THE GOSPEL OF JOHN 1. INTRODUCTION (John 1:1-18)

18 Feb THE GOSPEL OF JOHN 1. INTRODUCTION (John 1:1-18)

1. INTRODUCTION

a) To John’s Gospel – mission (Jn 20:31); method (Jn 20:30; Jn 21:25)

b) To John’s prologue – “If Jesus be God and died for me, then no sacrifice can be too great for me to make for Him” (C.T. Studd)

2. THE WORD

a) Deity (v1-4) – His eternity, distinctiveness, creation, life.

b) Humanity (v14) – The Word became flesh, dwelt, observed “We have seen….”

3. THE WITNESS

a) Identity (v6) – John the man, the witness, the servant and the served.

b) Supremacy (v15) – He must increase, I must decrease.  “..that in everything, He might have the supremacy.” (Col 1:18)

4. THE WORLD

a) Rejection (v10-11) – Before and after Bethlehem (See 2 Cor 4:4)

b) Regeneration (v12-13)

• Received and believed

• Born.. Of God