What was in the beginning?

Who was the Word with in the beginning?

Who was the Word?

What all did the Word make?

What was in the Word?

What was that life?

Therefore, now, what John was calling “the Word” he also calls “the–?”

Where does the light shine? How does the darkness respond? (Note that there could be two answers for this, depending on the translator’s take on the meaning of the Greek word which can mean “to grasp”–either with physical force (“to conquer, overtake”) or grasp with mental understanding (“to comprehend”)

What was the name of the man sent by God?

What did he come to do?

What was he not?

What does the true Light light up?

Where was the Light?

What did the Light make?

How did the world receive the Light?

But for those who did receive Him, what did He give them power (or right) to do?

How were these “born”?

The Word was made —? Where did He dwell?

What did John say about Him?

Who is he law was given by? Who are grace and truth are given by? (Now He is named)

How often has man seen God?

So how is God revealed?

The following part is the story (record) of –?

Who asked John a question?

What was the question?

Who did John say he was not?

When they asked again who he was, how did he answer?

Who had sent those messengers to ask the questions?

The messengers’ next question was, why are you — if you are not any of those people?

What was John’s answer?

Where did these things take place?

The next day, who did John see coming?

What did he say when he saw him?

Did John know him?

What was the sign John said told him that this man was the one he had been talking about and looking for?

Thought Questions:

What are the different things John calls Jesus in this chapter? Why do you think he calls Him all of these things instead of just naming Him Jesus?

What do each of the following things tell you personally about who Jesus is: the Word, the Light, Life, the Lamb of God?

How could you use verses 1-3 and 14 to tell people who Jesus was?

Think about verse 5, how do you understand it? How does it explain to you why the world is as evil as it is?

What was John’s purpose and ministry? How can we share his job?

Read verse 10-13 again. How can we expect to be received by the world if we believe on Christ’s name? What hope do we have if we do, though?

What changed when Christ came into the world? How can we see God better now?

How would you respond if earthly religious authorities questioned you about your ministry?

Based on John’s words in this chapter, what do you think the one purpose of your life’s ministry should be? (Hint: verse 34)

My prayer is:

that I would be able to understand the Word of God and see Him through the Word and Light of Christ in Scripture;

that I would have courage to face the darkness of the world by the light of God;

that I would bear witness of the Light as John did.