An invitation
Walk with Jesus
& me.
An 8‑week journey through the Gospel of John and the foundations of the faith.
“And from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace.”
— John 1:16
Takes about 30 minutes a week. No experience needed.
01 How this works
A simple weekly rhythm.
For 8 weeks, you'll walk through the Gospel of John while learning one foundation of the Christian faith each week. Same rhythm every week — plus an optional Go Deeper teaching when you want to dig in more.
The daily practice
The SOAP method.
Five days a week. Ten minutes is enough.
- S Scripture Write out the verse that stood out.
- O Observation What does it say? What's happening?
- A Application What does it mean for me, today?
- P Prayer Pray it back to God.
Pick a passage from the week's reading. Bring it to your meeting.
The 8 Weeks
The whole story.
Tap any week to see what's inside. Mark each one done as you finish.
Week01
The Gospel
God’s rescue. Compressed. Bring your story of it.
The whole thing in one week. What Jesus did. What it changes. Your part in it.
Jesus paid what I owed and gives what I couldn’t earn.
Tell me your story.
Before the weekly rhythm begins, you’ll gather with the group and the person walking with you. The first thing they’ll ask:
Tell me your story of faith in Christ.
Your story has three pieces:
- Where you were before Christ meant anything to you.
- How you came to trust Him (or where you are in that).
- What your faith looks like right now.
No template. No rehearsal. No performance. Just tell them what’s true, in your own words, for as long as it takes.
- BibleProject — Euangelion / Gospel
- BibleProject — Sacrifice and Atonement
- BibleProject — Redemption
- What is the gospel — in your own words, no jargon?
- What did Jesus actually accomplish on the cross?
- Where in your life are you still trying to pay a debt Jesus has already paid?
- SOAP one passage from John 1–3 each weekday.
- Memorize Romans 5:8.
- Bring your SOAP journal to your next meeting.
“but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”Romans 5:8 (ESV)
- Book — Gospel: Recovering the Power That Made Christianity Revolutionary
- Alistair Begg — “The Centrality of the Cross”
Week02
The Bible
Why we trust it. How to read it.
By the end of this week, the SOAP method should feel natural.
The Bible is true and trustworthy and without error.
- BibleProject — What is the Bible?
- BibleProject — The Story of the Bible
- What does it mean that Scripture is "breathed out by God"?
- If the Bible really is God speaking, what changes about how you open it this week?
- SOAP one passage from John 1–3 each weekday.
- Memorize 2 Timothy 3:16.
- Bring your SOAP journal to your next meeting.
“All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,”2 Timothy 3:16 (ESV)
- Wes Huff — Can I Trust the Bible, Ep 1: The Right Books
- Wes Huff — Can I Trust the Bible, Ep 2: The Right Text
Week03
God
Father, Son, and Spirit. One God in three Persons.
Meet the God of the Bible — who He is, what He's like, and the great mystery that He is one God in three Persons.
God is one God in three Persons: Father, Son, and Spirit.
- BibleProject — God (the Trinity, explained)
- BibleProject — Character of God (Exodus 34:6–7)
- What words would you have used to describe God before this week? What words would you use now?
- Why does it matter that God is three Persons, not just one?
- SOAP one passage from John 4–6 each weekday.
- Memorize Deuteronomy 6:4–5.
“Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.”Deuteronomy 6:4–5 (ESV)
Week04
Humanity & Sin
Made in God's image. Fallen. Loved anyway.
Who we were made to be, what went wrong, and why we need a Savior.
Made in God’s image, broken by sin, loved anyway.
- BibleProject — The Image of God
- BibleProject — Khata / Sin
- What does it mean that you were made in God's image? How does that change how you see yourself? How you see others?
- Where do you most feel the brokenness of sin — in the world, in others, in yourself?
- SOAP one passage from John 5–7 each weekday.
- Memorize Romans 3:23–24.
“for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,”Romans 3:23–24 (ESV)
- Tim Keller — “The Sin Beneath the Sins”
Week05
Jesus
Fully God. Fully man. The only mediator.
Not the Sunday-school version, but the Jesus the apostles staked their lives on.
Jesus is fully God and fully man, the only One who could save me.
- BibleProject — The Messiah
- BibleProject — Son of Man
- BibleProject — Jesus the Royal Priest
- If Jesus is fully God and fully man, what does that mean for how He understands you?
- What's one of the "I AM" statements you've noticed in John so far? What is Jesus claiming about Himself?
- SOAP one passage from John 7–9 each weekday.
- Memorize Colossians 1:15–17.
“He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together.”Colossians 1:15–17 (ESV)
Week06
The Resurrection & Our Hope
Christ raised. We will be raised.
The Christian faith stands or falls on a single fact: Jesus walked out of His tomb.
Because Jesus lives, I will too.
- BibleProject — Heaven & Earth
- If the resurrection didn't happen, what difference would it make to your faith?
- How does the hope of resurrection change how you face hard things now?
- SOAP one passage from John 13–15 each weekday.
