Jesus, the Word

John 1: 1-15

John 1
The Word Became Flesh
1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2He was with God in the beginning.
3Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. 4In him was life, and that life was the light of men. 5The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it.
6There came a man who was sent from God; his name was John. 7He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all men might believe. 8He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light. 9The true light that gives light to every man was coming into the world.
10He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. 11He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. 12Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God— 13children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband's will, but born of God.
14The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
15John testifies concerning him. He cries out, saying, "This was he of whom I said, 'He who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.' "


As we close in on Christmas day, I want to take the chance to look at the birth of Christ through a different lens. The first three Gospels Matthew, Mark, and Luke, tell much the same story about the birth of Christ. They each have their subtle differences, but it is the same story that we expect to hear every Christmas. John however brings Christ to life by showing us that when we say “Christ coming to life” we are only saying that he became human. John shows us that Christ had always existed. He is the word, and that is what I want to dive into this week, everything that is wrapped up in being The Word. The Constant, Creative speaking, everlasting, family oriented, controversial, human, light and life proclaiming Word!