John 1:1,14 (NIV) In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God

1. John 1:1,14 (NIV) • In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God

2. 14 The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.

3. Fall in love with the Word

4. 1 Peter 2:2 (NKJV) • as newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby

5. Psalm 119:103 (NIV) • How sweet are your words to my taste, • sweeter than honey to my mouth!

6. Matthew 4:4 (NIV) • Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”

7. Psalm 119:105 (NIV) • Your word is a lamp for my feet, • a light on my path.

8. Accuracy ≠Truth

9. Written over a 1500 year span • Written by more than 40 authors • Written on three continents • Written in three different languages • Hundreds of controversial subjects

10. And yet there is • Harmony and Continuity from Genesis to Revelation • One unifying theme

11. God’s Redemption of Man

12. 2 Kings 9:20 (NIV) • The lookout reported, “He has reached them, but he isn’t coming back either. The driving is like that of Jehu son of Nimshi—he drives like a maniac.”

13. Proverbs 21:19 • Better to live in a desert • than with a quarrelsome and nagging wife

14. Genesis 25:1 (NIV) • Abraham had taken another wife, whose name was Keturah.

15. Context is King!

16. Words of Encouragement: • John 16:33 (NIV) • “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”

17. Zephaniah 3:17 (NIV) • The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. • He will take great delight in you; in His love He will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing.”

18. Joshua 1:9 (NIV) • Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”

19. Romans 8:1-2 (NIV) • 1 Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, 2 because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death.

20. Words of Hope: • Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV) • For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

21. 1Peter 1:3 (NIV) • Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

22. 1Corinthians 6:19 (NIV) • Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own;

23. Words of Direction: • Proverbs 16:9 (NIV) • In their hearts humans plan their course, but the Lord establishes their steps.

24. John 10:27 (NIV) • My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.

25. Words of Warning: • Proverbs 24:20 (NIV) • for the evildoer has no future hope, and the lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out.

26. 2Timothy 2:14 (NIV) • 14 Keep reminding God’s people of these things. Warn them before God against quarreling about words; it is of no value, and only ruins those who listen.

27. Words of Instruction: • Romans 10:9 (NIV) • If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

28. Proverbs 3:5-6 (NIV) • Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; • 6 in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.

29. Jeremiah 1:7-8 (NIV) • But the Lord said to me, “Do not say, ‘I am too young.’ You must go to everyone I send you to and say whatever I command you. 8 Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you and will rescue you,” declares the Lord.

30. Micah 6:8 NIV (NIV) • He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.

31. Isaiah 1:16-17 (NIV) • Wash and make yourselves clean. Take your evil deeds out of my sight; stop doing wrong. Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed. Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow.

32. James 1:22 (NIV) • Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.

33. Words of Adoration and Worship: • Psalm 29:1-2 (NIV) • Ascribe to the Lord, you heavenly beings, ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.

34. Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name; • worship the Lord in the splendor of his holiness.

35. 1 Chronicles 16:23 (NIV) • Sing to the Lord, all the earth; • proclaim his salvation day after day.

36. Psalm 100:1-2 (NIV) • Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. • Worship the Lord with gladness; • come before him with joyful songs.

37. The word: • Informs us • Transforms us • Frees us • Protects us

38. Ephesians 5:25-27 (NIV) • Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word,

39. and to present her to Himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless.

40. Read it • Memorize it • Do it

41. Fall in love with the word and you will be ok