Sermons on John 1:5-9:

God's Gift To Men

Contributed by Jon Lipka on Jul 8, 2014

The sacred mystery of Christmas is the Incarnation, that God became flesh and made His dwelling among us. The world opposes this mystery as irrational and offensive, because it points to our fallen nature and need for a Savior.

The Mystery of Christmas, what makes it special, is the Incarnation. A mystery is not part of our human, rational understanding. It is sublime, and part of divine revelation. Non-Christians can witness the events of Christmas—the baby in the manger, etc.—but without God’s ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-18

Denomination: Anglican

Life And Light

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Sep 15, 2013

Jesus as the source of life and light.

LIFE AND LIGHT. John 1:4-5. “In Him was life; and the life was the light of men. And the light shines in the darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.” We have here four propositions: 1. The Word of God is the source of all life. 2. His life illuminates all men. 3. The light appears ...read more

Scripture: John 1:4-5

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Christmas In July Series

Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Jul 29, 2013

This is the first sermon in a series on the Gospel of John and covers John 1:1-19. This is Christmas according to St. John, The central point of the sermon is found in verse 13 which states the purpose of the Gospel.

Christmas in July John 1:1-18 Rev. Mark A. Barber Several years ago during the Great Recession, several retailers in an attempt to increase slumping sales advertised a “Christmas in July” sale. They put out the Christmas decorations and even played “Christmas” songs in the stores to try to get ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-14, John 1:1-18, John 1:1-9

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Can You Hear Me Now? Series

Contributed by E. True Neilson on Dec 17, 2014

How God reached out to mankind through his Son Jesus.

Can You Hear Me Now? Years ago, there was a very wealthy man who, with his devoted young son, shared a passion for collecting art. Together they traveled around the world, adding only the finest art treasures to their collection. Priceless works by Picasso, Van Gogh, Monet and many others adorned ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-14

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

4 Christmas Questions. #2 Series

Contributed by Robert Walderman on Dec 18, 2014

Do we really understand the 'Who' of Christmas? Who exactly is this Christ child?

This is our second Sunday of the series, “Jesus is the reason for the season” and our 4 Christmas questions. If you remember last week’s message we answered the first question; “WHERE did the idea of Christmas originate?” That answer took us on a journey back before ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-14

Denomination: Baptist

The Christ Story Series

Contributed by Ron Tuit on Dec 24, 2014

The Christmas Story is the story of Christ coming into the world with tiny hands, stretched out wide with the Love of God.

The Christ Story We celebrate the Holy One from God who came to us, in order to die for us, so that we might be made righteous in the sight of God. The chorus of the heavenly host appeared to the shepherds praising God and saying: "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-14

Denomination: Baptist

The Word And Light Incarnate

Contributed by Garth Wehrfritz- Hanson on Dec 24, 2014

Sermon for Christmas Day, Year B.

Christmas Day Yr B, 21/12/2014 Heb 1:1-2; Jn 1:3-5, 9 Rev. Garth Wehrfritz-Hanson “The Word and Light Incarnate” For many folks, this time of year is very stressful because of their high expectations of themselves and others. On the lighter side, I came across ten things that help you ...read more

Scripture: John 1:3-9

Denomination: Lutheran

Just Like Jesus And Mary Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Dec 28, 2014

We need to understand what it means for the Word to become flesh, and dwell among us.

Seventh Day in the Christmas Octave (December 31) Thirteen Days of Christmas Every so often you’ll find a columnist or author complaining or inferring that God has no sense of humor, or that the Church is too serious. Today’s readings, on this last day of the year, prove that to be ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-18

Denomination: Catholic

Christmas Eve 2020

Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Feb 5, 2021

Advent and Eve Service

Christmas Eve 2020 The greatest gift-presents or presence John 1:1-5:12,14 Matthew Chapter 2:1-2:11 Prayer- Introduction- As we gather for this special service, this has been quite a year hasn’t it? The times we are a living in are changing. What was normal has become abnormal and what was not ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-5

Denomination: Nazarene

The Divine Mysteries Of Jesus Christ

Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Mar 5, 2021

We find the answer in understanding the proper allocations of morality; the teachings of how life ought to be lived. We see in Jesus the perfect union of contrasts between mercy, justice, love, truth, judgment and grace.

The Divine Mysteries of Jesus Christ Introduction "Many people—particularly the young—have been persuaded that such a search is futile. They have been told from their preschool days on that one person’s opinion is as good as anothers, that each person can pick his or her own truth from a ...read more

Scripture: John 6:35, John 8:12, John 1:1-5

Denomination: Salvation Army

Jesus - The Light Of The World

Contributed by Gbemisola Fafowora on Mar 14, 2021

In this time of darkness, we have Jesus who is the Light of the world

The times that we are living in right now is so strange and dark, that we do not understand what is happening anymore. A lot of confusion, lies , and misunderstanding is going on everywhere. people are dying from different situations more than ever before. It's like there seems to be no end to ...read more

Scripture: John 1:5, Psalm 27:1

Denomination: Pentecostal

Proving Jesus Arose From The Dead

Contributed by Dr. Craig Nelson on Mar 20, 2021

Christianity is based and grounded in the Resurrection of Jesus, the promised Messiah of Israel. Every Born-Again Christian should be able to defend this foundational truth.

Christianity proclaims that Jesus rose from the dead and hangs its entire existence on that fact. Yet, there is no practical certainty of it because actual eyewitnesses cannot be questioned due to them being dead! However, a logical case can be made on the certainty of historical evidence. The ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:14, Galatians 2:21, John 1:1-5, John 1:9-14, Romans 10:17, John 8:36  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The True Light Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 24, 2021

John was so dazzled by the light of Christ that he became the apostle of light and used the word light in his Gospel more than all the others put together.

A young man went from paper to paper trying to get a job as a cartoonist, but he was rejected and told he had no talent. Finally, a pastor hired him to draw advertising for the church events. It was a poor paying job, and he had no place to stay, and so he was allowed to sleep in the old church ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-14

The Word Became Flesh Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 24, 2021

Who ever heard of the guest getting more and greater gifts than the one whose birthday is being celebrated? Only at Christmas does this happen, and that is why it is such a joyous birthday.

Everybody in the world has a birthday. It doesn't make any difference if they are rich or poor, black or white, or educated or uneducated. Everybody has one in every age. Methuselah had 969 of them before he died, and that was the world record until Jesus came. Jesus only had 33 birthdays ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-14

"the Ministry Of John The Baptist (Sermon 2 Of Series) Series

Contributed by Gordon Weatherby on Mar 29, 2021

This sermon looks at Jesus as the forerunner of the Messiah.

THE MINISTRY OF JOHN THE BAPTIST John 1:6-8;15-18 Video Sermon Link: https://youtu.be/GqROLrfsH_8 INTRODUCTION: 1.) Last week we started to look at Jesus the “Word”. 2.) Today we will continue to look at and exalt Jesus, but we are also introduced to John the Baptist. A.) As you know John ...read more

Scripture: John 1:6-8, John 1:8-15, Luke 1:13-15, Isaiah 40:3, Malachi 3:1, Malachi 4:5, Matthew 17:12-13  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