Week 11 - John 6 (2016)

After feeding of the five-thousand, Jesus walks on the water and speaks to the people saying "I am the bread of life". Jesus begins to get opposition from the religious leaders and his own followers.

The conversations you'll see from ch. 6 on are no longer between Jesus and individuals around him (Samaritan woman, Nicodemus, etc) but will start to be primarily with the Jewish religious leaders. And we need to start asking ourselves, why? Why did John compose his narrative like this? Why is he saying it here, and why in this way? What does it contribute to the story? How does this explain/reveal the Father and how does this help us grow in trusting Him?

Week 10 - Healing at the Pool (2016)

When Jesus visits the healing pool, John shows us Jesus's third miracle, or as John likes to call them, signs. John calls miracles signs because they point to something. So as we look at this miracle, we have to ask ourselves, "What is this pointing to?"

In the narrative, we look at three key interactions. First, we examine the interaction between Jesus and the paralyzed man, both before and after his healing. Second, we examine the healed man's interaction with the Jewish leaders. And finally, we examine the interaction Jesus has with the jewish leaders. During this exchange, we learn about the roles the Father and the Son have in judgement.

Week 09 - Jesus Talks to the Samaritan Woman (2016)

We skip past all of ch. 3 and move right into Jesus's conversation with the Samaritan woman at Jacob's well. Again, we are trying to see how Jesus explains the Father to us. In this conversation, we see how Jesus takes no part in many prejudices that were part of the culture of the day, as well as our current culture. He moves past race, past gender, past morality, and past religious prejudices. What this tells us is that there is no prejudice in the Father, Son and Spirit.

We also see how God seeks us. Listen and find out. :)

Week 08 - Jesus Clears the Temple (2016)

As we work our way through the Gospel of John, we look at the second half of Ch. 2 where Jesus clears the temple courts. When Jesus turns over the tables, we need to remember who Jesus is and what he knows about the people that He's talking to. Is this just a story of God being justifiably angry? Maybe, but why is He angry? Why is God angry when we do something wrong? We explore this and other concepts in this class.