“The Word Made Light”

In this Christmas-tide sermon, Rev. Alex Cain invites the congregation to linger in the opening verses of John’s Gospel, where Christmas is told not through shepherds or angels, but through creation itself. John deliberately echoes Genesis—“In the beginning”—to reveal that the Word through whom all things were made is not an abstract force or idea, but a divine Person who is both with God and is God.

Tracing the themes of light and darkness, the sermon shows how John moves from creation to fall to redemption, reframing human experience as life lived under the shadow of death and longing for true light. This light is not merely order imposed on chaos, but life itself breaking into a world fractured by sin and suffering—a darkness that cannot overcome it.

As the narrative unfolds, John withholds the Word’s name, heightening anticipation until the climactic revelation: the Word became flesh, tabernacled among us, full of grace and truth. In Jesus Christ, God does not remain distant but enters human history to make the Father known, to free humanity from darkness, and to grant believers the power to become children of God.

This “cosmic Christmas story” proclaims the heart of redemption: the eternal Word has come near, bringing new creation, true light, and lasting life—for our good and for God’s glory.