A Slow Journey Through John

WEEK 19.6: The Prayer of Examen helps us reflect on the week that was in our Slow Journey Through John. SJTJ s a year-long contemplative journey through the Gospel of John. We invite you into Scripture, reflection, and intentional practices to help you pause, listen, and respond to God’s love in transformative ways.  Weekdays are 10-12-minute devotionals to help you abide in the presence of Jesus...

WEEK 19.5: 31  Many from that crowd believed in Jesus. They said, “When the Christ comes, will he do more miraculous signs than this man does?”  32  The Pharisees heard the crowd whispering such things about Jesus, and the chief priests and Pharisees sent guards to arrest him. 33  Therefore, Jesus said, “I’m still with you for a little while before I go to the one who sent me.  34  You will look f...

WEEK 19.4: 25  Some people from Jerusalem said, “Isn’t he the one they want to kill?  26  Here he is, speaking in public, yet they aren’t saying anything to him. Could it be that our leaders actually think he is the Christ?  27  We know where he is from, but when the Christ comes, no one will know where he is from.” 28  While Jesus was teaching in the temple, he exclaimed, “You know me and where I...

WEEK 19.3: 19  Didn’t Moses give you the Law? Yet none of you keep the Law. Why do you want to kill me?” 20  The crowd answered, “You have a demon. Who wants to kill you?” 21  Jesus replied, “I did one work, and you were all astonished.  22  Because Moses gave you the commandment about circumcision (although it wasn’t Moses but the patriarchs), you circumcise a man on the Sabbath.  23  If a man ca...

WEEK 19.2: 14  Halfway through the festival, Jesus went up to the temple and started to teach.  15  Astonished, the Jewish leaders asked, “He’s never been taught! How has he mastered the Law?” 16  Jesus responded, “My teaching isn’t mine but comes from the one who sent me.  17  Whoever wants to do God’s will can tell whether my teaching is from God or whether I speak on my own.  18  Those who spea...

WEEK 19.1: 6  Jesus replied, “For you, anytime is fine. But my time hasn’t come yet.  7  The world can’t hate you. It hates me, though, because I testify that its works are evil.  8  You go up to the festival. I’m not going to this one because my time hasn’t yet come.”  9  Having said this, he stayed in Galilee.  10  However, after his brothers left for the festival, he went too—not openly but in...

WEEK 18 EXPLORE (John 6:52-71 - E) WEEK 18.7 Discussion questions below. In this episode of A Slow Journey through John , hosts Nick and Jamie explore the complex and challenging teachings in the latter half of Chapter Six of the Gospel of John. They discuss the reactions of Jesus' disciples and followers to his statements about eating his flesh and drinking his blood, and the deeper metaphori...

Week 18.6: The Prayer of Examen helps us reflect on the week that was in our Slow Journey Through John. SJTJ s a year-long contemplative journey through the Gospel of John. We invite you into Scripture, reflection, and intentional practices to help you pause, listen, and respond to God’s love in transformative ways.  Weekdays are 10-12-minute devotionals to help you abide in the presence of Jesus...

WEEK 18.5: After this Jesus traveled throughout Galilee. He didn’t want to travel in Judea, because the Jewish authorities wanted to kill him.  2  When it was almost time for the Jewish Festival of Booths,  3  Jesus’ brothers said to him, “Leave Galilee. Go to Judea so that your disciples can see the amazing works that you do.  4  Those who want to be known publicly don’t do things secretly. Since...

WEEK 18.4: An overview of chapter 7. SJTJ s a year-long contemplative journey through the Gospel of John. We invite you into Scripture, reflection, and intentional practices to help you pause, listen, and respond to God’s love in transformative ways.  Weekdays are 10-12-minute devotionals to help you abide in the presence of Jesus and the Word of God, learn by studying the Scriptures, and go with...

WEEK 18.3: 66  At this, many of his disciples turned away and no longer accompanied him. 67  Jesus asked the Twelve, “Do you also want to leave?” 68  Simon Peter answered, “Lord, where would we go? You have the words of eternal life.  69  We believe and know that you are God’s holy one.” 70  Jesus replied, “Didn’t I choose you twelve? Yet one of you is a devil.”  71  He was speaking of Judas, Simo...

WEEK 18.2: 60  Many of his disciples who heard this said, “This message is harsh. Who can hear it?” 61  Jesus knew that the disciples were grumbling about this and he said to them, “Does this offend you?  62  What if you were to see the Human One[ h ] going up where he was before?  63  The Spirit is the one who gives life and the flesh doesn’t help at all. The words I have spoken to you are spirit...

