What Child Is This?What Child Is This?

2 Questions

1.What child is this?

2.Why did He come?

John 1:1-18 11In the beginning was the Word, and In the beginning was the Word, and

the Word was with God, and the the Word was with God, and the Word was God. Word was God. 22He was with God in He was with God in the beginning. the beginning.

  33Through him all things were made; Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that without him nothing was made that has been made. has been made. 44In him was life, and In him was life, and that life was the light of men. that life was the light of men. 55The The light shines in the darkness, but the light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it.darkness has not understood it.

66There came a man who was sent from There came a man who was sent from God; his name was John. God; his name was John. 77He came as He came as a witness to testify concerning that a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all men light, so that through him all men might believe. might believe. 88He himself was not the He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light; he came only as a witness to the light. light. 99The true light that gives light to The true light that gives light to every man was coming into the world.every man was coming into the world.

1010He was in the world, and though the He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. did not recognize him. 1111He came to He came to that which was his own, but his own that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. did not receive him. 1212Yet to all who Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become his name, he gave the right to become children of God— children of God— 1313children born not of children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband's will, but born of God. or a husband's will, but born of God.

  1414The Word became flesh and made his The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. grace and truth.

  1515John testifies concerning him. He John testifies concerning him. He cries out, saying, "This was he of cries out, saying, "This was he of whom I said, 'He who comes after me whom I said, 'He who comes after me has surpassed me because he was has surpassed me because he was before me.' " before me.' "

1616From the fullness of his grace we have From the fullness of his grace we have all received one blessing after another. all received one blessing after another. 1717For the law was given through Moses; For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. Christ. 1818No one has ever seen God, but No one has ever seen God, but God the One and Only, who is at the God the One and Only, who is at the Father's side, has made him known.Father's side, has made him known.

HOMETOWN"Where did this man get these things?" "Where did this man get these things?" they asked. "What's this wisdom that has they asked. "What's this wisdom that has been given him, that he even does been given him, that he even does miracles! Isn't this the carpenter? Isn't miracles! Isn't this the carpenter? Isn't this Mary's son and the brother of James, this Mary's son and the brother of James, Joseph, Judas and Simon? Aren't his Joseph, Judas and Simon? Aren't his sisters here with us?" And they took sisters here with us?" And they took offense at him. offense at him.

DISCIPLES2525The disciples went and woke him, saying, The disciples went and woke him, saying,

"Lord, save us! We're going to drown!" "Lord, save us! We're going to drown!"

  2626He replied, "You of little faith, why are you He replied, "You of little faith, why are you so afraid?" Then he got up and rebuked so afraid?" Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the waves, and it was the winds and the waves, and it was completely calm. completely calm.

  2727The men were amazed and asked, "What The men were amazed and asked, "What kind of man is this? Even the winds and kind of man is this? Even the winds and the waves obey him!"the waves obey him!"

 10He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him.

  1010He was in the world, and He was in the world, and though the world was made though the world was made through him, the world did through him, the world did not recognize him. not recognize him.

  1010He was in the world, and He was in the world, and though the world was made though the world was made through him, the world did through him, the world did not recognize him. not recognize him.

In the beginning…

He is the King of kings and He is the King of kings and Lord of lords. He is the great Lord of lords. He is the great I AM who reigns I AM who reigns forevermore. He is Almighty forevermore. He is Almighty God, Jehovah, the Ancient God, Jehovah, the Ancient of Days, for that’s who you of Days, for that’s who you really are. really are.

Why did He come?

1414The Word became flesh and made The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. Father, full of grace and truth.

GOD HIMSELF!

THE REASON FOR THE SEASON

IMMANUEL“God With Us”