Radical Relationship - Gospel of John

Radical Relationship - Gospel of John

By exploring John’s account of the Incarnation, this class will reacquaint us with God’s unrelenting desire for an intimate relationship with humanity. Hosted in Portland, Oregon, taught by John MacMurray and recorded by Don Woodward. Available on iTunes.

Episodes

Week 07 - Lazarus, Judgement and Us (2018)

March 23, 2018
This week John MacMurray outlines the book of John. We talk about the story of Lazarus and why the midpoint of John is significant. We talk about John 5 and the meaning of judgement. We wrap the class with thoughts about what this means in our lives.

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Week 06 - Understanding Incarnation and John 2 (2018)

March 15, 2018
This week John MacMurray talks about the Incarnation and why God is different in Christianity than other religions. He continues with why that is important to us and how this changes everything. John also discusses questions about Jesus on the cross, why Jesus died and what God thinks of sacrifice. We start on John 2 and learn what questions to ask while we read about what Jesus does.


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Week 05 - John 1:12 (2018)

March 9, 2018
This week John MacMurray talks about John 1:12 and how to translate this verse, focusing on ex ousia (out of being/essence). He continues by diving into Jesus’s death and the cause, the meaning of atonement and why Jesus is the perfect representative of God.

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Week 04 - Why God Creates (2018)

March 2, 2018
This week John MacMurray continues talking about the nature of God, what self-love means in the context of the Trinity, and why God creates (out of His nature of self-giving, other-centered love). He also goes into God as a relational being, hell, and what we should look for when we read the Gospel of John.

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Week 03 - The Incarnation (2018)

February 23, 2018
This week John MacMurray continues in John chapter 1. We talk about the choice of the word “Word” in the prologue, what it means that the “Word became flesh” (1:14) and what the Incarnation is. We end by talking about the fundamental truth of God and what's missing from the Catechism.

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Week 02 - John 1:1 (2018)

February 16, 2018
This week John MacMurray dives into the text beginning with John 1:1. We talk about the importance of this verse and the following verses in understanding the entire book, as well as what John is attempting to say in starting his Gospel off with a prologue. We talk about creation, what “The Word” really means and the importance of the trinity and relationship to understanding God.

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Week 01 - Introduction to the Gospel of John (2018)

February 9, 2018
Welcome to Gospel of John class—2018 edition!

This week John MacMurray takes a look at the whole of the Gospel of John. Before we actually dive into the text, it’s important to take note of how the author wants us to see this book. We do this by looking at the narrative structure and the storytelling tools of selection, arrangement and editorial comments. We also learn about the prologue and the importance of John 17.

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Week 07 - The Upper Room (2017)

March 23, 2017
The last class in this year's series, we take a look at the Upper Room Discourse, ch. 13-17.

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Week 06 - Break Out Session (2017)

March 21, 2017
This week we broke out into groups and discussed the Wedding at Cana, Nicodemus, Feeding of the 5000, and the Healing of the Royal Official's Son.
During discussion, we were to look for ways that John tries to show 2 things: first, Jesus coming (mission) is to reveal (explain) the father to us. Why? For this is eternal life. Secondly, John’s mission in writing is to help his readers to continue to believe so that they continue to ...
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Week 05 - Glory (2017)

March 8, 2017
“Since God is a community of persons in selfless, abiding communion/relationship, God’s glory is always love-motivated and others-focused. It is not utilitarian, that is, never a means to the end of God’s self-glorification. God’s glory is the essence of his being, which is: the relationship of Father, Son, and Spirit.”

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Week 04 - The Importance of the Incarnation (2017)

February 23, 2017
The importance of the Incarnation can not be overlooked. Literally translated as the "in-flesh-ment", we look to the incarnation as the moment God becomes one of us. As we read through John 1:14, we examine the importance of the Word becoming flesh. What does John mean by "flesh"? What does John mean by "becoming"? In the end, the incarnation takes our “image of God” -ness further, for Christ (the exact likeness of God) becomes hum...
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Week 03 - Exousia (2017)

February 16, 2017
Why does John use the word “Word” (logos), at the beginning, as a metaphor for God, but then drop it?
The reason can be found in the words function. Much like John uses "sign" for miracles, its the function of the word that makes the difference. Also, what is the mission of the Word in John's story?

Is God the Father to some, or everyone? Can you make God your Father? In verse 12, we look deeper at what is meant by the author's wo...
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Week 02 - God Before Creation (2017)

February 9, 2017
We continue to look at ch. 17 and see how closely the prologue relates and reflects Jesus' prayer in chapter 17.
We also look at the gospel, going chapter by chapter. Starting at 1:1, we see how John begins his story by explaining who God is before creation.



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Week 01 - The Structure of John (2017)

February 2, 2017
We are back with a new series of classes!

As we have done in Week 1 of previous years, we examine the author and structure of the Gospel of John. The structure of a narrative takes into account two main characteristics: selection and arrangement. Selection refers to what the narrator chooses to include in the narrative. Arrangement refers to how it appears in the story, and where it appears. Another important tool John utilizes i...
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Week 14 - Upper Room Discourse II (2016)

March 16, 2016
In the culmination of this year's class, we are looking at the Upper Room Discourse, ch 13-17. Split into two classes, this is the second part. Best not to be explained, but listened to. If you haven't already, listen to Part 1 first.


This will be our last post for this session. We hope you have experienced God (Father, Son, and Hol...
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Week 13 - Upper Room Discourse I (2016)

March 8, 2016
In the culmination of this year's class, we are looking at the Upper Room Discourse, ch 13-17. Split into two classes, this is the first part. Best not to be explained, but listened to. You might even read the chapters before listening.



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Week 12 - Jesus Interacts with the Pharisees (2016)

March 2, 2016
As we approach the very intimate Upper Room Discourse between Jesus and his disciples (Chapters 13-17), we look at a few interactions Jesus has with the people and the pharisees in the chapters leading up to it. We watch as Jesus does not condemn, though he has every right; and yet, the pharisees condemn Him and pick up stones (multiple times) to kill him.

Jesus explains that he is the Light of the World, and then he heels a man ...
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Week 11 - John 6 (2016)

February 23, 2016
After feeding of the five-thousand, Jesus walks on the water and speaks to the people saying "I am the bread of life". Jesus begins to get opposition from the religious leaders and his own followers.

The conversations you'll see from ch. 6 on are no longer between Jesus and individuals around him (Samaritan woman, Nicodemus, etc) but will start to be primarily with the Jewish religious leaders. And we need to start asking ourselv...
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Week 10 - Healing at the Pool (2016)

February 17, 2016
When Jesus visits the healing pool, John shows us Jesus's third miracle, or as John likes to call them, signs. John calls miracles signs because they point to something. So as we look at this miracle, we have to ask ourselves, "What is this pointing to?"

In the narrative, we look at three key interactions. First, we examine the interaction between Jesus and the paralyzed man, both before and after his healing. Second, we examine ...
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Week 09 - Jesus Talks to the Samaritan Woman (2016)

February 10, 2016
We skip past all of ch. 3 and move right into Jesus's conversation with the Samaritan woman at Jacob's well. Again, we are trying to see how Jesus explains the Father to us. In this conversation, we see how Jesus takes no part in many prejudices that were part of the culture of the day, as well as our current culture. He moves past race, past gender, past morality, and past religious prejudices. What this tells us is that there is ...
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