In John 3:22-36, the primary difference between the Baptist and his disciples is not that one knew about Jesus and the others did not (they all knew of Jesus and his activity). The difference was what they knew about themselves! John knew who he was only because he knew who Christ was.

In John 2:13-22, John is ulitmately trying to show us is that Jesus’ cleansing of the temple is a lot more than just an act of [totally justified] moral outrage. Jesus, becoming the new/better/permanent temple is God’s love on display–and it makes the previous temple pale by comparison.

Signs, for John, answer the question, “Who is Jesus?” At the wedding feast in Cana, John reveals (amongst other things) that Jesus ushers in the messianic age in which wine (evidence of blessed fruitfulness and provision) will flow in overwhelming abundance and the mountains will drip with the best wine for the joy of God’s people (cf. Joel 3:18, Amos 9:13-14, and Her, 31:12

The invitation that Jesus provides to all of his disciples is a relationship–to be with him, to become like him, to do what he did–to find flourishing by joyfully and increasingly submitting every area of our lives to his empowering presence and Lordship!

"In Jesus, old covenant types (i.e. Adam, the Passover Lamb, the Tabernacle, etc.) give way to the new creation antitype—shadow is supplanted by substance. To “Behold, the Lamb of God” is to see in Jesus the arrival of the suffering servant of Isaiah’s prophecy (Isa. 53:4–12), who took the punishment we deserve to give us the grace we could never earn." — ESV Gospel Transformation Bible

Grace is the pipeline—the inexhaustible well—through which we receive all that God wants to give us (i.e. the greatness of Christ, the greatness of his love, the greatness of the gospel). But this isn’t just a concept to be understood, it’s a reality to be lived into.

Logan and McKenzie are amazing evidences of God’s grace. They have followed Christ together their whole marriage, but had long been praying for a church family to belong to. Then, City Parish moved into McKenzies classroom and…

City Parish turned five in 2023. That might not sound significant at the outset, but that’s a significant milestone in the church planting world. And more than a milestone, it’s evidence of the immeasurable grace the Lord has continued to show us as he keeps building his Church!