Sermons on Yochanan 1:6:

John's Portrait Of Christ

Contributed by Ed Wood on Feb 21, 2003

A message about the coming Messiah from John’s perspective.

JOHN’S PORTRAIT OF CHRIST Luke 1:14-66; John 1:1-29 INTRO: ILLUS: One of the most impressive things about the Mormon tabernacle is its wonderful acoustics. It’s reported that a pin dropped in the front can be heard in the back, without amplification. The 400 years between the O.T. and the N.T. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:14-66, John 1:1-29

Denomination: Baptist

What Is Missing In Our Church?

Contributed by Dennis Selfridge on Feb 26, 2003

How Jesus met what we needed to find God

What have we missed in our Church? What first comes to your mind when you hear the name Jesus? There is a story that is going around of a son of a pastor whose mother told him he needed to go was his hands because they were covered with germs. He had heard this before. Not wanting to go wash he ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-14

Denomination: Wesleyan

The Change, Company, Cloud And Command

Contributed by Eloy Gonzalez on Mar 1, 2003

Transfiguration Sunday: What a sight they saw! But in His transfiguration, the disciples, and we, can see the magnitude of the sacrifice on the Cross and how it is far superior to the work of the Law and the Prophets.

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 men. The light shines in the darkness, but the ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:2-9, John 1:1-17

Denomination: Lutheran

What Is Grace?

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Mar 3, 2003

Grace is what we all need but some don’t even know what their missing because they don’t know or want this gift called grace.

What is Grace? Thesis: Grace is what we all need but some don’t even know what their missing because they don’t know or want this gift called grace. Opening Illustration: Video clip on asking people on the street “What is Grace?” Introduction: We have just observed a man asking people on the ...read more

Scripture: John 1:6-17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Christ The Wisdom Of God

Contributed by William Baeta on Jan 4, 2003

“And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth” John 1:14.

Theme: Christ the wisdom of God Text: Jer. 31:7-14; Eph. 1:3-14; John 1:1-18 Today is the first Sunday of the year 2003. It is a time to reflect on God’s love and the many blessings we have in Christ Jesus. Many people, however, wonder where these blessings are. They do not enjoy them neither do ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-18, Jeremiah 31:7-14

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Giving

Contributed by Paul Kallan on Jan 4, 2003

When life does not flow to others through us, there is no giving. When we begin to give as God gives Himself, God fills us with more of His life. God is God because He gives Himself.

A story that Theodor Schnitzler, an erstwhile parish priest of Cologne, narrates, explains the nature of a gift. Those were the days of hunger and misery soon after the World War II. One day before Christmas, he visited an old man in a home for the aged. During the conversation, the postman ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-18

Denomination: Catholic

Www - Who, Witness And Wonder

Contributed by Eloy Gonzalez on Jan 4, 2003

Christmas 2: John the Apostle tells us WHO is the Christ Child; He tells us about Christ’s WITNESS; and He tells us about the WONDER of the Christmas story.

In our world today, the initials www are almost instantly recognized. They stand for ‘world-wide-web.” For those who surf the ethereal electronic medium called the Internet, www is well familiar. But today, I’m going to propose a different meaning for you. I hope and pray that we can use these ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-18

Denomination: Lutheran

What We Believe....about Jesus

Contributed by Larry Brincefield on Jan 8, 2003

A doctrinal sermon about what we believe about Jesus (from the Nazarene perspective)

January 5, 2003 Title: What We Believe....about Jesus Text: John 1:1-18; 1 John 1:1-3 Introduction 1. This morning we kicked off our new vision for 2003... A. Christ 1st! B. We want to put Jesus Christ 1st in our lives... C. in our church... D. in our families... E. in every area of our ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-18, 1 John 1:1-3

Denomination: Nazarene

A God Who Camps With Us

Contributed by Carla Powell on Jan 8, 2003

Sermon focuses on John 1:14, using the translations the word became flesh and "tabernacled" or "set up camp" with us. (Good for use in a camping setting or a location where many hearers are familiar with camping.)

Grace be to you and peace from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. How many of you would call yourselves “campers”? Yes, several of our members disappear for varied weekends throughout the summer to spend time at a campsite. But let me get more specific here. How many ...read more

Scripture: John 1:14, John 1:1-16

Denomination: Lutheran

Jesus, The Last Word

Contributed by Andrew Stringer on Jan 11, 2003

How many of you here today would like to know God? Would you like to crawl up into that Big Brain of His and figure out what is going on? Well, if you come to know Jesus, you know God!

Jesus, the Last Word John 1:1-14 Introduction: 1. How many of you here today would like to know God? Would you like to crawl up into that Big Brain of His and figure out what is going on? 2. I sure would. Several times throughout the New Testament, Jesus said things like, "He that hath seen me ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-14

Denomination: Baptist

Don't Look At Me, Look At Him Series

Contributed by Jim Luthy on Feb 3, 2003

Don’t look at me, look at Jesus. He was full of grace. He was full of truth.

Don’t Look at Me, Look at Him John 1:1-18 Pastor Jim Luthy 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 ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Word Made Flesh

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Dec 2, 2001

God’s coming to earth in person: 1. Reveals the heart of God. 2. Reveals the need of people. 3. Reveals the mystery of God’s plan.

There is an amazing piece of art done by a Korean artist named Elder Rhee which is unique. It took him two years to complete the scroll. The artist meticulously drew the picture by hand with a very fine tipped pen. It is not a painting, but a picture created by writing thousands of words with ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-14

Denomination: Methodist

The Love Of Christmas

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Dec 2, 2001

Christmas revealed to us God’s desire to have fellowship with man and His desire to meet us at our point of need.

John began his Gospel quite differently from the rest of the Gospel writers. The rest started with the historical accounts of the events that took place. · Matthew and Luke talked about circumstances leading to Jesus’ birth. · Mark started off with Jesus entering into ministry, writing about a ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-14, John 1:14

Denomination: Independent/Bible

God In A Body Series

Contributed by Matthew Rogers on Dec 6, 2001

We will appreciate the birth of Christ to an even greater degree when we understand the implications of the Incarnation.

Sermons for Christmas CCCH 12-21-97 INTRODUCTION A. One of 1995’s biggest singles was Joan Osborne’s “One of Us.” The song earned 7 Grammy Award nominations, and made a virtually unknown singer an overnight sensation. It’s a song of spiritual questioning and about conceiving of God in a ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-14

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Song Of Christ Jesus Series

Contributed by Timothy Mills on Sep 23, 2002

Exegetical, verse-by-verse exposition; revealing the revelation of God which Jesus is; focus on the person and work of Christ; closes with an invitation to know Him as Savior and Lord.

INTRODUCTION: Solomon said: “But will God indeed dwell upon the earth?” (1Kings 8:27). God indeed dwelt in both the Tabernacle & Temple; but He departed in Ezekiel. Verses 1-18 are the introduction to John, & must be understood in order to understand the rest of the book. The introduction to John ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-18, 1 Kings 8:27