
John 1:1-5 “In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God. He existed in the beginning with God. God created everything through him, and nothing was created except through him. The Word gave life to everything that was created, and his life brought light to everyone. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness can never extinguish it.” (NLT)
“In the beginning was the Word.”
Jesus isn’t just a force. He is the Logos—He’s personal. He’s not just the reason behind creation—He’s the reason inside creation.
Jesus didn’t begin in Bethlehem—He stepped into time from eternity.
I. Jesus is
John 1:1 “In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God.” (NLT)
II. Jesus is the eternal Creator.
John 1:2-3 “He existed in the beginning with God. God created everything through him, and nothing was created except through him.” (NLT)
He wasn’t just
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Colossians 1:15-16a “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…” (NLT)
Marvel at His
Trust His
Worship the
III. Jesus is the source of
John 1:4a “The Word gave life to everything that was created…” (NLT)
Mark 2:15-17 “Later, Levi invited Jesus and his disciples to his home as dinner guests, along with many tax collectors and other disreputable sinners. (There were many people of this kind among Jesus’ followers.) But when the teachers of religious law who were Pharisees saw him eating with tax collectors and other sinners, they asked his disciples, ‘Why does he eat with such scum?’ When Jesus heard this, he told them, ‘Healthy people don’t need a doctor—sick people do. I have come to call not those who think they are righteous, but those who know they are sinners.’” (NLT)
Think about what Jesus has done for
John 10:10 “The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.” (NKJV)
IV. Jesus is the unstoppable
John 1:4b-5 “…and his life brought light to everyone. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness can never extinguish it.” (NLT)
Light always wins. No matter how dark the world seems,
Jesus
Colossians 2:15 “In this way, he disarmed the spiritual rulers and authorities. He shamed them publicly by his victory over them on the cross.” (NLT)
John 14:6 “Jesus told him, ‘I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me.’” (NLT)
Romans 3:22-23 “We are made right with God by placing our faith in Jesus Christ. And this is true for everyone who believes, no matter who we are. For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard.” (NLT)
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