[:en]Our Daily Scripture – 4/3/22[:]

[:en]SCRIPTURE:  JOHN 1

INTRODUCTION:

John, the disciple whom Jesus loved wrote the gospel of John.  The purpose of this gospel is to prove that Jesus is the Son of God with supernatural powers and to invite people to believe in Him.  John wrote for the whole world to see the works and words of Christ.  Throughout the book, Jesus is seen as Saviour and Lord.

Bible Verses:

“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.  He was with God in the beginning.  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 all mankind.” (John 1:1-3)

“Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God” (John 1:12)

“The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.” (John 1:14)

“The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! 30 This is the one I meant when I said, ‘A man who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.’ (John 1:29-30)

THE WORD BECAME FLESH (vs. 1-18)

Jesus is the creative and Living Word who reveals the Father to us.  He is the Alpha and Omega (the first and the last), the creator and the living incarnate Word of God.  He is also the true light that gives light to every man (V, 9).  Those who receive Him and believe in His name shall become children of God.  John testified that no one has ever seen God but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ, the one and only. (v. 18)

JOHN THE BAPTIST DENIES BEING THE CHRIST (vs. 19-28)

When the priest and the Levites asked John who he was, John said: “I am not the Christ.  I am the voice of one calling in the desert.  “Make straight the way for the Lord” (v. 23).

JESUS THE LAMB OF GOD (vs. 29-34)

When John saw Jesus coming towards him, he said:  “Look, the lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world!” (v. 29).  He saw the Spirit coming down from heaven as a dove to testify that Jesus is the Son of God.

JESUS FIRST DISCIPLES (vs. 35-42)

Jesus’ first disciples were:  Andrew and Peter.

JESUS CALLS PHILIP AND NATHANAEL (vs. 43-51)

While Jesus was leaving for Galilee, he found Philip.  Then Philip found Nathanael and both followed him.

THOUGHTS:

WHO IS CHRIST?

  1. He is the Word (v. 1)
  2. He is the Light (v. 4)
  3. He is the Son of God (v. 17)
  4. He is the Lamb of God (v. 29)
  5. He is the Messiah (Christ) (v. 41)
  6. He is the son of Joseph (v. 45)
  7. He is a true Israelite (v. 47)
  8. He is the King of Israel (v. 49)
  9. He is the Son of Man (v. 51)

PROOFS THAT JESUS IS THE SON OF GOD:

  1. He created all things (v. 3)
  2. He gave those who believed and received him the right to become children of God (v. 12)
  3. He reveals God’s grace and truth (v. 17)
  4. He takes away the sins of the world (v. 29)
  5. He baptizes with the Spirit (v. 33)
  6. He has a clear knowledge of men (vs. 48-49)
  7. He opens the way to heaveN (v. 51)

PEOPLE WHO WITNESSED THAT JESUS IS GOD’S SON:

  1.  John the Apostle – “He came from the Father, full of grace and truth (v. 14)
  2.  John the Baptist  – “No one has even seen God, but God the one and only who is at the Father’s side has made him known” (v. 15)
  3.  The Holy Spirit – “The Holy Spirit came down from heaven  as doves and remain in him” (v. 32)
  4. Andrew – “We have found the Messiah” (v. 41)
  5. Philip – “We have found the one Moses wrote about in  the law and about whom the prophets also wrote – Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph” (v. 45)
  6. Nathanael – Rabbi, you are thee Son of God.  You are the king of Israel (v. 49)

Who is Jesus to you and how are you to witness that Jesus Christ is the Son of God?[:]