TThe Word Became Flesh

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In the beginning the Word

already existed. The Word was

with God, and the Word was

God. 2He existed in the

beginning with God.

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3God created everything

through him, and nothing was

created except through him.

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4The Word gave life to

everything that was created,

and his life brought light to

everyone. 5The light shines in

the darkness, and the darkness

can never extinguish it.

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Jesus is the Logos

Self-Existent One

Eternallyexisted

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The Word was with God

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Hebrews 1:1-3 - Long ago God

spoke many times and in many

ways to our ancestors through

the prophets. 2And now in

these final days, he has spoken

to us through his Son.

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God promised everything to the

Son as an inheritance, and

through the Son he created the

universe. 3The Son radiates

God’s own glory and expresses

the very character of God, and

he sustains everything by the

mighty power of his command.

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When he had cleansed us from

our sins, he sat down in the

place of honor at the right hand

of the majestic God in heaven. NLT

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The Word was God

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Philippians 2:6-8 - Though he

was God, he did not think of

equality with God as something

to cling to. 7Instead, he gave up

his divine privileges; he took

the humble position of a slave

and was born as a human

being.

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When he appeared in human

form, 8he humbled himself in

obedience to God and died a

criminal’s death on a cross. NLT

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Colossians 1:15 - Christ is the

visible image of the invisible

God. He existed before anything

was created and is supreme

over all creation, NLT

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Isaiah 46:4 - I will be your God

throughout your lifetime—until

your hair is white with age. I

made you, and I will care for

you. I will carry you along and

save you. NLT

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The Kingdom of Light had

now invaded the kingdom

of darkness

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Acts 17:28 – For in him we live

and move and exist. NLT

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6God sent a man, John the

Baptist, 7to tell about the light

so that everyone might

believe because of his

testimony. 8John himself was

not the light; he was simply a

witness to tell about the light.

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9The one who is the true light,

who gives light to everyone,

was coming into the world. 10He came into the very world

he created, but the world didn’t

recognize him. 11He came to

his own people, and even they

rejected him.

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John baptized

with water

for repentance

Jesus baptized

with the Holy Spirit

for eternal life

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Christmas is a

natural opportunity

to talk about the

Christ in

Christmas

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John 3:29-30 - …Therefore, I

am filled with joy at his

success. 30He must become

greater and greater, and I must

become less and less. NLT

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Acts 1:8 – But you will receive

power when the Holy Spirit

comes upon you. And you will

be my witnesses, telling people

about me everywhere—in

Jerusalem, throughout Judea,

in Samaria, and to the ends of

the earth.” NLT

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The world didn’t

recognize him

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2 Corinthians 4:4 - Satan, who

is the god of this world, has

blinded the minds of those

who don’t believe.

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They are unable to see the

glorious light of the Good

News. They don’t understand

this message about the glory

of Christ, who is the exact

likeness of God. NLT

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The greater your closeness to

Jesus the greater you will

naturally reflect Him to those

around you.

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His own people

rejected him.

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Philippians 2:9-11 - Therefore,

God elevated him to the place

of highest honor and gave him

the name above all other

names,

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10that at the name of Jesus

every knee should bow, in

heaven and on earth and

under the earth, 11and every

tongue confess that Jesus

Christ is Lord, to the glory of

God the Father. NLT

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12But to all who believed him

and accepted him, he gave the

right to become children of

God. 13They are reborn—not

with a physical birth resulting

from human passion or plan,

but a birth that comes from

God.

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A person only becomes a

child of God if

God

regenerates

them

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14So the Word became human

and made his home among us.

He was full of unfailing love

and faithfulness. And we have

seen his glory, the glory of the

Father’s one and only Son. NLT

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This is Christmas -

Emanuel -

God with us

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John 17:4-5 - I brought glory to

you here on earth by

completing the work you gave

me to do. 5Now, Father, bring

me into the glory we shared

before the world began. NLT

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Meditation & Application

> The Logos is with you season

> Meditating on Emmanuel is

the only truth that can bring

meaning to your life this

Christmas season

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Meditation & Application

GOD is with You

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Meditation & Application

GOD is with Me