Today I am beginning a 2 week series that deals with Christmas, the birth of Christ. John’s account if you have never heard it before is altogether stunning.

Through the book of John we have numerous examples of witnesses, testimonials and evidence that is properly registered regarding the coming of Jesus.

Jesus is the true light that gives light to every man. Jesus is the only source of true light that anyone has. He is our only teacher. He is the only one who can take us to the Father.

Today’s text is one of the great texts of the Bible. In a few short sentences, it captures both the essence of Christmas and the very heart of the good news of the Christian faith.

John 1:14-18 is written to help us see that never has the human race seen more grandeur or splendor then when the Word of God was born in human flesh.

Who you are has little to do with who you think you are, but rather it has everything to do with God’s calling upon your life. It has everything to do with how God crafted and shaped you.

If you and I could ever get it into our heads that only Jesus deserves unquestioning loyalty, that we are not worthy to even untie His sandals, we are not worthy to even be mentioned next to Jesus and yet we have been invited to be called His brothers and sisters to be intimate with Him and to be His representative in this world we would learn to be content in following Him.

There comes a moment when Jesus actually confronts us. What is it that you want? And our answer will depend upon whether we spend time with him.