The Word Became Flesh
1 John 1:1 NIV
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.
John 21:24 NIV
This is the disciple who testifies to these things and who wrote them down. We know that his testimony is true.
“What’s amazing about the book of John is that it’s shallow enough for children to play but deep enough for elephants to swim.”
- Dr. Gary Burge
John 20:31 NIV
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.
Two things are going to happen this year:
1. You’re going to believe deeper in Jesus than you ever have.
2. This is the year we’re going to ROB HELL!
John 1:1-3 NIV
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.
John 1:1 NIV
In the beginning was the Word (logos)...
LOGOS = Word, Message, Wisdom
John 1:1-3 NIV
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, AND THE WORD WAS GOD. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.
Psalm 33:6 NIV
By the Word of the Lord the heavens were made, their starry host by the breath of his mouth.
Colossians 1:15-20 NLT
Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation, for through him God created everything in the heavenly realms and on earth. He made the things we can see and the things we can’t see— such as thrones, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities in the unseen world. Everything was created through him and for him. He existed before anything else, and he holds all creation together. Christ is also the head of the church, which is his body. He is the beginning, supreme over all who rise from the dead. So he is first in everything. For God in all his fullness was pleased to live in Christ, and through him God reconciled everything to himself. He made peace with everything in heaven and on earth by means of Christ’s blood on the cross.
The Trinity
* The Father is God
* The Son is God
* The Holy Spirit is God
* The Father is not the Son
* The Son is not the Spirit
* The Spirit is not the Father
“No sooner do I conceive of the One than I am illumined by the splendor of the Three; no sooner do I distinguish Them than I am carried back to the One.”
- Gregory of Nazianzus (329–390)
John 1:14 NIV
The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us.
We believe that there is only one God, but this one and only God has also a Son, his Word, who proceeded from himself, by whom all things were made, and without whom nothing was made. We believe that he was sent by the Father into the Virgin and was born of her – being both man and God, the Son of Man and the Son of God – and was called by the name of Jesus Christ.
- Tertullian (216 AD)
John 1:14 NIV
The Word became flesh and made his TABERNACLE (skēnoō) among us.
Maybe you made a decision to follow Jesus today, or maybe you’re curious what life with Him is all about. Wherever you are on your journey, we invite you to share with us so we can help you discover your next step.