The Gospel of John: Week 11 | The peace that Jesus offers isn’t found in specific circumstances or self-improvement. It is found by realizing that we are vessels of his goodness, and are fully reliant on his presence through the Holy Spirit.

The Gospel of John: Week 10 | While the disciples argued about who among them was the greatest, Jesus stooped to wash their feet. By loving even those who would betray and abandon him, Jesus showed that loving your neighbor has nothing to do with status – it is about lowering yourself in order to lift up another.

The Gospel of John: Week 9 | Mary’s (the sister of Lazarus) bold act of anointing Jesus with costly perfume reveals that true discipleship flows from humble devotion at his feet – not pride, efficiency, or transactional religion that believes God “owes” us something.

The Gospel of John: Week 6 | When Jesus declared himself the Light of the World, it was a declaration that asked something of humanity, too. It asked us to keep our eyes open and willing to recognize that before we saw Jesus’ light, we were blind – but by acknowledging his light, now we can see!

The Gospel of John: Week 5 | When Jesus fed the crowd but refused to be made a national savior, he disappointed the revolutionaries who viewed him as a means to an end – just like the Pharisees had before. Instead of seeing Jesus simply as someone who can change our circumstances, we should see and seek him for who he really is: the Bread of Life.

The Gospel of John: Week 4 | Following Jesus means allowing his teaching to change us. When John wrote about Jesus healing the paralyzed beggar, he noted how easily brokenness can become our identity – and how Jesus calls us to leave it behind.

The Gospel of John: Week 3 | Jesus is not half grace and half truth. He is fully grace and fully truth, which allowed him to completely see our sin and then sacrifice himself as a perfect atonement for it.

The Gospel of John: Week 2 | The Jesus who quietly and miraculously turned water into wine, refilling what had run dry, is the same Jesus who overturned tables at the temple, bolding disrupting a system that was denying people access to God. Jesus’ peace does not mean quiet – but it does mean wholeness, justice, and joy for those who take part in it.