Listen up, little ones
Listen for the word Word.
Reading
John 1:1–18—The Word Became Flesh
Optional Reading
Psalm 110:1-3
Keys for kids
- Jesus is the Word.
- The Word became flesh to provide salvation.
- All who believe in Jesus are saved.
Questions
- How can Jesus be David’s descendent and David’s Lord?
- Why did God the Son become flesh?
- How do we see Jesus’s glory today?
Notes
(See Saturday for authors.)
In Psalm 110, David talks about a future King who is his Lord. But we see in the gospels that the Messiah is David’s promised offspring. How could someone be both David's descendant and David's Lord? The answer is that God became a man. Jesus has always existed and created everything. But at a special time in history, He came to earth as a human baby. God became a man! Jesus was conceived by the Holy Spirit. This made Jesus different from every other person. He was born without sin.
The apostle Paul writes that Jesus willingly gave up some of His heavenly glory and became a servant. He obeyed God the Father completely, even when it meant dying on a cross to save sinners.
Even though Jesus hid some of His glory while He lived on earth, people could still see who He really was. John, one of Jesus's disciples, said, "We saw His glory." They saw His kindness, truth, and power, and through Him they saw what God is like.
We cannot see Jesus in person today, but we can learn about Him through the Bible. When we hear His words and trust in Him, we receive the grace and truth that we need. Jesus, the Word who became flesh, came to save us, and everyone who believes in Him will be saved.
Swedish Method questions
Praise
Psalm 96a, 119v
Prayer
- Pray that you will happily submit to Jesus as your Lord.
- Pray for a specific application from yesterday’s sermons.
- Pray for a member of our church, for your family, and for a non-Christian friend/family member.