Meet Jesus
A course for anyone wishing to meet Jesus in the pages of Scripture.
A course for anyone wishing to meet Jesus in the pages of Scripture.
How do you get to know someone you’ve never met? Ask their friends! Not only can they tell you about the person, but they can also share stories that bring them to life. As we hear what they say, it’s like we were there, meeting them personally ourselves!
The gospel of John was written by a man called…John. John worked as a fisherman until Jesus called him to leave his job and follow him. Over the next three years, John became one of Jesus’ closest friends. John heard Jesus’ wisdom, saw Jesus’ miracles and felt Jesus’ kindness. John was eye-witness to all that he records in this account. John wrote it so that we can meet Jesus too.
Yet John doesn’t start where we expect – with a baby in a manger – because that wasn’t the beginning. Instead, John takes us back, even before the creation of the world, to God himself. This is where our introduction to Jesus begins.
From these cosmic origins, we meet a man who is powerful yet approachable, purposeful yet empathetic, strong yet suffering, killed yet conquering. This is the man who has changed our world – are you ready to meet him?
John’s whole book is well worth the read, but if you’re short on time there are six selected encounters that will provide a good snapshot of who Jesus is.
Join us at Ithaca for a free course exploring the life and person of Jesus in the pages of the gospel of John. We’ll spend some time learning how to read the Bible, we’ll unpack some of Jesus’ tricky teachings, and throughout the evening there will be plenty of opportunities for discussion and questions.
The Meet Jesus study will run over six weekly sessions, on Sunday nights (7:00PM-8:30PM) at Ithaca Presbyterian Church.