S4:257 John 1-3

Join The Journey

Watermark Community Church, Dallas, TX

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Christian, Bible, Devotional

5 • 827 Ratings

🗓️ 27 October 2025

⏱️ 16 minutes

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"Why does John's Gospel start with just ‘In the beginning was the Word.’? What big themes are echos of the Old Testament and help us read the rest of the Gospel faithfully? John 3 includes what might be the most quoted verse in the Bible—but the whole chapter is deeper and more complex than people realize. What do we miss if we reduce John 3:16 to just a slogan? In today's episode, Emma Dotter and Watermark member Garrett Wikle discuss the first 3 chapters of the Gospel of John. Additional References: Genesis 1:1-3; Hebrews 2:5-18; Philippians 2; Matthew 28:19-20; Revelation 21-22 You can also check out the Join The Journey Jr. Podcast: Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/join-the-journey-junior/id1660089898 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6SG7aaE1ZjjFkgB34G8zp3?si=c960a63736904665 Check out the Join The Journey Website for today's devotional and more resources! https://www.jointhejourney.com/ Amazon Storefront: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Watermark-Community-Church/author/B0BRYP5MQK?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1755623322&sr=8-1&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true&ccs_id=8aeeec3b-6c1c-416d-87ae-5dfbbb6981df"

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0:00.0	Hi, grownups.
0:02.3	Thanks for joining.
0:04.0	Happy Monday.
0:05.5	We're going to learn about the Joy, the Journey Jr.
0:08.3	Podcast.
0:09.1	It's out now.
0:10.1	You can find the link in today's episode, description.
0:14.3	So you can listen with your kids and talk to them about the Bible.
0:20.4	Everybody, what is going on? You know what time it is. You're listening to join the Bible. Everybody, what is going on?
0:22.3	You know what time it is.
0:23.4	You're listening to join the Journey podcast with your host, Emma, daughter.
0:27.9	Thanks for joining.
0:28.9	Today, we are kicking off our study on the Book of John.
0:32.6	We're reading John 1 through 3.
0:34.2	Hopefully, you've already read it by now.
0:36.0	If not, pause the podcast, turn on the
0:38.2	audio Bible, or go read it, and then jump back in. I am in the podcast studio with our resident
0:45.1	theologian and a friend, Garrett Weichael. Hey, Emma. Garrett, I know you hate when I introduce
0:50.0	you by your title, but just a little bit. I'm glad you're here and you're qualified to be here,
0:53.8	so thanks for coming. And I actually, I heard that maybe this passage has inspired some passwords of yours. Oh, yeah. So we're talking about John's prologue today, the first 18 verses of the book of John. And for all you hackers out there, if you really want to get into the Greek, I have a password to many accounts that I have, because we all share passwords on our accounts.
1:14.5	Sorry, IT team.
1:15.7	But, sorry, password managers everywhere.
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