- Memorize 1 Corinthians 15:3–4.
“For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures,”1 Corinthians 15:3–4 (ESV)
- Lee Strobel — “The Case for Christ: Evidence for the Resurrection”
Week07
The Holy Spirit & New Life
God in us. The new self. The fruit that comes.
The Spirit of God who lives inside every Christian — and how He grows real change in real lives.
God lives in me through the Holy Spirit and grows real fruit in real life.
- BibleProject — Holy Spirit
- What's the difference between trying harder and walking by the Spirit?
- Which fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22–23) is most evident in your life right now? Which is the Spirit growing in you?
- SOAP one passage from John 16–18 each weekday.
- Memorize Galatians 5:22–23.
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.”Galatians 5:22–23 (ESV)
Week08
The Church & Mission
The body of Christ. Sent into the world. Multiplying.
The family Jesus put you in, the world He's sending you into, and the two people you're about to invite into this same journey.
I belong to the body of Christ and I’m sent to make disciples who make disciples.
- BibleProject — Temple
- BibleProject — The Royal Priesthood
- Where do you currently belong to the body of Christ? If you don't yet, what would the first step be?
- Look at your phone. Who are two people in your life who need what you've just been given?
- SOAP one passage from John 19–21 each weekday.
- Memorize Matthew 28:18–20.
- Pray each day this week for the two people you're going to invite into this journey.
“And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.””Matthew 28:18–20 (ESV)
A tool for week 8
Find your gifts.
A short self-assessment. 36 statements, about 5 minutes. Your top three gifts at the end, with a next step for each.
Find your gifts.
A short self-assessment. 36 statements, about 5 minutes. Your top three gifts at the end, with a next step for each.
Read each statement. Rate 1 (not me) to 5 (definitely me). Be honest, not aspirational.
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I can take a chaotic project and turn it into clear, working systems.
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I feel other people’s pain deeply, especially the hurting and the forgotten.
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I can spot what’s holding someone back and help them push through it.
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People naturally come to me for spiritual care and counsel.
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I’m drawn to pray boldly for things only God could do.
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I see needs and quietly meet them without waiting to be asked.
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I find it easy to trust God for things others would call impossible.
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I think often about specific people who don’t know Christ.
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I notice newcomers and make a point to welcome them.
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I’d rather talk to a non-Christian about the gospel than to a Christian about church politics.
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My confidence in God’s promises tends to embolden the people around me.
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I notice details others miss and make sure things actually get done.
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Organizing logistics, schedules, and processes feels natural to me.
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I love walking alongside someone through long seasons of growth.
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I’m energized by casting a vision and getting people moving toward it.
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Helping with the unglamorous parts of ministry energizes me.
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I get genuine joy from meeting financial needs others have.
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I’m often the one who names the wise next step when others are stuck.
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I see what needs to happen and naturally rally others around a plan.
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I bring up Jesus in conversation more easily than most people I know.
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I love explaining hard truths in a way people can actually grasp.
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I can usually see how biblical truth applies to a specific real-life situation.
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I’m drawn to people going through hard things and want to be near them.
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I’d rather do practical work behind the scenes than be up front.
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I get energized digging into the Bible to understand it deeply.
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People come to me for help thinking through complicated decisions.
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I think about specific people’s spiritual development on a regular basis.
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I love having people in my home and making them feel at ease.
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I often notice when someone is discouraged and find words to lift them.
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Creating a space where people feel known and cared for is natural to me.
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People come to me when they need to be told the truth in love.
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I’d rather sit with someone in their suffering than try to fix it.
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I look for chances to give generously, often beyond what’s expected.
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I think about money primarily as a tool for God’s work.
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People often tell me my explanations made something click for them.
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People follow me when I take initiative on something.
- David Platt — “Why the Great Commission Is Great”
After Week 8
Then — invite two.
When you finish, you'll have walked with Jesus for 8 weeks. You'll have opened the Bible. You'll have learned the foundations. You'll have met the One you were made for.
That's when you do the next thing Jesus asked of His disciples.
Not a group of twelve. Not a Bible study. Just two. Two people who need what you've been given. Two people who would say yes if you asked.
Why two?
- →Jesus sent His disciples out two by two (Luke 10:1).
- →Two is enough to start a movement and small enough to actually do.
- →When your two finish, they each pick two more. That's how disciple-making actually multiplies.
“And what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also.”
— 2 Timothy 2:2
How to do it
- Write down two names. Before you finish.
- Pray for them through your last week.
- Text or call each one. Tell them what these 8 weeks did in you. Ask if they'd be willing to do it with you.
- Set a start date. Set a weekly meeting time. Send them this page.
- Then do for them what was just done for you.
→ Keep going yourself
Don't stop.
- →Read another Gospel — try Mark or Luke next.
- →Get planted in a church if you're not already.
- →Get baptized if you haven't been.
- →Keep the SOAP rhythm going.
“As the Father has sent me, even so I am sending you.”
— John 20:21walk with jesus & me
So — are you in?
Tap below. We'll start Week 1 together.