Sunday Morning 10:00am Service

Sun, Dec 28, ‘25 - AM Services

“The Gospel in One Verse” - Dr. Drew Melton

 John 1:1-18

The Lord said, “I have indeed seen the misery of my people [in Egypt]. I have heard them crying out because of their slave drivers, and I am concerned about their suffering. So I have come down to rescue them…”

Exodus 3:7

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Jesus Christ.

Romans 3:23-24

For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have everlasting life.

John 3:16

The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us.

John 1:14

The Word

 Logos

 Pre-existent

 With God

 God

 Creator

 Source of life and light

No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is himself God and is in closest relationship with the Father, has made him known.

John 1:18

The Word became flesh

 Body

 Human

 Mortal

 Vulnerable

 Breakable

 Dependent

 Confined by time and place

 Jewish

 Male

 Political

The Word became flesh and dwelled among us.

 Tabernacle

 Nearness

 Solidarity

 Emmanuel

 Home

The Word became flesh and blood and moved into the neighborhood.

—John 1:14 in The Message

In the beginning was the Word. 

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 

By the W/word

God spoke.

In that Word was life and that life was light

so God said, “Let there be light.”

The light shines in the darkness,

a darkness over the surface of the deep, where the Spirit hovers.

A darkness that cannot overcome the light. 

And God said, “Let us make a human.”

The Word’s life-light will be for the humans. 

But we still chose darkness. 

So the Word became human. 

We have seen his glory. 

We have witnessed his light. 

We have been filled with grace and truth. 

We have known God because the Word became flesh and dwelt among us.

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