约翰福音［第1章］
[见证真道 引人归主]
主讲: 丘均发传道
08/04/2025
1. 太初有道 道就是神（V1-5）
“太初有道”呼应创世记1章1节“起初神创造天地”，约翰刻意用“太初”指向时间开始之前，强调“道”在一切之先。
V1道与神同在，道就是神。就是说，耶稣在降生前已经存在，因为祂是神，跟父神是合一的，有分于创造世界。而道是有生命，耶稣是一切生命的源头，耶稣也是光。
2.道成肉身住在人中间（V6-18）
神不是高高在上的，就像旧约中的会幕，神要住在祂子民中间，如今祂借着道成肉身的耶稣住在我们中间。耶稣作为道，要住在人中间，祂作为光，要照亮住在黑暗中的世人。
小结：主耶稣是“道”，是光，是生命。但我们每天有靠主而活吗？主耶稣住在我们中间，但祂是否真正“住在你心中”？
1. 施洗约翰的谦卑见证（V19-28）
祭司利未人来问施洗约翰：“你是谁？”他回答三个“我不是”：不是基督、不是以利亚、不是那先知。他不抢主的荣耀，只说自己是“旷野的声音”。
约翰的榜样提醒我们：真正的伟大是使人认识耶稣！一个好的见证人，不是要别人记住自己，而是要他们去认识耶稣！
2. 指出耶稣 助人认识主（V29-37）
V29看哪，神的羔羊，除去世人罪孽的！ “羔羊”象征旧约的赎罪祭。施洗约翰要让人看见耶稣是神预备的赎罪祭，祂来就是为了代人赎罪。
施洗约翰的2个门徒听见这句话，立刻就跟从了耶稣！这就是见证的终点：把人送到耶稣面前！
3.见证结果 接力传扬主（V38-51）
施洗约翰传给安得烈，安得烈领彼得，腓力带拿但业。没有人是自己突然懂福音的，都是有人愿意传、有人愿意带、有人愿意信。
从施洗约翰到初代门徒，每个人都成了“中介”，不是代替耶稣，而是带人去见耶稣。我们有没有成为别人遇见耶稣的“介绍人”？
愿我们都能像施洗约翰一样，不管有没有掌声、有没有人注意，都是谦卑却清楚地指出耶稣是谁；也要像安得烈和腓力那样，热切地带人来遇见主！
John 1
Bearing witness to the truth and leading people to the Lord
08/04/2025
The Morning Devotion Speaker: Ps Daniel
1．In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was God. (V1-5)
"In the beginning was the Word" indorses Genesis 1:1 "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth". John deliberately used "in the beginning" to point to the time before the beginning, emphasizing that the "Word" was before everything.
V1 The Word was with God, and the Word was God. That is to say, Jesus existed before He was born, because He is God, He is one with God the Father, and He participated in the creation of the world. The Word has life, Jesus is the source of all life, and Jesus is also light.
2. The Word became flesh and lived among men (V6-18)
God is not high above, like the tabernacle in the Old Testament. God wants to live among His people, and now He in the flesh lives among us through Jesus. Jesus, as the Word, wants to live among people, and as the light, He wants to illuminate the world living in darkness.
Summary: The Lord Jesus is the "Word", the light, and the life. But do we live by the Lord every day? The Lord Jesus lives among us, but does He really "live in your heart"?
1. John the Baptist’s humble testimony (V19-28)
The Levite priest came to ask John the Baptist: “Who are you?” He answered three “I am not”: not Christ, not Elijah, not the prophet. He did not steal the glory of the Lord but only said that he was “the voice of the wilderness”.
John’s example reminds us: True greatness is to make people know Jesus! A good witness does not want others to remember him, but to let them know Jesus!
2. Point out Jesus and help people know the Lord (V29-37)
V29 Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! The “Lamb” symbolizes the sin offering of the Old Testament. John the Baptist wanted people to see that Jesus was the sin offering prepared by God, and He came to atone for the sins of people.
When John the Baptist’s two disciples heard this, they immediately followed Jesus! This is the end of testimony: sending people to Jesus!
3. Result of witnessing: Spreading the Lord in succession (V38-51)
John the Baptist spread the gospel to Andrew, Andrew led Peter, and Philip led Nathanael. No one suddenly understood the gospel by themselves. There were always people willing to spread it, to lead people, and to believe in it.
From John the Baptist to the first generation of disciples, everyone became an "intermediary", not to replace Jesus, but to lead people to see Jesus. Have we become the "introducer" for others to meet Jesus?
May we all be like John the Baptist, humbly but clearly pointing out who Jesus is, regardless of applause or attention; and like Andrew and Philip, eagerly bringing people to meet the Lord!