CURRENT SERIES

Decades after Jesus ascended to heaven, John the apostle was still alive teaching and preaching the wonderful gospel message about his friend Jesus. At this point in time, Rome had destroyed Jerusalem. The church in Jerusalem had been dispersed throughout the Roman empire. Non-Jewish Gentile believers making up the vast majority of the church at that time and was growing like wildfire. In addition, persecution from Rome itself had already started and numerous strands of false teaching were constantly needing to be confronted by the church leaders. In this context, John’s disciples urged him to write his own account of the life and ministry of Jesus. What followed was the remarkable and wonderful – Gospel of John, which John said was written, “so that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing in him you will have life by the power of his name.” And so it begins, appropriately, with, “In the beginning…”