Session 1 John 1:1-14
the difference between the world’s response to Jesus
and the responses of individuals to Jesus.
9 The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world.
10 He was in the world, and the world was created through him,
and yet the world did not recognize him.11 He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him.
12 But to all who did receive him,
he gave them the right to be children of God,
to those who believe in his name,
13 who were born, not of natural descent,
or of the will of the flesh,
or of the will of man,
but of God.14 The Word became flesh and dwelt among us.
We observed his glory, the glory as the one and only Son from the Father,
full of grace and truth.
consider what it means that Jesus’s light was given to everyone
only to be rejected by most people.
Emphasize God’s love for every person,
but also note the role of individual responsibility
in accepting the invitation to join God’s family.
Emphasize that nothing we do can bring us into God’s family.
Share that Jesus’s deity gives Him the authority to bring us back to God.
Discuss the meaning of “incarnation” and “tabernacle” (p. 19).
Guide the group to recall the evidences in John 1:1-14
that validate Jesus’s deity.
How would you use these points, and other truths drawn from John 1:1-14
to explain Jesus’s deity to a friend or family member?
Encourage the group to look for opportunities to tell someone else about Jesus
and about how God came in human flesh to save us from sin.
Conclude the group time with prayer,
praising God for the eternal work of Jesus
from the beginning to the end and for all time.
Reinforce the session by contacting any group members who need to be encouraged. Let them know a new study is beginning on the Gospel of John, making sure to deliver a copy of the DDG to every member.
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