Beginnings: Light and Life

1. Great beginnings matter because they’re memorable!
a. The Beginning of the Gospel of John
b. The Beginning of the Bible
c. The Beginning of New Life

2. The Beginning of the Gospel of John

John 1:1-5
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

3. The Beginning of the Bible

Genesis 1:1-2
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep.

Genesis 1:3
And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.

John 1:1-3
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made.

4. The Beginning of New Life

a. John 1:4-5
In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

b. Ephesians 2:1-2
And you were dead in the trespasses and sins in which you once walked…

c. Ephesians 2:4-5
But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved—

d. Ephesians 2:8-9
For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.

e. Romans 5:8
but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

f. John 3:16
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

g. Great beginnings matter because they’re memorable.

h. The Beginning of New Life is the greatest beginning you’ll ever have!!

John 20:30-31
Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.