Bible Question: I AM PREACHING ON SUNDAY IN MY CHURCH AND IM SHARING MY TESTOMONY I WANT TO GET A MESSAGE ACROSS THAT JESUS IS OUR SALVATION! aND HE CAN HELP US CHANGE FOR HIM AND THAT HE HAS A PLAN FOR OUR LIVES!! BUT IM STRUGGLING TO FIND SCRIPTURES REFLECTING WHAT IM WANTING TO SAY ILL BE AIMING MY MESSAGE AT 11 - 18 YR OLDS SO IT HAS TO BE SIMPLE AND CLEAR! cAN ANYONE HELP ME?? p.s THANX FOR THE ANSWERS TO MY QUESTION I POSTED! |
Bible Answer: Hi, SAZ! I love the Gospel of John because it covers everything about Jesus, from His pre-incarnation to His promise of His triumphant return! Particularly charged is the first chapter of John (1:1-18): Verses 1 and 2 establishes Christ’s Divinity Verse 3 establishes Creation Verses 4 and 5 establishes Jesus as the Light come to His people and defeating darkness Verses 6 through 8 establishes the coming of Jesus’ precursor (herald/messenger), and reaffirms Jesus’ Divinity Verse 9 reemphasizes Jesus, the Light, shinning onto mankind Verses 10 and 11 talks about His fulfillment of the old prophecy where God would come to His people; while simultaneously demonstrating that He was rejected by His own Verses 12 and 13 establishes the reward for those who accept Jesus and discloses a relationship never before proclaimed (we are made sons and daughters of God Verse 14 unequivocally establishes Jesus, God, taking human form, incarnating, to live among us, while establishing that there is a special bond between the Father and His Only Begotten Son Verse 15 renders John the Baptist’s proclamation of Jesus’ preeminence Verses 16 through 18 is a conglomerate of Jesus Divinity, His showering us with grace, His exclusive knowledge of God and revealing that Jesus is God through His Omnipresence! Verses 29 through 34 John the Baptist presents Jesus as the Lamb of God (you could turn to Prophet Isaiah’s Suffering Servant: 52:13 through 53:12), restates Jesus preeminence, introduces the Trinity, and adamantly establishes Christ as the Son of God! Chapter 3 Verses 14 through 21 Jesus recalls on the Old Testament’s reflection on His crucifixion, He establishes God’s Gift to the world, reveals that not all people will believe in Him, and distinguishes God’s children from the world’s Chapter 5 Verses 24 through 29 Jesus reveals Himself as Life: He brings eternal life to those who believe in Him Chapter 6 Verses 44 through 58 Jesus declares Himself the Bread of Life: the only means to achieve Eternal Life with God; He also establishes that there’s a special connection with Him and the Father--no one can come to Jesus but if not sent by the Father! Chapter 8 Verse 12 Jesus is the Light of the world in Him there’s no darkness! Verses 23 through 29 Jesus establishes His special relationship with the Father and reveals that He is the I Am (reflecting Yahweh’s words in Exodus 3:14 and John 8:58) Chapter 10 Verses 7 through18 Jesus introduces the Old Testament theme of Israel’s Shepherd (Ezekiel 34) and He pronounces that He is the Good Shepherd! Jesus also talks about the sheep from another fold which He will gather to Himself and make of the two one fold; in verse 15 Jesus reveals that He is the Lamb of God who will give up His Life for us! Chapter 11 Verses 25 through 27 Jesus is the resurrection and life; He promises eternal life to those who believe in Him; those who believe in Him recognize that He is the Messiah: the Son of God: the Resurrection! Chapter 14 Verses 6 and 7 Jesus is the Way, the Truth, the Life; He reveals to the disciples that He and the Father are one--though none of them are from Heaven, He has given them the grace to see that Father in Him! Verses 15 through 25 (coupled with 15:26-27 and 16:7-11) Jesus establishes His a spiritual relationship with His disciples (which is extended to us); He promises the Paraclete who will come in His name to complete the institution of the Church and to teach and guide us till Jesus’ Return! I hope some of this could be of use to you! God Bless! Angel |