In the spring of 2020, while we lived under social distance/quarantine measures in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, I recorded a 38 part Bible study on the Gospel of John. John is my favorite Gospel, possibly the most poetic of the four, and is accessible to everyone – regardless of where you are on your spiritual journey.
The process for this study is simple: you read a small section of the Gospel (never more than a chapter at a time) and then you can watch the associated video commentary. All told, this should take about 15 minutes per day between reading and watching. A couple of notes for you:
- If you do not have a Bible of your own, John’s Gospel can be found here.
- I also have an outline of how to pray with scripture if you’d like to spend more time meditating on these passages.
- Alongside my own prayer & study, I used these three books as my primary references: The Didache Bible, The Navarre Bible: Gospels and Acts, and The Jerome Biblical Commentary
I hope and pray that you find this study edifying to your faith – creating these videos was a blessing to my own! The playlist containing all videos below can be accessed by clicking here.
| Passage | Episode/Theme | Link to Video: |
| 1. Introduction to John | Video Introduction to John | |
| Read John 1:1-18 | 2. “In the Beginning…” | Video for John 1:1-18 |
| Read John 1:19-34 | 3. The Preaching of John the Baptist | Video for John 1:19-34 |
| Read John 1:35-51 | 4. Calling of First Disciples | Video for John 1:35-51 |
| Read John 2:1-12 | 5. The Wedding at Cana | Video for John 2:1-12 |
| Read John 2:13-25 | 6. Cleansing of the Temple | Video for John 2:13-25 |
| Read John 3:1-21 | 7. Nicodemus | Video for John 3:1-21 |
| Read John 3:22-36 | 8. John the Baptist/Heaven | Video for John 3:22-36 |
| Read John 4:1-42 | 9. Jesus and the Samaritan Woman | Video for John 4:1-42 |
| Read John 4:43-54 | 10. Jesus Heals the Official’s Son | Video for John 4:43-54 |
| Read John 5:1-18 | 11. Jesus Heals the Lame Man | Video for John 5:1-18 |
| Read John 5:19-46 | 12. Jesus’ Authority | Video for John 5:19-46 |
| Read John 6:1-15 | 13. Feeding the 5000 | Video for John 6:1-15 |
| Read John 6:16-21 | 14. Walking on Water, Calming the Storm at Sea | Video for John 6:16-25 |
| Read John 6:22-59 | 15. Bread of Life Discourse | Video for John 6:26-59 |
| Read John 6:61-71 | 16. Words of Everlasting Life | Video for John 6:61-71 |
| Read John 7:1-24 | 17. “Unbelief” | Video for John 7:1-24 |
| Read John 7:25-44 | 18. Is Jesus the Christ? | Video for John 7:25-44 |
| Read John 7:45-8:11 | 19. The Woman Caught in Adultery | Video for John 7:45-8:11 |
| Read John 8:12-38 | 20. Jesus, the Pharisees, and His own Disciples | Video for John 8:12-38 |
| Read John 8:39-59 | 21. Jesus and the Old Testament | Video for John 8:39-59 |
| Read John 9:1-41 | 22. Jesus & the blind man | Video for John 9:1-41 |
| Read John 10:1-21 | 23. Jesus, the Good Shepherd | Video for John 10:1-21 |
| Read John 10:22-42 | 24. Jesus is Rejected | Video for John 10:22-42 |
| Read John 11:1-57 | 25. Jesus and Lazarus | Video for John 11:1-57 |
| Read John 12:1-26 | 26. Triumphant Entry | Video for John 12:1-26 |
| Read John 12:27-50 | 27. Summary of Jesus’ Teaching | Video for John 12:27-50 |
| Read John 13:1-20 | 28. Jesus Washes the Disciples Feet | Video for John 13:1-20 |
| Read John 13:21-38 | 29. “The New Commandment” | Video for John 13:21-38 |
| Read John 14:1-15:17 | 30. Last Supper Discourses #1 | Video for John 14:1-15:17 |
| Read John 15:18-16:33 | 31. Last Supper Discourses #2 | Video for John 15:18-16:33 |
| Read John 17:1-26 | 32. Jesus Prays for the Church | Video for John 17:1-26 |
| Read John 18:1-11 | 33. Jesus is Arrested | Video for John 18:1-11 |
| Read John 18:12-40 | 34. Jesus’ Trial & Peters’ Denial | Video for John 18:12-40 |
| Read John 19:1-42 | 35. Jesus is Crucified and Dies | Video for John 19:1-42 |
| Read John 20:1-19 | 36. The Resurrection | Video for John 20:1-19 |
| Read John 20:20-31 | 37. Pentecost, Jesus and Thomas | Video for John 20:20-31 publishes June 24 |
| Read John 21:1-25 | 38. Jesus and Peter | Video for John 21:1-25 publishes June 25 |