Tommy Blumberg

The Life and Ministry of Jesus Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. And having come in, …

The Life and Ministry of Jesus No one has seen God at any time. The only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He has declared Him. John 1:18 God the only Son is literally “the unique God” or “the only begotten God” (v. 14). John was …

The Life and Ministry of Jesus And of His fullness we have all received, and grace for grace. For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. John 1:16–17 The contrast between law and grace forms a major portion of Pauline theology, but we …

The Life and Ministry of Jesus John bore witness of Him and cried out, saying, “This was He of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me is preferred before me, for He was before me.’ ” John 1:15 John the Baptist is one of the most important persons in …

The Life and Ministry of Jesus And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth. John 1:14 “Dwelt” means “He pitched His tent among us.” Our human bodies are merely …

The Life and Ministry of Jesus But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but …

The Life and Ministry of Jesus He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him. He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him. John 1:10–11 He was rejected by those who would have been incinerated had …

The Life and Ministry of Jesus There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. This man came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all through him might believe. He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light. That …

The Life and Ministry of Jesus In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it. John 1:4–5 Life is a key theme in John’s Gospel; it is used thirty-six times. What are the …

The Life and Ministry of Jesus He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. John 1:2–3 He existed in the beginning, not because He had a beginning as a creature, but because He is eternal. He …