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Sunday After Sunday After Christmas Christmas Who is Jesus? Who is Jesus? David Clayton Dec. 27, 2009 David Clayton Dec. 27, 2009

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Sunday After Sunday After ChristmasChristmas

Who is Jesus?Who is Jesus?

David Clayton Dec. 27, 2009 David Clayton Dec. 27, 2009

In the In the beginning beginning was the was the

Word, and Word, and the Word the Word was with was with

God, and the God, and the Word was Word was

God. He was God. He was with God in with God in

the the beginning beginning

(v.1)(v.1)

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Through him Through him all things all things

were made; were made; without him without him nothing was nothing was made that made that has been has been

made (v.3)made (v.3)

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In him was In him was life, and that life, and that life was the life was the

light of men. light of men. The light The light

shines in the shines in the darkness, but darkness, but the darkness the darkness

has not has not understood understood

(or overcome) (or overcome) it it

(v.4-5)(v.4-5)

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There came a There came a man who was man who was

sent from God; sent from God; his name was his name was

John. He came John. He came as a witness to as a witness to

testify testify concerning concerning

that light, so that light, so that through that through him all men him all men

might believe might believe (v.7)(v.7)

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He himself He himself was not was not

the light; the light; he came he came only as a only as a

witness to witness to the lightthe light

(v.8) (v.8) David Clayton Dec. 27, 2009 David Clayton Dec. 27, 2009

The true The true light that light that gives light gives light to every to every man was man was

coming into coming into the world the world

(v.9)(v.9)

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He was in He was in the world the world

and though and though the world the world was made was made

through him, through him, the world did the world did

not not recognize recognize him (v.10-him (v.10-

11)11)

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Yet to all who Yet to all who received him, to received him, to

those who those who believed in his believed in his name, he gave name, he gave

the right to the right to become children become children

of God of God (v.12)(v.12)

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Children not born Children not born of natural of natural

descent, nor of descent, nor of human decision human decision

or of a husband’s or of a husband’s will, but born of will, but born of

God God (v.13).(v.13).

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The Word became flesh and made The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the seen his glory, the glory of the

One and Only, who came from the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truthFather, full of grace and truth

(v.14).(v.14).

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John testifies concerning John testifies concerning him. He cries out saying, him. He cries out saying, “This was of whom I said, “This was of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me ‘He who comes after me

has surpassed me because has surpassed me because he was before me’” he was before me’”

(v.15)(v.15)

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From the fullness of his From the fullness of his grace we have all received grace we have all received one blessing after another. one blessing after another.

For the law was given For the law was given through Moses; grace and through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus truth came through Jesus

Christ (v.16-17)Christ (v.16-17)

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No one has ever seen God, No one has ever seen God, but God the One and Only, but God the One and Only, who is at the Father’s side, who is at the Father’s side, has made him known (v.18)has made him known (v.18)

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John saw Jesus coming toward him John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, and said, “Look, the Lamb of God,

who takes away the sin of the who takes away the sin of the world! This is the man I meant world! This is the man I meant when I said, ‘A man who comes when I said, ‘A man who comes

after me has surpassed me after me has surpassed me because he was before me’” (v.29-because he was before me’” (v.29-

30)30)

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John gave this testimony: “I John gave this testimony: “I saw the Spirit come down saw the Spirit come down

from heaven as a dove and from heaven as a dove and remain on him. remain on him.

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I would not have known him, I would not have known him, except that the one who sent me except that the one who sent me

to baptize with water told me, to baptize with water told me, ‘The man on whom you see the ‘The man on whom you see the

Spirit come down and remain is he Spirit come down and remain is he who will baptize with the Holy who will baptize with the Holy

Spirit.’ I have seen and testify that Spirit.’ I have seen and testify that this is the Son of God” (v.32-34)this is the Son of God” (v.32-34)

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The next day John was there The next day John was there again with two of his disciples. again with two of his disciples. When he saw Jesus passing by, When he saw Jesus passing by,

he said, “Look, the Lamb of he said, “Look, the Lamb of God!” When the two disciples God!” When the two disciples

heard him say this, they heard him say this, they followed Jesus(v.18).followed Jesus(v.18).

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Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of the two who heard was one of the two who heard

what John had said and who had what John had said and who had followed Jesus. The first thing followed Jesus. The first thing

Andrew did was to find his brother Andrew did was to find his brother Simon and tell him, “We have Simon and tell him, “We have

found the Messiah” (that is, the found the Messiah” (that is, the Christ). And he brought him to Christ). And he brought him to

Jesus (v.40-42).Jesus (v.40-42).

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