That You May Believe: A Journey Through the Gospel of John

A pastoral, substantive walk through the Gospel of John — for anyone hungry to see Jesus more clearly.The apostle John wrote his Gospel with a single, stated purpose: "that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name" (John 20:31). Every chapter, every sign, every "I am" statement was chosen and arranged to bring the reader to belief — and through belief, to life.That You May Believe is a 23-chapter companion to John's Gospel from pastor and author Rick McClatchey. Written in the warm, direct voice of a pastor talking to people he loves, it brings the eye of a careful teacher and the heart of a longtime friend to every passage — from the eternal Word made flesh in chapter 1 to the breakfast on the beach in chapter 21.Each chapter walks slowly through one section of John's Gospel, opening it up at a level both new readers and seasoned Christians can sit with. Greek terms are translated when they matter. Old Testament echoes are drawn out. Honest questions about textual variants and difficult passages are met head-on rather than dodged. And every chapter ends with practical, pastoral application — never abstract, always personal.You will sit at Jacob's well with the Samaritan woman. You'll stand at Lazarus's tomb. You'll watch Peter deny Jesus by a charcoal fire — and watch him be restored by another one. You'll hear the "It is finished" from the cross and the "Mary" in the garden. And you'll be invited, again and again, into the simple question that runs through every page:Do you believe?Whether you're reading the Gospel of John for the first time, returning to it for the hundredth, or leading a small group through it — That You May Believe is a companion that will help you see Jesus and the One who sent him with fresh, deepening eyes.A companion volume to Rick McClatchey's Letters to a Messy Church: A Journey Through First Corinthians. Read more