Welcome to the Gospel of John

Welcome to an in depth study on the Gospel of John at Portico Community Church.  This blog will serve to stimulate more conversation regarding what is introduced in class and the thoughts/concepts/story that is communicated through the memoirs of John, the Apostle and Disciple of Jesus.  Through this course you will gain an appreciation for the character of this book of the New Testament and the unique way that it communicates the person of Jesus and His significance to humanity and the world. You will gain a greater understanding for what God is up to in our world and His mission to restore His creation.

The gospel introduces a new era with the coming of Jesus that has changed the landscape of human experience.  His coming and presence on earth has literally changed the fabric of human relationships. The focus of telling others about Jesus and the way Jesus speaks of the Father in heaven communicates God's desire to give new life and life that can be lived in this new way for ever.

We will see the extent of Jesus' love in communicating to us how much the Father loves us especially through the events of the last days of Jesus' life on earth. I'm looking forward to this journey with you through this very important book of the Bible.

We will be getting started on Tuesday January 15, 2013 at 7:00 pm in Rm 210/211.  Class will go from 7:00 - 9:30 pm. For those registered as 3 hour credit students, class will end at 10:00 pm. The course will run for 12 weeks.  There will be no class on March break [Tuesday March 12, 2013] and the last class will be on April 9, 2013. There are three ways to get involved in this course:

1. Sit in on the classes each week and get involved in discussion and Q and A.  There is a cost of $50 for this and you can register with the church office through Charmaine Thorpe.
2. Audit the course: For those who want to audit the course so that it appears as a completion on a transcript but do not want to do any of the course work then you can enroll as an audit student. You can register for audit at Master's College and Seminary by contacting donna.haug@mcs.edu or calling 705 749 0725 ext. 241.
3. For College Credit:  For those who want to register and receive a full 3 hour credit and do the course work you can register at Master's College and Seminary as well by contacting donna.haug@mcs.edu or calling 705 749 0725 ext. 241.

For the course information [syllabus] you can click on the following link: Gospel of John Syllabus

If you'd like to listen to some scholars talk about John listen to the following: British Scholars talking about the Gospel of John