The Final Service of 2025

Mel Godinez

Stand Alone Sermons 2025

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Dec 28, 2025

John 1:1-16

This weekend, Pastor Mel Godinez, our Students and Young Adults Pastor, preached for the first time during our gatherings, sharing from John 1:1–16.

As we step into 2026, we are challenged to consider who God really is and what we believe He is like. Our assumptions about God shape how much we trust Him, how we relate to Him, and ultimately how we live. What we believe about God shapes how we live every single day.

Check out this sermon to learn more!

Sermon Notes

Hope Church LV // Final Service of 2025
John 1:1-16

“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, that all might believe through him. He was not the light, but came to bear witness about the light. The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world. He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world did not know him. He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him. But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God. And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. (John bore witness about him, and cried out, “This was he of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me ranks before me, because he was before me.’”) For from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace.” John 1:1-16

“What comes to our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us.” A.W. Tozer

1. Because Jesus Came, We Can Experience God’s Heart for Us

"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." John 1:1

"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without Him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it." John 1:1-5

"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." John 1:1

“In him was life, and the life was the light of men.” John 1:4

“For with you is the fountain of life; in your light do we see light.” Psalm 36:9

“The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.” John 1:5

“God does not love us because Christ died; Christ died because God loves us.” John Stott

2. Because Jesus Came, We Can Experience God’s Presence With Us

“And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us…” John 1:14a

“Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.” Exodus 40:34

“…and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.” John 1:14b

3. Because Jesus Came, We Are Given the Privilege of Being God’s Children

“But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.” John 1:12-13

“That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.” John 3:6

“And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit.” 2 Corinthians 3:18

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