<html><head></head><body><div class="ydpeccb138dyahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:16px;"><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Sermon for 12/31/2023<div><div>“Way Back in the Beginning”<br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 16px;">John 1:1-18</span></span><br></div><div>1 Christmas (B)</div><div>December 31, 2023</div><div><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><a href="http://www.sjnj.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.sjnj.com</a><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">The beginning of the Gospel of John portends the beginning of the universe, and beyond. God was and is all. Jesus was there. And he lives on to bring light into our dark world.<br></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.2; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: italic; color: rgb(10, 10, 10); background-color: rgb(254, 254, 254);"><br></div></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.2; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: italic; color: rgb(10, 10, 10); background-color: rgb(254, 254, 254);">=</div></div></div></body></html>