Coffee and Conversation 
Grab a steaming cup of coffee and a snack between services and join us for Coffee and Conversation in the Small Kitchen (lower level of the church in the Admin wing) from 10:15 – 10:45 a.m. this Sunday, November 12th.
This week we will cover John 1-12. John wrote his Gospel account “so that [we] may come to believe that Jesus is the Messiah, and that by believing, [we] may have life in his name.” John doesn’t explicitly tell this to the reader until the end of the book (John 20:31), but right at the beginning, he communicates his intentions through literary devices.
John introduces Jesus as the Word that spoke all life into being and as the light of the world. By repeating words and metaphors from the first pages of Genesis, John compares Jesus’ ministry to the very beginning of all creation. He then continues to weave echoes of Genesis throughout his account in order to help readers see how Jesus is the giver of new creation life.
If you have questions, please contact Dar Davis at moc.liamg@10sivadrad or Joana Arthur at moc.nsm@ruhtraanaoj.