Sovereign Grace Chapel, located at 135 Annabel Lane in Beaver, West Virginia, invites you to listen to a gospel message concerning Jesus Christ our Lord. So if you like to follow along, I'm gonna be in the Gospel of Jesus Christ according to John. John chapter one and beginning in verse one. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God, All things were made by him, and without him was not anything made that was made. And I'm just gonna stop right there. I'm going to be speaking from John chapter one, the whole chapter. It's a good chapter, it's a very good chapter. I think it actually might be one of the greatest chapters in the Bible. as far as I'm concerned.

I made a list of things in John chapter one to decide them, to relate them to you. My title, Paul, is Titles of Jesus, and it's just John chapter one, in John chapter one. Titles of Jesus in John chapter one, because I counted them, and I come up with 13 different titles that are given to the Lord Jesus Christ. And two of them I just said in his name, Lord and Christ, but there's more. So let's go ahead and get started. I'm gonna try not to be too lengthy, but there's a lot of stuff here. We'll just have to roll.

Okay. First one is in chapter one, verse one. Jesus is the word, and Jesus is God. So in the first verse, there's two of them. In the first verse, we have two titles, the word and God, and Jesus is both, both. Now, John just states this as a bold fact. You understand? There's no question here. There's no speculation here. There's no hesitation. This is just a boldly stated fact. In the beginning was the word. Now if you look back just for a second to Genesis chapter one and verse one, in the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. Well, in the beginning was the word. The word is God. And the word was with God and the word was God, the same was where? In the beginning with God. And all things were made by him and without him was not anything made that was made.

You understand, Jesus Christ is the one of whom all the prophets wrote. Jesus Christ is the one to whom all of the sacrifices of the Old Testament point. He is the word of God. The logos is the word there. But this is the thing. He is the word and the word is God. He is God. He is the word of God because I'm gonna tell you something, while Jesus Christ was here, he never spoke one lie. He always told the truth. When he was 12 years old, he was in the temple, confounding, perplexing, stumping the doctors of law in the temple, where the big religious people would hang out. Those scholared, these were doctors of law, the law of God, not Jewish law, not Roman law, the law of God. And they were astounded by his questions and his answers, and his answers at 12 years old. He never spoke a single word wrong. He is the word of God, the word of God.

And Hebrews 1 and 2 puts it this way, speaking of Jesus says, hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also, what? He made the worlds. Verse three, through faith we understand that the worlds were framed, how? Or by whom? By the word of God. The word of God. The worlds were framed by the word of God so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear. In the beginning was the word. And the word was with God and the word was God. And he's writing of Jesus. Oh my, Jesus, the word, the word spoke to men. by the will of the Father, according to the will of the Father, and exactly in the will of the Father. Oh my, and the worlds were framed by him, the word of God.

Matthew 28, verse 18, and Jesus came and spake of them saying, all power is given unto me in heaven and in earth, and in earth. What's that mean? That means Jesus is God. Jesus is God. Oh, the word made the worlds and has all power. All power. Excuse me. We read it in Genesis one. The scripture plainly states that God created the heaven and the earth. And the apostles clearly state that it was Jesus of Nazareth, Jesus Christ, the Lord Jesus Christ, the word of God created the heavens and the earth.

And people wanna have a party on his birthday. That's what they're looking forward to. I see those signs still every year, happy birthday Jesus. I'm gonna tell you something, our Lord didn't have a birthday. Jesus was born, but the Son was given. The Word was manifest in the flesh and dwelt among us, dwelt among us. All things were made by him and without him was not anything made that was made. That's verse three. Jesus is God manifest in the flesh.

preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world. Oh my. And what is it we believe? We believe that he is God. We believe he is God. If you believe not that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh, there's nothing of God in you. Colossians 1, 16 and 17 says this. And for, for, by him were all things created that are in heaven, that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones or dominions or principalities or powers, all things were created by him and for him, for him. And he is before, before all things, all things. And by him, all things consist, exist, and continue to exist.

This Jesus, of whom John writes, is God with us. Emmanuel, God with us. Because Jesus, the word, is God.

