SERMON NOTES
Jesus: Grace and Truth
John 1:14-18
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v10 He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him. He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him.
v12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
v14 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.
v15 John bore witness of Him and cried out, saying, “This was He of whom I said, He who comes after me is preferred before me, for He was before me.’ ” And of His fullness we have all received, and grace for grace.
v17 For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. No one has seen God at any time. The only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He has declared Him.
John 20:31 these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name.
The Witness of John the Baptist vv6-8
John 8:12 “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.”
Some Reject The Light vv10-11
2 Corinthians 4:4 whose minds the god of this age has blinded, who do not believe, lest the light of the gospel of the
glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine on them.
John 3:19 And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
But Others Receive and Believe v12-13
2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.
The Perfect God-Man v14a
John 17:3 And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.
Philippians 2: 6-7 who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men.
His Divine Glory v14b TabernaclePIC
Exodus 40:34 Then the cloud covered the tabernacle of meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle. Exodus 40:38 For the cloud of the LORD was above the tabernacle by day, and fire was over it by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel, throughout all their journeys.
Matthew 17:3 and He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light.
John 2:11 This beginning of signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and manifested His glory; and His disciples believed in Him.
John 13:31 Jesus said; Now the Son of Man is glorified, and God is glorified in Him.
His Amazing Grace v14c-15
“The only way to experience God’s grace is by believing the truth.”
John 3:17-18 For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.
“He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
The Fullness of His Grace vv16-17
Colossians 2:9 For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily;
John 1:14-18
Stand and Read
v10 He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him. He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him.
v12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
v14 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.
v15 John bore witness of Him and cried out, saying, “This was He of whom I said, He who comes after me is preferred before me, for He was before me.’ ” And of His fullness we have all received, and grace for grace.
v17 For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. No one has seen God at any time. The only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He has declared Him.
John 20:31 these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name.
The Witness of John the Baptist vv6-8
John 8:12 “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.”
Some Reject The Light vv10-11
2 Corinthians 4:4 whose minds the god of this age has blinded, who do not believe, lest the light of the gospel of the
glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine on them.
John 3:19 And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
But Others Receive and Believe v12-13
2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.
The Perfect God-Man v14a
John 17:3 And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.
Philippians 2: 6-7 who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men.
His Divine Glory v14b TabernaclePIC
Exodus 40:34 Then the cloud covered the tabernacle of meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle. Exodus 40:38 For the cloud of the LORD was above the tabernacle by day, and fire was over it by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel, throughout all their journeys.
Matthew 17:3 and He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light.
John 2:11 This beginning of signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and manifested His glory; and His disciples believed in Him.
John 13:31 Jesus said; Now the Son of Man is glorified, and God is glorified in Him.
His Amazing Grace v14c-15
“The only way to experience God’s grace is by believing the truth.”
John 3:17-18 For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.
“He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
The Fullness of His Grace vv16-17
Colossians 2:9 For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily;