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Meet John
Join us for our next two-week series as we get to know the apostle John. Before we begin our larger study of John’s Epistles, we’ll take a closer look at John himself—first through the Gospels and then through the Book of Acts. We’ll explore his life as a disciple of Jesus, his place among the apostles, and his role in the early church. The stories of the disciples can sometimes run together, so these two weeks will give us a clearer picture of the man behind the words and prepare us to hear his message as we begin our study of his Epistles: 1st, 2nd, & 3rd John.
Today’s notes
“John According to the Gospels” | Pastor Janette Henson | October 4, 2026
3 See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. 2 Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when Christ appears,[a] we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is. 3 All who have this hope in him purify themselves, just as he is pure.
Mark 9:38 “Teacher,” said John, “we saw someone driving out demons in your name and we told him to stop, because he was not one of us”
Luke 9:51-56
51 As the time approached for him to be taken up to heaven, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem.52 And he sent messengers on ahead, who went into a Samaritan village to get things ready for him; 53 but the people there did not welcome him, because he was heading for Jerusalem. 54 When the disciples James and John saw this, they asked, “Lord, do you want us to call fire down from heaven to destroy them[a]?” 55 But Jesus turned and rebuked them. 56 Then he and his disciples went to another village.
Themes: We know John, as one of Jesus is 12 disciples. But how well do we really know the man behind the name? Through the stories of his life and his relationship with Jesus, we will discover more about John – – his personality, his place among the disciples, and the way his experience with Jesus shaped who he became. Come meet John with fresh eyes and consider what it means to know ourselves as people who are deeply loved by Jesus.
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Meet John
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