John is a special Gospel. We hope that as the disciples of Jesus were constantly surprised and astonished by the kind of Messiah Jesus turns out to be, we too may be astonished anew. Here is God’s love in full and open display. You’ll find that John has a great deal to say about life. We hope this may deepen our understanding of how we live that life, received through believing, for Jesus each and every day. John sets out his purpose clearly. ‘These things I have written that you may believe and live’ (20:31). John no doubt sets out to encourage and reassure believers of the truth of what they believe, but his intention is also evangelistic. May therefore, through the teaching of John’s Gospel of Jesus, the Son of God, both existing faith be deepened and new faith kindled