The Word Became Flesh

We have these two desires woven deep into us as fallen humans: the desire to be rescued, and the desire for another person to understand our struggles. We’re looking for a hero that can close the gap between us and them.

John introduces us to that hero in these verses.

Sermon Outline:

I. Jesus Moves In.

II. Jesus Makes God Known.

III. Jesus Pours Out Grace.

Sermon Discussion Questions:

1. How does it change the way you approach Jesus to know that the initiative in your relationship with him was entirely his, that he came to you before you ever came to him?

2. Think of a specific moment in the Gospels where you see Jesus’ grace and truth on display together (ie. John 4; 21; Mark 10). What does that scene teach you about what God is actually like?

3. Most people give us either grace or truth, but rarely both at the same time. Jesus gives us both simultaneously. Think of someone in your life right now who is hard to offer both grace and truth to. What makes that combination so difficult, and what would it look like to follow Jesus' example with them?

4. When you sin, do you tend to come back to Jesus for more grace, or do you pull away as if the account is overdrawn and there’s nothing left for you? What would it look like this week to come to Jesus with your emptiness rather than your best self?

5. How can you tell in daily life whether you’re looking to the law or to Jesus for your standing before God? What does it actually feel like in your emotions, your prayers, your reaction to failure when you’re trusting your own performance rather than his grace?