B2B Fundamentals Part 1: The Creative Word Of God

THE WORD OF GOD📖 FOUNDATION SCRIPTUREJohn 1:1–5 (NKJV)“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.”There are times in our Christian walk when we need to go back to the basics.Before we pursue greater things, we need to make sure that our foundation is strong.The Back to Basics (B2B) series is about returning to the fundamental truths of our faith—those things that should form the foundation of our relationship with our Heavenly Father.We will come back to three foundational areas:The Word of God — how God speaks to us.Prayer — how we communicate with God.Worship and Praise — how we honour and glorify His name.Today, we begin with the foundation:“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth… Then God said, ‘Let there be light’; and there was light.”Notice the pattern:God spoke — and something happened.God did not create by human effort.He spoke.And creation responded to His Word.John takes us back to the beginning and gives us an even deeper revelation:“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.”The Word was with God.The Word was God.And everything that was created came through Him.Everything we see began with the Word of God.If God created the universe through His Word, we should never underestimate what His Word can do in our lives.God can bring:Order where there is confusion.Light where there is darkness.Life where there is death.Restoration where there is brokenness.Hope where there is despair.Direction where there is uncertainty.Where have you placed your faith?We have been speaking about faith, but faith must have the right foundation.Our faith must be:In God and in His Word.You cannot separate believing in God from believing what God has spoken.John 1 does not simply tell us that God has words.It reveals that the Word is a Person.“And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us…”Jesus Christ is the Word who became flesh.When we encounter Jesus, we encounter the revelation of God.Jesus is not merely someone who came to tell us about God.He is the Word of God revealed to humanity.Therefore:You cannot genuinely claim to believe in Jesus while deliberately rejecting His Word.The Word reveals Christ.Christ reveals the Father.And the Holy Spirit helps us understand and apply the Word.