The Gospel of John – Jesus was full of _______________

The Incarnation:

We believe that God the Son took on human flesh and became fully human while remaining fully God.

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John 1:1

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

John 1:14

The Word became flesh…

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Jesus became fully without ever ceasing to be fully .

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Jesus signed up for the full human experience and moved into our neighborhood.

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John 1:14

The Word became and made his  among us.

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John 1:14

…We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father…

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1 John 1:1-2 (NLT)

…We saw him with our own eyes and touched him with our own hands. He is the Word of life. 2 This one who is life itself was revealed to us, and we have seen him. And now we testify and proclaim to you that he is the one who is eternal life.

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John 20:25

“Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe.”

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John 20:27-28

27 Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe.”

28 Thomas said to him, “My Lord and my God!”

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John 20:29

Then Jesus told him, “Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”

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John 1:14

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.

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Grace is the heart of God, and truth is the reality and revelation of God.

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John the Baptist had one mission and one purpose: to point people to Jesus.

We have one mission and one purpose: to point people to Jesus.

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John 1:15

15 John testified concerning him. He cried out, saying, “This is the one I spoke about when I said, ‘He who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.’”

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John 1:16

16 Out of his fullness we have all received grace in place of grace already given.

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Eph 2:8-9

8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9 not by works, so that no one can boast.

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2 Cor 12:9

9 But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.”

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John 1:17

17 For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

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James 2:10

10 For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it.

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Romans 3:23 – Truth

23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

Romans 3:24 – Grace

24 and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.

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John 1:18

18 No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is himself God and is in closest relationship with the Father, has made him known.

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The invisible God becomes known through Jesus.

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John 14:6

6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

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What we have learned from John 1:1-18:

1. Jesus is and eternally existent. (John 1:1–2)
2. Jesus is the through whom all things were created. (John 1:3)
3. Jesus is the of all life and the true light for humanity. (John 1:4–5, 9)
4. All who receive Jesus and believe in His name become . (John 1:12–13)
5. The eternal Son of God became fully human in the person of Jesus. (John 1:14)
6. Jesus came from the Father, full of grace and truth. (John 1:14–18)
7. Jesus is the and revelation of God the Father. (John 1:18)

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