Introduction We began to study the conversation between the Lord Jesus and Nicodemus last week. Nicodemus, you might recall, was an important person, because he was a Pharisee and a member of the Sanhedrin, or the Jewish ruling council, and it has been suggested by at least one scholar that he was the member of … Continue reading John 03(09–21) →

Introduction Before I went on holiday, we were looking at the story in John 2 of how the Lord Jesus went up to Jerusalem and cleared animals and birds and their sellers from the temple courts. He also overturned the tables of those who were changing money. The temple was to be a place where … Continue reading John 02(23)–03(08) →

Introduction We’re returning to the gospel of John after the break for Christmas. And this is now our tenth Sunday on John’s gospel. We spent six Sundays on the first 18 verses which form the prologue to John’s gospel. And do you remember the prologue? John wrote about the Word of God, who was with … Continue reading John 02(12–22) →

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) →