Week II John 1:8-1:18

§ Agenda - Tuesday, April 24, 2007
A. Opening Prayer
B. Review – Principles
C. John 1-18 – Prologue
D. Discussion
E. Closing Prayer

§ John 1:6-8
6 There was a man named John sent by God,
7 who came as a witness to testify to the light, so that through him all men might believe
– witness - marturia
8 but only to testify to the light, for he himself was not the light.

§ John 1:9-11
9 The real light which gives light to every man was coming into the world.
10 He was in the world and through him the world was made, yet the world did not know who he was.
11 To his own he came, yet his own did not accept him.

§ John 1:12-13
12 Any who did accept him
he empowered to become children of God. These are they who believe in his name—

– opposite of disobey is believe

13 who were begotten not by blood, nor carnal desire, nor by man’s willing it, but by God.

§ John 1:14
14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us, and we have seen his glory:
The glory of an only Son coming from the Father, filled with enduring love.

§ John 1:15
15 John testified to him by proclaiming: “This is he of whom I said, ‘The one who comes after me ranks ahead of me, for he was before me.’ ”

§ John 1:16
16 Of his fullness
we have all had a share—
love following upon love.

§ John 1:17
17 For while the law was given through Moses, this enduring love came through Jesus Christ.

§ John 1:18
18 No one has ever seen God. It is God the only Son, ever at the Father’s side, who has revealed him.

§ Announcements
Next Meeting - Invite others. All are welcome!


REMEMBER: No Bible, no breakfast;
No Bible, no bed!

Week I: John 1:1-1:8

Agenda - Tuesday, April 10, 2007
A. Opening Prayer
B. Review – Principles
C. John 1-18 – Prologue
D. Discussion
E. Closing Prayer

II. Authorship of John’s Gospel
A. St. John, the Beloved Apostle
B. Brother of James, son of Zebedee, fisherman
C. Follower of John the Baptist
D. One of four “pillars”
E. Symbolized by eagle
F. Accompanied Paul
G. Died a natural death

III. John’s Audience
A. Purpose - to reveal Jesus as God
B. Jews and Greeks – all mankind
C. To strengthen faith of all Christians
D. To counter Gnostism
E. Revealed the very heart of God
F. Multiple layers of meaning

IV. The Overture
A. First 18 verses touch upon every theme found in the 21 chapters.
B. Ancient hymn

V. The Overture - Parallelism
1. The Word with God (vv. 1-2)
2. Role in creation (v. 3)
3. Gift to mankind (vv. 4-5)
4. Testimony of John (vv. 6-8)
5. The Word enters the world (vv. 9-11)
6. Through the Word we become Children of God (vv. 12-13)
5. The incarnation (v. 14)
4. Testimony of John (v. 15)
3. Gift to mankind (v. 16)
2. Role in re-creation (v. 17)
1. The Son at the Father’s side (v. 18)


VI. John 1:1-2
1 In the beginning was the Word; the Word was in God’s presence, and the Word was God.

A. “was” - continuous condition
B. Logos – Greek

2 He was present to God in the Beginning.

VII. John 1:3
3 Through him all things came into being,
and apart from him nothing came to be.

– (CCC 291)

VIII. John 1:4-5
4 Whatever came to be in him, found life, life for the light of men.
5 The light shines on in darkness, a darkness that did not overcome it.

A. Theology of life and light
B. (CCC 298)

IX. John 1:6-8
6 There was a man named John sent by God,
7 who came as a witness to testify to the light, so that through him all men might believe—

– witness - marturia

8 but only to testify to the light, for he himself was not the light.



XVII. Announcements
Next Meeting - Invite others. All are welcome!


REMEMBER: No Bible, no breakfast;
No Bible, no bed!