JOHN 1:14-18
GLORY, GREATNESS, & GRACE
Application Guide
READ THE TEXT
JOHN 1:6-13
14 The Word became flesh and dwelt among us. We observed his glory, the glory as the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. 15 (John testified concerning him and exclaimed, “This was the one of whom I said, ‘The one coming after me ranks ahead of me, because he existed before me.’”) 16 Indeed, we have all received grace upon grace from his fullness, 17 for the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. 18 No one has ever seen God. The one and only Son, who is himself God and is at the Father’s side—he has revealed him.
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
In general, was there anything that stood out to you from the sermon or the reading of the text? Was there anything you were confused by?
Discuss the glorious presence of God.
How does dwelling on His glory make you feel? What is your natural response?
When we meditate on God graciously making himself known in the person of Jesus, how does this transform us?
Discuss the false dichotomy we often place between grace and truth. And how do both of those ideas meet at the cross of Christ?
Is it possible for us to live lives that are full of grace and truth?
What are ways we can begin to reflect the “narration of God” in the way we live as a community and as individuals?
How was the gospel and the work of Jesus magnified through the text or sermon?
Is there anything the Spirit is calling you to obey as an individual or as a group?