Now the second one is in John chapter one, verse four. In him was life, And the life was the light of men. Okay. Just said it. All things by him were created. By him and for him they were created. And by him all things consist. All life comes from Jesus Christ. Jesus is the life. The life. He is life and in him was life. and he is the giver of life. By him all things consist.

Oh, John 11 and 25, further on in John, Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection and the life, the life. He that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live, live. I'm gonna tell you something. By Jesus, the word, Jesus, God, Jesus, the life, what? The dead shall live. The dead in trespasses and in sins shall live. Those spiritually dead, if they live, it's because of Jesus Christ. He is the life because this is the life of God. and it's in Christ Jesus and nowhere else. He is the giver of life.

Jesus said in John 14 and verse six, Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life, the life. And he didn't stop there. No man, no man, no man cometh, where? unto the Father, but by me. Oh my, that's good stuff. The life is the way to the Father. And Jesus is the life, the life. Because he's the only, the one true way. What did he say? I am the way, the truth, and the life. He is the source of all true life. And no man comes to the Father except by him. The way, the truth, and the life.

Oh my, I like that, because I'm gonna tell you something. Jesus, the word of God, speaks life to his people. He speaks life, oh I like that, to a man or a woman and that man or woman comes to him. Comes to him, oh my. I gave you an example last week, Lazarus. When he was standing in front of that tomb, that's where one of these statements was made. He said, I am the resurrection and the life. He was talking to Lazarus' sisters. And he said, Lazarus! And I'm gonna tell you right then and right there, Lazarus came to life.

Lazarus came to life, but he didn't stop there. He said, come forth, come forth. He had him roll the stone away before he called him. You know why? Because he's coming out of that grave. When the word of God speaks, man obeys. Now man may not like that, man may not want that, but that's the way it is. He speaks, the word of God speaks, and he is obeyed. Oh, you know why? Because Jesus is the life.

Now, look at verse seven. This is speaking of John the Baptist. Well, verse six, there was a man sent from God whose name was John. The same came for a witness to bear witness of? the light, the light that all men through him might believe. John the Baptist came for a witness of the light, the light, another title of Jesus Christ. Oh, I like that. And John the Baptist did witness of the light. There is it. There's gonna be another one.

But it says of John, verse eight, he was not that light, but was sent to bear witness of that light. What's he say about that light? That was the true light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world. He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not. He came unto his own and his own received him not.

Now you might think there might be a little bit at odds here. It says that was the true light which lighteth every man that cometh into the world. I'm gonna tell you something, Jesus Christ is the light whether you see him or not. And he lights up men. He sees men for exactly what we are. I'd say good and bad, but there ain't no good in us. In my flesh dwelleth no good thing, but he lights every man, but not every man can see it. Only the ones the word speaks, the words of the life to, can see the light. Man is blinded naturally. The natural man cannot understand the things of the Spirit of God. Why? Because they're spiritually discerned. That's why he can't know them. He can't know them. For they're spiritually discerned.

Oh my. And if our gospel be hid, the gospel we preach, the gospel you hear, but if our gospel be hid, it's hid to the lost. Whom, what? The God of this world hath blinded their minds that they can't see. They can't see. But that doesn't mean Jesus is not shining. He's the light. He always shines. We're just usually too dead to see it. That's where most people are.

You understand, I was listening to Henry on the way up here. He was talking about how the world doesn't understand the child of God. But the child of God understands the world. We were in it. We were part of it. Now he called us out of the world. And we are no longer of the world, but we are still in the world. And they don't understand why you drive this far to come here. They don't understand why I would drive this far to preach here. And more importantly, I come to listen.

But you understand, you've done it, you've been in other churches and other places, most of you. I know you guys had Earl from the beginning. Rats. No, it's a blessing from God. You didn't have to hear the nonsense I heard, trust me. And others have heard. Understand, when you've seen the light, you don't wanna see anything else. When you hear the word of God, you don't wanna hear anyone else. Oh my, Jesus is the light. Oh, John 8 verse 12, he said this, then spake Jesus again unto them saying, I am the light of the world. He that followeth me, here, now this is great. He that followeth me shall not walk in darkness. Now is there any question there? Any doubt there? Oh no. But shall have the light of what? Of light of life. Oh my. And Jesus is the light, and Jesus is the life. Oh my.

