Today we examine the initial interaction between Jesus and the Samaritan woman. Given the longstanding social rift between the Jews and the Samaritans we are most interested in how Jesus approaches and begins to bridge this deep and painful interfamily gap. Download Week-40.mp3 – Right click on this link and choose “Save link […]
Today we begin our look at the dialog between Jesus and the woman at the well. There is a major long standing religious and social rift which pre-dates this exchange. Let’s take a look at some of the history which will inform our understanding as we dive in to this next segment of John’s gospel […]
Today we begin chapter 4 where we read that Jesus along with His disciples make a move to leave Judea and return back to Galilee. Why this decision and why at this time? Let’s take a look. Download Week-38.mp3 – Right click on this link and choose “Save link as…”.
Today our focus is on verse 36 as we attempt to understand what John is communicating to his first century readers. In doing so we with then be better equipped to derive meaning for us now living at the closing days of 2019. Click here to listen to the audio portion.
Today we continue our examination of John the writer’s closing comments in chapter three. Our attempt is to understand how his first century readers would have understood what John was saying. In doing so we have attempted to frame John’s words within the context of what was occurring at the time he wrote his gospel […]
Today we begin this closing section of chapter three. It is my opinion that John the Baptizer’s final testimony ends at verse 30 with “He must increase, I must decrease.” Verse 31 begins John the writer’s concluding words to his readers. In this regard we are looking at verses 31-36 as a concluding statement in […]
In verse 30 John the Baptist states, “He must increase, I must decrease.” After a short review, the Moot Men will go to table time to discuss John’s statement and how his statement correlates to their respective journeys at this point in time. Please note: There is no audio recording for this session.
Beginning in verse 22 of chapter 3 we examine John (the Baptizer’s) final witness. After a short review we will work through verses 22-30 which state John’s final words about himself, his role and his relationship with the “Bridegroom.” Download Week-33.mp3 – Right click on this link and choose “Save link as…”.
Today we take a close look at verse 21. John writes, “he who practices the truth comes to the light.” At first reading you may be taken back by the order of John’s wording in that he places “practicing the truth” before “coming to the light.” Let’s take a look at this to see if […]
Last time we traced Nicodemus, as John depicts him throughout the remainder of John’s Gospel account. Today we rewind to focus our attention on this post conversation section where John engages his audience regarding this night encounter between Jesus and Nicodemus. Download Week-31.mp3 – Right click on this link and choose “Save link […]
Today we begin our look at this portion of scripture which begins with one of the most quoted verses in the Bible. As we examine this portion we will be viewing it within the framework of Jesus’s dialog with his night visitor, Nicodemus. Let’s take a look. Download Week-30.mp3 – Right click on […]
Jesus responds to the question, “How can these things be?” through citing two Old Testament stories each correlating to the “Son Of Man.” What did this all mean to Nicodemus? Join us as we dive in to understand what Jesus is saying to this night seeker. Download Week-29.mp3 – Right click on this […]
Today we begin our look at verses 10-15 as Jesus responds to the question, “How can these things be?” What began as a dialog in verse one, now turns into a terse monologue directed towards Nicodemus and those he represents. Let’s examine this together. Download Week-28.mp3 – Right click on this link and […]
After a brief review followed by a short introduction, today’s session will be primarily table discussion focusing on this most interesting dialog between Jesus and His night visitor, Nicodemus. Our topic for discussion will be the apparent disconnect between what Jesus is saying and what Nicodemus is hearing. Download week-27.mp3 – Right click […]
Today we begin our look at a familiar story where Jesus receives a night visit from a leading Jewish official. What begins as a respectful inquiry is soon transformed into a disturbing re-shuffling of the inquirer’s frame of reference. We will begin by examining the first nine verses of this exchange between Jesus and His […]
In this session we examine the last few verses of chapter 2. This portion of the story serves as a type of bridge connecting the events which occurred at Passover, In Jerusalem, within the Temple to the coming dialog with Nicodemus which we will examine in Chapter 3. At first reading the text is enigmatic, […]
Today we wrap up our look at this familiar story often labeled as, “ The Cleansing of the Temple.” This story records the first conflict in the Gospel according to John. Join us as we examine this story in context with the greater story and as we focus today on the conflict itself. Through our […]
Today we begin our look at the account where Jesus enters the Temple and drives out the money changers. The story is found in all four of the Gospels but only in John is the story placed here at the beginning. Some have concluded that Jesus must have performed this act two times, once early […]
As we have examined this story we have become aware that there is much more going on than Jesus fixing an immediate party problem. This much more is true for the participants within the story, for the first century readers and for us today as we read this story within our modern context of life. […]
We continue our look at the Wedding at Cana. This story, exclusive to John’s telling of the greater story, is dotted with details which capture our attention. After a short review we will dive into the interpretation as we attempt to view this story within the framework of the bigger story. Download week-21.mp3 […]