Rosebank Union Sermon Audio

In this sermon titled "The Word At The Beginning | The True Light," Joshua Soal explores the profound continuity of God’s grace from Genesis through the life of Jesus Christ. Using the prologue of John’s Gospel as a foundation, the message challenges believers to see the Bible not as two disconnected stories, but as one unified plan of salvation.Key Themes and InsightsGrace Upon Grace: Soal explains that the phrase "grace upon grace" from John 1:16 does not mean Jesus replaces the Old Testament. Instead, it suggests that the grace revealed through Moses was a precursor to the "fullness" of grace found in Jesus. Like an ocean, new waves of grace follow those already bestowed.The Law vs. The Light: The sermon addresses the common misconception that the Old Testament (the Law) is "angry" or "redundant." Soal uses the analogy of Peter Pan’s shadow—the Old Testament is the shadow that stretches back through history, but Jesus is the reality (the person) that gives that shadow its form.Jesus as the Greater Moses: D