Prove It Podcast

In these chapters Jesus offers three more “I am” statements and reminds us that he is our good shepherd, the gate, and the resurrection.  He also performs one more incredible sign by raising his friend Lazarus from the dead.

Join us this week for a special episode with our Family Ministry Team as they discuss ways in which we can engage the faith of the next generation.

In John 9 we see Jesus perform another sign, the healing of a blind man, to teach a deeper truth on the dangers of spiritual blindness.

The pace of John's gospel begins to slow as chapters 7 and 8 take time to process the evidences and signs Jesus has demonstrated.  With the exception of a popular narrative where Jesus offers grace to a woman caught in adultery, these chapters focus on the continued debate around Jesus's identity and what belief in him looks like.

In this chapter Jesus performs the only sign recorded in all four gospels to continue to prove he is indeed the Son of God. He also proclaims to the crowds that he is the “Bread of Life” and that those who truly believe in him find their nourishment in a relationship with him. Believing in Jesus is not always easy, and when the decision to do so becomes difficult, many choose to walk away.

In these chapters we continue to see that Jesus brings something new and greater - and this new life extends to all people. However, not everyone so easily lays aside their old ways of thinking to embrace what Jesus brings, even though this has always been God’s plan since the beginning to rescue those who believe.

In chapters 2-3, John conveys in multiple ways that Jesus has come to bring something new.  The time has come for the old ways of living and relating to God (ways that served as sign posts to humanity’s need for a Savior) to find fulfillment in the new life Jesus offers.  Our response now is to recognize what it means to step into this new life and, as John the Baptist testifies, to allow Jesus to “become greater” while we become less.

We’re back! Today we jump back into our Prove It Podcast as we go through the book of John. Not only will we be covering this on our podcast this fall, but we will also be starting a new series in John this week on Sunday mornings. We’d love to invite you to read along and listen as we walk through John’s unique gospel account of the life of Christ.

Today we cover the intro and chapter 1 as we discuss why John's account of Jesus stands apart from the other gospels.

Mark’s final chapters detail the death and resurrection of Jesus revealing his ultimate power over death. Mark leaves us with this final account as the last piece of evidence in helping his readers decide ‘who is Jesus?’ He hopes that like the centurion at the cross we would conclude “Surely this man was the Son of God!”

In Mark 14 we see the pace to the cross quicken as Judas’s actions lead to the arrest of Jesus. To add to this betrayal, the other disciples go from sharing an intimate Passover meal with Jesus to turning their backs and running the moment their professed faith is tested.