Session 1 John 1:1-14

IN THE BEGINNING

ENGAGE

“Where did your story begin?”

TRANSITION:

if asked “Where did Jesus’s story begin?”
many people might answer, “Bethlehem.”
read the session introduction on page 13.
Emphasize that John understood the importance of beginning Jesus’s story “in the beginning.”

EXPLORE

INTRODUCE:

Point out the prelude on Pack Item 2 (Outline of John) and on page 9.
Distribute copies of Pack Item 9 (Jesus’s Humanity and Deity).
Challenge the group to look for evidences of Jesus’s deity as they study John’s prelude.