After a time, jesus realized that these men were following him. Andrew was apparently the first disciple of our lord. Andrew was convinced that jesus was the messiah, jesus. We see in our minds eye, andrew and another disciple, probably st. John 1 the word became flesh 1 in the beginning was the word, and the word was with god, and the word was god. Find top church sermons, illustrations, and powerpoints for preaching on john 1. The model given by andrew in the gospel of john reading for the second sunday of ordinary time points us in the right direction. Reflection for sunday, january 14, second sunday of ordinary time. Rather, the gospel would use memories of past events to anchor the communitys ongoing reflection on its experience of the risen christ in the present.
And looking upon jesus as he walked, he saith, behold the lamb of god. Andrew and peters rapid movement toward jesus can give us an appreciation of gods plan for the possibilities of our own transformation. John was standing with two of his disciples, and as he watch jesus walk by, he said, behold, the lamb of god. Come and see ordinary b2, larry brodings wordsunday.
The next day again john was standing with two of his disciples, and he looked at jesus as he walked by and said, behold, the lamb of god. Dear father, you who are god almighty and a merciful god, receive the prayer of your children, as the savior that you have sent as a new light on the horizon of the world, rises again and shine on our entire lives. And on day one, john the baptist was questioned by the jewish delegation that came down from jerusalem. Bible study verse by verse lectionary commentary, st charles borromeo catholic church, picayune, ms. He had been a disciple of john the baptist looking for the messiah. Reflection for sunday, january 14, second sunday of. Iacono in catholicism, christianity, gospel reflections, gospel teachings, gospels of jesus christ, jesus christ, roman. Catechesis with children gods call childrens story by larry broding, family activity. The two disciples heard what he said and followed jesus. The next day again john was standing with two of his disciples, 36 and he looked at jesus as he walked by and said, behold,the lamb of god. Agape bible study lessons for the gospel of john the presentation of the son of god by john the baptist lesson handout. John wrote to show that christ was the messiah, the divine son of god. We had just heard the gospel that we heard today, and i was about to give the homily. This is a good text, and what i want to do this morning is to tell the story as a way to crack open the text, presenting several themes that are present.
Probably he pointed out jesus to these two disciples because they had been absent when the spirit descended upon him, and the voice from. Before our verses today comes john s account of jesus baptism in the jordan, along with the proclamation that jesus is the lamb of god who takes away the sin of the world. The revelation of jesus to andrew and peter in that order the passage opens again with the words, the next day. On the following day as john stood there again with two of his disciples, jesus passed, and john stared hard at him and said, look, there is the lamb of god. Before our verses today comes johns account of jesus baptism in the jordan, along with the proclamation that jesus is the lamb of god who takes away the sin of the world. Liturgy of the word with children 2nd sunday in ordinary time prepared by. Part 2, a new world, an alternative reality, a new way to be human.
Johns gospel, and it is the story of how peter comes to meet jesus. The next day john again was standing with two of his disciples, and as he watched jesus walk by, he exclaimed, look, here is. Listen to this podcast of his reflection for the second sunday in ordinary time and send us a comment. The context is somewhat different from that in the other gospels. Pastor gene giguere july 07, 2019 in gospel of john no comments 251. The imperfect tense of the verb suggests the idea that he was waiting for. As jesus walks by them, john says to his disciples. Johns disciples immediately leave john and follow jesus. On day two, john the baptist pointed out jesus, presumably to his disciples, and identified him as the lamb of god. Man is a sinner ad his sinful condition has left him spiritually dead, eph. Throughout the gospel, the authors primary concern would not be, primarily, to recount events and teachings as they happened in the past. John 1 2,0,0,0 united states conference of catholic bishops. Johns gospel is not a chronological account of the life of christ and so it is difficult to place these events in a temporal sequence of christs ministry. The next day john again was standing with two of his disciples, and as he watched jesus walk by, he exclaimed, look, here is the lamb of god.
Upon hearing this news again in verse 36, these two disciples of john leave his side to follow jesus. Paul scalia reprinted with permission of the arlington catholic herald home page to sunday gospel reflections index. The two disciples heard him say this, and they followed jesus. When he saw jesus passing by, he said, look, the lamb of god. On the morrow, again john was standing, and two from his disciples.
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