that life was the light of men.”
- Verse 5 says, “The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it.”
- Verse 7 says through the light all men might believe.
- Verse 12 says those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.
- Verse 13 says Jesus will give birth to us.
- Verse 17 says Jesus will give us the truth.
E. How do you deal with Jesus now?
- You have to deal with Him at the human personal level. You need to respond to Him as a person, the whole individual. Obey Him as a person. You cannot compartmentalize your life anymore.
- You need to do mission. You must sense the need of why Jesus need to come as a human being. And so, you sense why the Penans need missionaries.
F. Conclusion.
- Jesus is word became flesh. What else can match that?
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