Study of John

Discover how one woman's sincere testimony sparked one of the greatest revivals in Scripture. In John 4:27-54, the Samaritan woman—despite her reputation—left her water jar and ran to share her encounter with Jesus. Her enthusiasm moved an entire city to investigate Christ for themselves. Learn powerful lessons about personal evangelism, the danger of preconceptions, and how your individual witness matters in God's harvest field.

Why did the Samaritans believe without miracles while the Galileans demanded proof? In Lesson 8, we contrast two responses to Jesus — faith rooted in the Word versus faith dependent on spectacle. We examine the royal official's desperate journey, Jesus' distance miracle, and the convicting question: Do we need to see to believe? Trust the Word and go.

At the Pool of Bethesda, a man waited 38 years for healing that never came. Jesus bypassed the broken system entirely and spoke wholeness into existence with three commands: Rise. Take up your bed. Walk. This lesson uncovers six Old Testament shadows hidden in John 5:1-17 and reveals how Christ is the substance behind every one of them. Stop waiting for the water to stir—the Healer is here.

This class will be taught Sunday, February 22, 2026, at 9:30 a.m. CST at the Brookfield Church of Christ. Tony Padgett is the Evangelist, Senior Minister, and Facilitator of the class. If you would like to watch the class live as it is being presented, you can go to YouTube at the following link: www.Brookfieldcoc.com

Presented March 1, 2026, by Tony Padgett at Brookfield Church of Christ, this lesson on John 5:11–18 traces the moment Jesus' healing of a lame man ignited a deadly controversy — not over the miracle, but over the Sabbath. When Jesus declared, "My Father is working, and so am I," He made a claim the religious leaders could not ignore: He was equal with God.

Presented March 8, 2026, by Tony Padgett at Brookfield Church of Christ, Class #19 brings us face-to-face with Jesus' bold confrontation of His opponents in John 5:24–47. Jesus presents four unimpeachable witnesses — John the Baptist, God the Father, His miraculous works, and the Scriptures — to confirm who He truly is. Do you know God, or merely know about Him?

Presented March 15, 2026, by Tony Padgett at Brookfield Church of Christ. In John 6:1-15, Jesus feeds 5,000 people with five loaves and two fish — a miracle revealing His sovereign power, deep compassion, and the vast distance between what people want and what God plans. Discover what spiritual testing really demands, why Jesus refused an earthly crown, and what happens when you surrender what little you have to the Lord.

Are you following Jesus for the right reasons? In Lesson 11, Tony Padgett unpacks John 6:15–40 at Brookfield Church of Christ (March 22, 2026), revealing why the crowd pursued Jesus for bread—not the Bread. Jesus declares, "I am the bread of life," and calls believers to hunger for what lasts eternally.

In John 6:41–70, Jesus declares He is "the bread that came down from heaven," igniting fierce opposition from those who knew Him only as Joseph's son. This lesson explores how the Father draws people to Christ through His Word and the lives of believers, why Jesus is the only true sustenance for eternal life, and what happens when His hard words separate genuine disciples from the crowd. Presented March 29, 2026, by Tony Padgett at Brookfield Church of Christ.

In Lesson 12, Tony Padgett leads us through John 6:41–70 at Brookfield Church of Christ on April 5, 2026. Jesus presses His claim as the Bread of Life to its sharpest edge — and the crowd begins to thin. When His hard saying drives many disciples away, Peter's bold confession reveals what it truly means to feed on the Living Word.

Presented April 12, 2026, at Brookfield Church of Christ by Tony Padgett. In this lesson, we enter John 7 as Jesus faces mounting opposition, family pressure, and a divided crowd — yet moves with sovereign, unhurried purpose. Discover why trusting God's timeline is not passive surrender but the boldest act of faith you can make.

Presented April 19, 2026 | Tony Padgett | Brookfield Church of Christ. Jesus teaches openly at the Feast of Tabernacles — and Jerusalem is forced to choose. What does righteous judgment really look like? And why did the people closest to the Scriptures fail to recognize the One those Scriptures described? John 7:14–52 demands a verdict.