Jesus is the light of the world and the one who brings God and mankind together. If we truly believe what He says and what God has revealed we will reflect God’s light to carry on Jesus’ illumination into the world.
Observations:
- “Word” means Jesus Christ
- John teaches about Jesus’ nature
A. Jesus was before the beginning
B. Jesus and the Father are separate people
C. Overall they are the same God - John teaches that Jesus is the Creator
- John teaches about Jesus’ purpose
Conclusions:
- Jesus is fully God and distinct from the Father
- Jesus made all things as Creator
- Jesus’ purpose is a light for all humanity
Application:
- Trust and Obey
- Value everything and everyone
- Honor Jesus and love others
John 1:14
“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.”
Mark 1:9-11
“At that time Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. Just as Jesus was coming up out of the water, he saw heaven being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased.”
Hebrews 1:1-2
“In the past God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets at many times and in various ways, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom also he made the universe.”
John 12:46
“I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness.”
John 14:9-10
“Jesus answered: “Don’t you know me, Philip, even after I have been among you such a long time? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? Don’t you believe that I am in the Father, and that the Father is in me? The words I say to you I do not speak on my own authority. Rather, it is the Father, living in me, who is doing his work.”
John 1:10
“He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him.”
John 3:16
“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”