ENCOUNTERS WITH JESUS
Encounters with Jesus: The Gospel of John 1–11 is a 12-week bible study through John 1–11, slowing down for key encounters that reveal who Jesus is and invites us to know, trust, and follow him.
John describes how God has come to dwell with us in the person of Jesus Christ: the Word made flesh who brings grace and truth, and from whose fullness “we have all received, grace upon grace” (1:14, 16–17). As we read and pray these encounters together, we’re invited into life with God—abundant life. John’s aim is clear: “These are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name” (20:31).
A tragic tension runs through the Gospel as Jesus “came to his own, and his own people did not receive him” (1:11). And yet, the promise stands for all who receive him that he gives them the right to become children of God (1:12). An invitation to life with the Lord is the greatest gift and reality of being human.
In him, through his Word, and by the agency of the Holy Spirit, we are offered his love, grace, truth, and the joy of life with him, now and for eternity. We are nourished by the Bread of Life, renewed by living water, and led and loved by the Good Shepherd. The Gospel of John invites us to encounter the living Jesus. Come and you will see.
Book 1: Studies 1-6 September 7th-October 12th
Book 2: Studies 7-12 October 19th-November 23rd
Bible study members will be receiving their printed booklets from their bible study leaders. If you’re not in a Bible Study and would like a printed booklet, please speak with Marion Maxwell after Sunday service on August 24, and/or August 31st or call the church office.