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Through John's Gospel

New, published 22 October 2026. What else is new

In one sentence: John wrote so that you may believe Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and have life in His name (John 20:30-31), and in each of these chapters Jesus gives Himself under a picture Israel already knew, so you can see in Him what God had promised all along.

The weeks follow the Gospel's own order, chapter by chapter.

The weeks

  1. As the Snake Was Lifted Up: The Bronze Serpent and the Son of Man · Numbers 21:4-9; John 3:14-15

    John 3: the bronze serpent Moses lifted up, which Jesus names as the picture of His own cross.

    Week 1 · about 20 minutes to read · printable group sheet

  2. The Woman at the Well · John 4:1-42

    John 4: the spring of living water, and worship moved off every mountain to the Father.

    Week 2 · about 30 minutes to read · printable group sheet

  3. Bread of Life: The Feeding of the 5,000 and the 4,000 · Matthew 14:13-21; Mark 6:30-44; Luke 9:10-17; John 6:1-15; Matthew 15:32-39; Mark 8:1-10

    John 6, with the other Gospels' feedings: the sign Jesus explains as bread from heaven.

    Week 3 · about 30 minutes to read · printable group sheet

  4. The Way · John 14:6; Acts 9:2

    John 14: the one way to the Father, and the believers who named themselves after it.

    Week 4 · about 25 minutes to read · printable group sheet