We have begun our new series on the gospel of John: "Starting Over - Beginning Again". Many people want to start their life over in one way or another. The new chapters of our lives encourage us to start over. Have you ever wiped out in life and wanted to start over again? The Gospel of John encourages us over again, but to start again from the beginning. Not where we are, but back to the beginning. John says that "In the beginning was the Word..." That is where we are to start, in the beginning, with the Word. The word is communication from God, it is getting back on track with God and His word. So understand that to start again, we have to go back to the beginning. There is no compromise there, it was our way of thinking that got us into trouble in the first place. We need to change the way we think about the former things and not carry them into the future that we are wanting to achieve. As we study this book, we find that Christ is inviting us to think differently about how we thought before. He challenges the Bridegroom to re-think what a real party is going to be. He challenges Nicodemus to re-think what it is to be "born again". He challenges the woman at the well to re-think her relationship with God and men. Quite an interesting perspective. So make plans to be with us this summer as we start all over again.
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