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52 Sermons

From the

Gospel of John

By Barry L. Davis, D.Min.

Copyright©2013 Barry L. Davis

All Scripture taken from the King James Version.

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Table of Contents

1. CHRIST, THE LIFE AND LIGHT OF MEN

2. WHO MADE US SONS OF GOD?

3. THE WORD MADE FLESH

4. WHAT JOHN SAID ABOUT JESUS

5. THE FIRST DISCIPLES

6. NATHANAEL’S CONVERSION

7. THE FIRST SIGN

8. CLEANSING THE TEMPLE

9. THE NEW BIRTH

10. THE WAY INTO LIFE

11. JOHN’S LAST TESTIMONY

12. THE LIVING WATER

13. THE WOMAN OF SAMARIA

14. FAITH: ITS NATURE AND REWARD

15. THE POWERLESS MAN

16. I AND MY FATHER

17. CHRIST AND THE HUNGRY MULTITUDE

18. WALKING ON WATER

19. THE IMPERISHABLE FOOD

20. THE TRUE BREAD

21. THE PROHIBITED AND THE INVITED

22. LAW AND GRACE

23. CHRIST’S TESTIMONY CONCERNING HIMSELF

24. CHRIST’S HEART-SEARCHING “IFS”

25. FROM DARKNESS TO LIGHT

26. THE SHEPHERD

27. THE GOOD SHEPHERD

28. THE SAFETY OF THE SHEEP

29. LEARNING FROM LAZARUS

30. DESCRIBING JESUS

31. A SUPPER SCENE

32. DEATH, LIFE, AND SERVICE

33. THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD

34. CHRIST’S LAST TOKEN OF LOVE

35. SELF-EXCOMMUNICATED

36. A FANTASTIC FUTURE

37. CHRIST AND THE FATHER

38. LOVE’S REWARD

39. FRUIT-BEARING

40. BRANCHES, DISCIPLES, FRIENDS

41. “I AND YOU”

42. THE GREAT HELPER

43. A LITTLE WHILE

44. CHRIST’S GIFTS TO HIS OWN

45. CHRIST’S PRAYS FOR HIS OWN

46. THE CHRISTIAN’S RELATIONSHIP TO THE WORLD

47. REVELATIONS IN THE GARDEN

48. CHRIST’S SUFFERINGS AT THE HANDS OF MEN

49. THE TRIUMPHANT CRY FROM THE CROSS

50. MARY MAGDALENE

51. DOUBTING THOMAS

52. HOW JESUS SHOWED HIMSELF

53. (Bonus Sermon) LOVEST THOU ME?

1. CHRIST, THE LIFE AND LIGHT OF MEN

John 1:1–5

ILLUSTRATION:

1The little village of Rattenberg is the smallest town in Austria, and getting smaller each year. The town has lost 20 percent of its population in the past two decades, and as of 2005 had only 440 residents. The reason? Darkness. Rattenberg is nestled behind Rat Mountain—a 3,000-foot obstruction that blocks out the sun from November to February. But thanks to some clever new technology, the town’s situation is about to get a little brighter.

An Austrian company called Bartenbach Lichtlabor has come up with a plan to bring sunshine into the darkness by installing 30 heliostat mirrors onto the mountainside. The mirrors will grab light from reflectors on the sunny-side of the mountain and shine it back into the town.

The project will not be cheap—the European Union will cover half of the $2.4 million bill—but if successful, will bring hope to the 60 other communities scattered throughout the Alps that endure the winter darkness each year. Markus Peskoller, ...