Journeys with Jesus: True Stories of Changed Destinies in John’s Gospel

The pen-sketches in John’s Gospel introduce us to men and women whose experiences resonate with us today, as they fix our eyes on the person who changed their stories forever. Each of these people had their problems, whether the great teacher with national prominence but no new life, or the broken-hearted woman who was known for all the wrong reasons. And all of them had to decide— from the confident disciple who buckled under pressure, to the woman who worshipped in spite of what others might think—how they would respond to Jesus Christ. Would they continue on their own path without him, or would they believe. With his combined skills as an expositor and storyteller, David Gooding traces for us some of these individual journeys of faith in which the Lord Jesus himself was leading the way. By considering their backgrounds and listening as Christ diagnoses their problems, we not only begin to feel that we know these people but also to realize that the one who spoke to them is still speaking through their stories to us today.

Publisher: Myrtlefield House
Type: Paperback
ISBN: 9781912721672

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David W. Gooding (1925–2019) was Professor Emeritus of Old Testament Greek at Queen’s University, Belfast and a Member of the Royal Irish Academy. He had taught the Bible internationally and lectured on its relevance to philosophy and world religions.

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‘David Gooding is a master Bible analyser and I wish he were better known. His books have been a major influence on me.’ Alec Motyer