What'd he say? I'm gonna tell you this. Those who have heard the voice of the word of God have now the light of life. And they shall. They shall not walk in darkness. Now that's not saying you won't stumble. That's not saying you won't trip over your own feet if nothing else. Because trust me, you are your own worst enemy some days. I am my own worst enemy most days. But this is the thing. You shall not walk in darkness. Even as you stumble and even as you fall, you know where you're supposed to be. You know where you'd like to be. You may have gone this way, but he'll bring you back. And if you fall, he'll pick you back up. He upholds us with his hand. You will not be utterly cast down, though you fall. And he will put your feet on the right path. Because here it is, what it says, they follow the light. They follow the light. He that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but they shall walk. They will walk. Not gonna walk in darkness, but they're gonna walk. Oh, I like that. And they shall have the light of life. Those that follow Christ have Christ. The light and the life, and Jesus is the light.

Now verse 14, this is I guess number five. Verse 14, and the word was made flesh and dwelt among us. And we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father. full of grace and truth. Oh, that's good stuff, that's good stuff. But here's the title here in verse 14, the only begotten of the Father. The only begotten of the Father. Now, believers are called children of God because now ye are the children of God. But there's only one only begotten of the Father. And that's Jesus, the Lord Jesus Christ. Because that's what it is. He's the only begotten of the Father. He's the only one. There's only one, the only begotten of the Father.

John 1 and verse 18 says it again. No man has seen God at any time. The only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him. The father has one begotten son, one begotten, and his name is Jesus. The believer is, like I said, a child of God. He, Jesus, is not ashamed to call us brethren, his brothers and sisters. We are heirs of God, but we're joint heirs in Jesus Christ. We're joint heirs with Jesus. Oh my, I like that. He's the only begotten, well, let's take a minute here.

John chapter three, for me I just turned a page. Verse 16. For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through him might be saved. He that believeth on him is not condemned, but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. Jesus is the only begotten of the Father. Now, believe on him. Who? The only begotten of the Father. Jesus, the word of God, God himself manifest in the flesh, the light, the life. Oh my, and here, the only begotten of the Father. He that does not believe is in darkness. He's condemned already. You understand people, you don't want to get condemned to hell, you already are. You want to be saved from that. You want to be called into his marvelous light. What? Translated out of darkness and into the light of his kingdom. into the kingdom of his dear son. His what? Only begotten son. Only begotten of the father. Because he that does not believe is condemned already. That's what the scriptures state. You don't have to go looking for condemnation. It's in you. It's in you. Oh my.

Jesus is the only begotten of the Father. Now, look at the sixth one, this is in verse 17. I hate to warn you folks, there are 51 verses in John chapter one, you know that. John chapter one, verse 17. For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ. Jesus, the Word of God, Jesus who is God, Jesus is the Christ. The Christ. This is the first place John says that. Christ is a title. You understand what I mean? The Messiah. The anointed one. The one prophesied in the Old Testament

Now here walking in the flesh on this earth is the Messiah, the one the Jews had all been looking for, and that when he came, what? He came unto his own, and his own received him not. And he's the Christ. He's the Christ. He's the Christ. There is no other Messiah. This is the one who was anointed by the Father, Matthew 16 and verse 16, and Simon Peter answered and said, Jesus asked him a question, who do you think I am? Who do you say I am? Simon Peter answered and said, thou art the Christ, the son of the living God.

What did Jesus have to say about that? He said, hmm, Jesus answered and said unto him, blessed Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona, why? For flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven. You understand, believing Jesus is the Christ is not the work of the natural man. It's a work of the spirit of God by the word of God speaking life to your hearts and hearing his gospel preach that Jesus is the Christ and you know it in your heart and in your mind and in your very being that this man, this God-man is the Christ of God, the one of whom all these Old Testament scriptures pictured.