1-5

• In the beginning


  First words of the Gospel of John
• The Word

  Was with God in the beginning
• All things came into being through the Word, and without the Word not one thing came into being. The verse used to describe the role of Jesus in the work of creation.
• Life


  Was in the Word
• The Word


  Refers to Christ
• There was a man sent from God, whose name was John
• John the Baptist


  • His mission was to bear witness to the light
• John the Baptist came as a witness


  So that all might believe through him
• True light


  Enlightens everyone, was coming into the world
• The world was created through the true light
• God's own people did not accept the true light
• What Powerdid Jesus give to all who believed in his name?

  To become children of God, given to all who believed in Jesus' name
• Those who believe in Jesus' name become children of God, not born of blood, flesh or human will
• From God


  Those who believed in Jesus' name are born as the Children of God (1:13)
• And the word became flesh and lived among us: '(1:14)'
• His glory


  We have seen his glory (1:14)
• Glory


  Full of grace and truth (1:14)
• Glory


  Glory as Father's son full of grace and truth (1:15)
• John the Baptist: '"He who comes after me ranks ahead of me" (1:15)'
• John the Baptist says "He who comes after me ranks ahead of me"


  Because Jesus was before the Baptist (1:15)
• Grace upon grace


  What we have all received from the fullness of Jesus (1:16)
• The law was given, was given through Moses grace and truth came through Jesus Christ
• God, the only son


  Who made God, whom no one has ever seen known (1:18)
• Priests and Levites from Jerusalem were sent to ask John the Baptist, 'Who are you?' (1:19)
• reply given by John the Baptist to priests and levites when he was asked who he was: '"I am not the Christ" (1:20)'
• Three people John the Baptist denied being


  • Christ
  • Elijah
  • Prophet (1:20-21)
• Priests and Levites from Jerusalem sent by jews and Pharisees asked to john : '"If so, who are you? What answer should we give to those who sent us?" (1:22)'
• John the Baptist: '"I am the voice of one crying out in the wilderness, make straight, the way of the Lord." (1:23)'
• Isaiah prophesied about the voice of one crying out in the wilderness (1:23)
• The action of baptizing raised the inquisitiveness of the priests and Levites (1:25)
• The Pharisees sent priests and Levites to John the Baptist to reveal his identity (1:24)
• Baptism


  With water (1:26)
• John the Baptist to priests and levites: '"Among you stands one whom you do not know" (1:27)'
• What Action did John the baptist regard himself unworthy to perform?


  Untie the thong of his sandal (1:27)
• John the Baptist was baptizing in the Jordan (1:28)
• John the Baptist: '"Here is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world" (1:29)'
• John the Baptist saw Jesus coming towards him (1:29)
• John the Baptist: '"After me comes a man who ranks ahead of me because he was before me" (1:30)'
• John the Baptist said this in chapter 1, verse 30
• John the Baptist: '"I myself did not know him" (1:31)'