Introduction From verse 19 of John 1, John has been describing for us the first week in the Lord's public life. On Day 1, a delegation from Jerusalem came to find out what they could about John the Baptist who was preaching and baptising in the wilderness. They wanted to know was he the Christ? … Continue reading John 02(01–11) →

Introduction I said last week that what we have from verse 19 of chapter 1 to verse 22 of chapter 2 is a week in the life of the Lord. I still think that's the case, but I had a nagging feeling last week that something wasn't quite right in the way I was counting … Continue reading John 01(35–51) →

Introduction We spent six weeks on the opening of John's gospel and we could have spent even longer on those opening eighteen verses, because they're so rich and so full of wonderful things for us to know about God's Only Begotten Son. John began by referring to him as the Word, who was with God … Continue reading John 01(19–34) →

Introduction I made the point last week that what John tells us about the divine Word in the opening verses of his gospel develops or progresses verse by verse or line by line. John began his gospel by telling us about the Word who was there in the beginning. So, before the creation of the … Continue reading John 01(16–18) →

Introduction As you've probably noticed, I like to begin my sermons by recapping what we've studied before. And I like to do this, not only to remind you of what we've already studied, but because I don't want us to miss the forest for the trees. A person who misses the forest for the trees … Continue reading John 01(14+15) →

Introduction John has been teaching us about the Word, which is his title for God the Son, the second person of the Trinity. And he taught us that in the beginning, before anything was created, the Word was with God and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. And then John … Continue reading John 01(06–14) →

Introduction This is now our third week on John's gospel. And we haven't got very far, because each verse is so rich and full of treasures for us to uncover and admire and enjoy. John has been telling us about the Word who in the beginning was with God and who was God. And we … Continue reading John 01(04+05) →

Introduction At the beginning of the week, when I was thinking about what to preach on for these harvest services, I settled on the idea of speaking about God's work of providence on Sunday morning and God's work of creation on Sunday evening. And so, this morning we were thinking about the ways that God … Continue reading John 01(03) →

Introduction Today we're beginning a new series of sermons on the Gospel of John. I've preached through John before, but it was way back between 2012 and 2015. But since God's word is so rich, there are always new treasures to discover in it about our God who has revealed himself to us as the … Continue reading John 01(01+02) →