Since last fall, we have been in a season of life and study together through the Gospel of John. This beloved book of the Bible was written by the beloved disciple of the Lord Jesus, John. A fisherman by trade with his brother, James, John followed Jesus for three years in shared life and close discipleship. He was the only one of the Twelve that remained at the cross of Jesus’ crucifixion. He was the one who outran Peter to Jesus’ empty tomb, and he was the apostle of the early church who lived the longest into old age.
From John’s Gospel come some of the most widely known and beloved texts of the Holy Scriptures, but John’s ultimate intention in writing is “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). This is not some lifestyle for worldly fulfillment, but rather this life is the revelation of Christ Jesus for our salvation, relationship with him now and forever.
The summer we come to the last chapters of John Jesus’ arrest (ch. 18), his crucifixion (ch. 19), his resurrection (ch. 20) and his restoration of Peter (ch. 21). If you would like to learn more about Jesus, or if you are without a church home, we invite you to visit Citylight in our SUNDAY WORSHIP and our SUMMER MASH UP.