WEEK 18.1: 52  Then the Jews debated among themselves, asking, “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?” 53  Jesus said to them, “I assure you, unless you eat the flesh of the Human One[ g ] and drink his blood, you have no life in you.  54  Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day.  55  My flesh is true food and my blood is true drink...

WEEK 17.7 Discussion questions below. In this episode of A Slow Journey through John , Nick and Jamie discuss spiritual hunger and satisfaction through in-depth analysis of John 6:26-51. The dialogue covers various themes, including material versus spiritual desires, self-sufficiency, divine initiative, and the true meaning of Jesus as the 'bread of life.' They relate personal experiences...

WEEK 17.6: The Prayer of Examen helps us reflect on the week that was in our Slow Journey Through John. SJTJ s a year-long contemplative journey through the Gospel of John. We invite you into Scripture, reflection, and intentional practices to help you pause, listen, and respond to God’s love in transformative ways.  Weekdays are 10-12-minute devotionals to help you abide in the presence of Jesus...

WEEK 17.5: 43 Jesus responded, “Don’t grumble among yourselves. 44 No one can come to me unless they are drawn to me by the Father who sent me, and I will raise them up at the last day. 45 It is written in the Prophets, And they will all be taught by God. Everyone who has listened to the Father and learned from him comes to me. 46 No one has seen the Father except the one who is from God. He has s...

WEEK 17.4: 41 The Jewish opposition grumbled about him because he said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.” 42 They asked, “Isn’t this Jesus, Joseph’s son, whose mother and father we know? How can he now say, ‘I have come down from heaven’?” 43 Jesus responded, “Don’t grumble among yourselves. 44 No one can come to me unless they are drawn to me by the Father who sent me, and I will raise...

WEEK 17.3: 35 Jesus replied, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty. 36 But I told you that you have seen me and still don’t believe. 37 Everyone whom the Father gives to me will come to me, and I won’t send away anyone who comes to me. 38 I have come down from heaven not to do my will, but the will of him who sent me. 39...

WEEK 17.2: 32 Jesus told them, “I assure you, it wasn’t Moses who gave the bread from heaven to you, but my Father gives you the true bread from heaven. 33 The bread of God is the one who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.” 34 They said, “Sir, give us this bread all the time!” 35 Jesus replied, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes...

WEEK 17.1: 25  When they found him on the other side of the lake, they asked him, “Rabbi, when did you get here?” 26  Jesus replied, “I assure you that you are looking for me not because you saw miraculous signs but because you ate all the food you wanted.  27  Don’t work for the food that doesn’t last but for the food that endures for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. God the Fath...

WEEK 16.7 Discussion questions below. In this week's explore episode, Nick and Jamie dive into John 6:1-25, examining two of Jesus' most famous miracles: the feeding of the 5,000 and walking on water. They unpack the rich symbolism, connections to the Exodus story, and what these miracles reveal about Jesus' identity. Through thoughtful analysis and personal reflections, they explore t...

WEEK 16.6: The Prayer of Examen helps us reflect on the week that was in our Slow Journey Through John. SJTJ s a year-long contemplative journey through the Gospel of John. We invite you into Scripture, reflection, and intentional practices to help you pause, listen, and respond to God’s love in transformative ways.  Weekdays are 10-12-minute devotionals to help you abide in the presence of Jesus...

WEEK 16.5: 22  The next day the crowd that remained on the other side of the lake realized that only one boat had been there. They knew Jesus hadn’t gone with his disciples, but that the disciples had gone alone.  23  Some boats came from Tiberias, near the place where they had eaten the bread over which the Lord had given thanks.  24  When the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor his disciples were t...

WEEK 16.4: 16  When evening came, Jesus’ disciples went down to the lake.  17  They got into a boat and were crossing the lake to Capernaum. It was already getting dark and Jesus hadn’t come to them yet.  18  The water was getting rough because a strong wind was blowing.  19  When the wind had driven them out for about three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the water. He was approaching th...

WEEK 16.3: 16  When evening came, Jesus’ disciples went down to the lake.  17  They got into a boat and were crossing the lake to Capernaum. It was already getting dark and Jesus hadn’t come to them yet.  18  The water was getting rough because a strong wind was blowing.  19  When the wind had driven them out for about three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the water. He was approaching th...