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Week of 6/7/2026

Pastor Jim Gallagher

John 1:1-18 – Snapshots in the book of John – Introducing Jesus

Pastor Jim began by sharing that in these first 18 verses of John, we see that Jesus is God.

We see in John 20:30-31 that there are not enough books (biblio) to contain all God has done.

John was written well after the other three gospels were widely in circulation and was written

so that we may believe and have life in Him. “Believe” has two tenses, something that has

happened and something that continues to happen.

1) Jesus is the Word or the Logos (v.1, 14)

Everything that we need is found in the person of Christ.

Q: Have you had times in your life that He has not felt sufficient for your every need?

What drove those feelings? How were you able to overcome and find sufficiency in

Him?

2) Jesus is the divine Son of God (v.1)

The Greek reads “and God was the Word (logos).” This verse takes us back to the beginning

in Genesis 1. Logos in classical Greek philosophy refers to divine, rational principle that

orders, structures and gives meaning to the universe. In Col. 1:17 Paul writes “And He is

before all things and in Him all things consist.” According to John, the one who holds the

universe together is Jesus. Jesus is the One who brings order and gives value.

Q: How does knowing Jesus’ divinity put your current season into perspective?

Q: Do you know that you are valued and loved by Jesus? Do you have scriptures or

promises of God that you fall back on to remind you that you are valued and loved by

Him?

3) Jesus is the creator of all (v.3)

In this section, we see that He created John (v.6-7) to be a witness of the Light. He created

John with a purpose and that purpose was to reflect God.

Q: How are you reflecting God to those around you?

4) Jesus is the light of the world (v. 4-5)

The light is the life of man. The light shines into the darkness and the darkness cannot not

grasp or overtake the light.

Q: How does knowing that darkness cannot overtake light encourage you?

Q: Share a time when you may have been in a dark situation and your light was used to

glorify Him.