We Saw His Glory The Word Became Flesh John 1:14

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1 We Saw His Glory The Word Became Flesh John 1:14 Also available are a text-only version of the outline at or an audio podcast at This is a pdf file for the PowerPoint notes used by Pastor Dave Tietjen for his sermon on January 5, 2014.

2 The surprising sense of God s glory inspires us John 1:14 ESV And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.

3 Though missing a story, glory is a major theme of John Matthew 17:1-2 ESV And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James, and John his brother, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became white as light.

4 By showing a meaningful arrival, he invites a meeting with God In Greek mythology, gods acted as humans

5 By showing a meaningful arrival, he invites a meeting with God In Christian theology, God became flesh incarnation enfleshment

6 By showing a meaningful arrival, he invites a meeting with God In reality, He tented among us Not just temporarily (as soldiers, shepherds or sojourners)

7 By showing a meaningful arrival, he invites a meeting with God In reality, He tented among us Not just temporarily... but as God s new Tabernacle

8 By showing a meaningful arrival, he invites a meeting with God In reality, He tented among us Not Exodus just 33:7 temporarily ESV... but as God s new Tabernacle Now Moses used to take the tent and pitch it outside the camp, far off from the camp, and he called it the tent of meeting. And everyone who sought the LORD would go out to the tent of meeting, which was outside the camp.

9 By showing a meaningful arrival, he invites a meeting with God In reality, He tented among us Exodus 40:34-35 ESV Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle. And Moses was not able to enter the tent of meeting because the cloud settled on it, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.

10 By showing a meaningful arrival, he invites a meeting with God In reality, He tented among us Not just temporarily... but as God s new Tabernacle All the ways of tabernacling of God in Israel has been transitory or incomplete: all are fulfilled and superseded by the Word-made-flesh and dwelling among us. A. M. Ramsey

11 He showed in Jesus example a model for serving Through stories from Christ s life

12 He showed in Jesus example a model for serving John 12:23 ESV In sacrifice of Christ s death And Jesus answered them, The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.

13 He showed in Jesus example a model for serving In encouraging The Glory of our serving John is saying that this is what real glory means. Jesus had no need to come to earth. He might have retained all the joy and splendor of heaven. But He left it.... Leon Morris

14 He showed in Jesus example a model for serving In encouraging The Glory of our serving And when He came to earth, there was no necessity for Him to live in poverty and rejection. But He did it.... Leon Morris

15 He showed in Jesus example a model for serving In encouraging The Glory of our serving And when He came to the end of His life, He was not compelled to die the painful and shameful death of the cross. But He did.... Leon Morris

16 He showed in Jesus example a model for serving In encouraging The Glory of our serving When something must be done and someone so great and high that he need not do it nonetheless leaves his exalted place and does the lowly thing, that, John is saying, is glory indeed. Leon Morris

17 He showed in Jesus example a model for serving In encouraging The Glory of our serving Ephesians 2:8-10 ESV For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.

18 He showed in Jesus example a model for serving In encouraging The Glory of our serving Find in everyday life the joy of serving others. Real glory is found in doing this to the best of our ability, for the benefit of people and to the honor of God. Pastor Dave