Sermon Sandwich
John 1:1-18—Sermon Sandwich
Trinity Church, 1589 Hwy 174, Edisto Island, SC 29438
www.trinityedisto.com 843-869-3568
1st Sunday of Christmas, December 26, 2021
Holy Eucharist - Renewed Ancient Text; 2019 BCP, p.123
John 1:1-18 Sermon Notes
Intro - The Cosmic Christmas Story
John 1:1 - In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
John 1:14 - And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, full of grace and truth; we have beheld his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father.
John 1:17 - For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
The Two Types of Covenants - “What then is the ‘old covenant’ in contrast with the ‘new covenant’ in Christ? It is not the whole of the Old Testament, because the covenants with Abraham and David are never called ‘old’ in the New Testament. Rather, only the covenant under Moses, the covenant made at Mount Sinai is called the ‘old covenant’, to be replaced by the ‘new covenant’ in Christ.” (Systematic Theology, Wayne Grudem, p.521)
The World The Kingdom of God/Heaven
Old Covenant of Law - New Covenant of Grace -
What I do What He does
Moses - Mt. Sinai Jesus - Mt Zion (Calvary)
10 Commandments, Animal Sac. His Cross - Body and Blood
“Works of the Law” “Hearing with Faith”
(Galatians 3:5)
Obedience to the Law - Obedience of Faith - Romans 1:6
Right Behaving Right Believing
Performance - Pay Promise - Receive & Believe
(John 1:12)
John 1:12 - But to all who received him, who believed in his name, he gave power to become children of God.
Performance vs. Promise - $20 Illustration
How do we become Children of God?
By Promise - We Receive and Believe.
Receive - lambano - receive, take hold of, acquire possession of
John 14:17 - even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he dwells with you and will be in you.
We have to know to receive.
Believe - pisteuo - faith, trust, to have confidence in, rely on,
in his name - the person and work of Jesus Christ.
Who He is and What He has done.