prepping your mind - Church on the Hill
week 1
December 4, 2016
Scott Simmerok
lead pastor
PREPPING YOUR MIND “The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.” John 1:14
The Adult-Size Christmas Story
John 1:1-14
The Word . . . was in the beginning became flesh was with God dwelt among us was God we have seen his glory was a person, “he” the one and only son was with God in the beginning was God himself made all things came from the Father without him nothing was made full of grace and truth “____________ and ____________ came through JESUS CHRIST” John 1:17
How did John know the truth about Jesus?
The Christmas Story . . .
1. Jesus gave us __________________________.
. . . Requires me to engage my _____________.
“We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only son.” John 1:14b
“The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father full of Grace and truth.” John 1:14
“What Jesus did here in Cana of Galilee was the first of the signs through which he revealed his glory; and his disciples believed in him.” John 2:11
. . . Leads to an opportunity to experience God’s _____________ and
Sign 1 – Turned water to wine – John 2 Sign 2 – Healed a sick boy – John 4 Sign 3 – Healed a lame man – John 5 Sign 4 – Fed 5,000 people – John 6 Sign 5 – Walked on water – John 6 Sign 6 – Healed a blind man – John 9 Sign 7 – Raised Lazarus from the dead – John 11
“Jesus performed many other SIGNS in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book. But these are written that you may BELIEVE that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have LIFE in his name.” John 20:30-31 2. John was an __________________________.
“That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at and our hands have touched – this we proclaim concerning the Word of Life.” 1 John 1:1
Supported by the discovery of a papyrus wrapped in a mummy found in Egypt containing a portion of John 18
Supported by a discovery in 1947 of the Dead Sea Scrolls which dates the writing of John’s Gospel very close to an era between the resurrection and the fall of Jerusalem in the first century
“In John’s Gospel we have an accurate record of things that were said and done in Palestine almost 2,000 years ago by a Jew named Jesus of Nazareth and that are presented to us as evidence for his extraordinary claims. If one will believe this and approach the record honestly with an open mind, God will use it to bring that person to fullness of faith in the Lord Jesus as God’s Son and his Savior.” ~James Montgomery Boice, The Gospel of John, volume 1
______________.
“Out of His fullness we have all received grace in place of grace already given.” John 1:16
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As you prep for Christmas this year, what will you do to prepare your mind to grasp the almost unbelievable truth that God came to earth to save people because of his grace and love?
December 4, 2016
Scott Simmerok
lead pastor
PREPPING YOUR MIND “The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.” John 1:14
The Adult-Size Christmas Story
John 1:1-14
The Word . . . was in the beginning became flesh was with God dwelt among us was God we have seen his glory was a person, “he” the one and only son was with God in the beginning was God himself made all things came from the Father without him nothing was made full of grace and truth “____________ and ____________ came through JESUS CHRIST” John 1:17
How did John know the truth about Jesus?
The Christmas Story . . .
1. Jesus gave us __________________________.
. . . Requires me to engage my _____________.
“We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only son.” John 1:14b
“The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father full of Grace and truth.” John 1:14
“What Jesus did here in Cana of Galilee was the first of the signs through which he revealed his glory; and his disciples believed in him.” John 2:11
. . . Leads to an opportunity to experience God’s _____________ and
Sign 1 – Turned water to wine – John 2 Sign 2 – Healed a sick boy – John 4 Sign 3 – Healed a lame man – John 5 Sign 4 – Fed 5,000 people – John 6 Sign 5 – Walked on water – John 6 Sign 6 – Healed a blind man – John 9 Sign 7 – Raised Lazarus from the dead – John 11
“Jesus performed many other SIGNS in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book. But these are written that you may BELIEVE that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have LIFE in his name.” John 20:30-31 2. John was an __________________________.
“That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at and our hands have touched – this we proclaim concerning the Word of Life.” 1 John 1:1
Supported by the discovery of a papyrus wrapped in a mummy found in Egypt containing a portion of John 18
Supported by a discovery in 1947 of the Dead Sea Scrolls which dates the writing of John’s Gospel very close to an era between the resurrection and the fall of Jerusalem in the first century
“In John’s Gospel we have an accurate record of things that were said and done in Palestine almost 2,000 years ago by a Jew named Jesus of Nazareth and that are presented to us as evidence for his extraordinary claims. If one will believe this and approach the record honestly with an open mind, God will use it to bring that person to fullness of faith in the Lord Jesus as God’s Son and his Savior.” ~James Montgomery Boice, The Gospel of John, volume 1
______________.
“Out of His fullness we have all received grace in place of grace already given.” John 1:16
.
As you prep for Christmas this year, what will you do to prepare your mind to grasp the almost unbelievable truth that God came to earth to save people because of his grace and love?
