Relevant Verses: John 1:4, 12, 13; 6:61-68; 10:10; 14:6

Theme: Life in Abundance

Leading Question: What metaphor do you like to use to describe life?

The Gospel of John begins with God as the life-giver: times.

In Him was life, and the life was the Light of all people.(John 1:4 NRSV)

The theme of life appears with the Greek word zoe 36 times in John’s narrative and uses word pictures or metaphoric language to describe “life” and “eternal life” like, light, a well of fresh water, bread, Jesus’ flesh, Jesus’ blood, and Jesus’ words.

In John 6:1-15, Jesus takes five loaves of bread and multiplies ...