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The Word. | The Work. | The Way Forward.

A free, 23-week Bible study through the Gospel of John — for anyone who is serious about knowing who Jesus is. Cohort One begins September 14, 2026.

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Enrollment closes August 31, 2026

When You Register You'll Receive: ▶ A personal welcome from Pastor Mal
▶ BBI Overview — everything you need to know
▶ Orientation Packet (August 25)
▶ Small group assignment before Sept 14
▶ 23 lesson packets — released every Saturday
▶ Certificate of Completion + Graduation
Semester One

The Gospel of John
Who Is Jesus?

John does not ease you in. He opens with a declaration that reshapes the cosmos: "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." From that first verse to the last — the breakfast fire on the beach, the risen Jesus asking Peter "Do you love me?" — the entire Gospel is organized around one question. Over 23 weeks, you will not just read the answer. You will earn it.

The Seven Signs

From Water to Wine to Resurrection

John structures his Gospel around seven miracles — each one escalating in power and consequence. Water turned to wine. A royal official's son healed across a distance. Thirty-eight years of paralysis reversed. Five thousand fed from five loaves. Jesus walking on water. A man born blind given sight. And the seventh: a man four days dead walking out of a sealed tomb. You will study all seven and understand what each one is pointing to.

The Seven I AM Statements

The Most Explosive Sentences in Scripture

Seven times in John's Gospel, Jesus uses the divine name of God — ego eimi, I AM — to describe who He is. I am the bread of life. The light of the world. The gate. The good shepherd. The resurrection and the life. The way, the truth, and the life. The true vine. Each declaration is a claim. Each one demands a response.

Key Figures

People Who Encountered Jesus and Were Changed

Nicodemus, who came at night. The Samaritan woman at the well. The man at the pool of Bethesda. Mary and Martha. Lazarus. Thomas. Mary Magdalene at the empty tomb. John's Gospel is full of people who met Jesus at their most ordinary, most broken, most confused — and left different. Their stories will become your entry points.

The Farewell Discourse

The Night Before the Cross — John 13–17

Five chapters. One night. The Last Supper, the foot washing, the new commandment, the promise of the Spirit, the vine and the branches, and a prayer so intimate and so sweeping that it covers every person who will ever believe. John 13–17 is the most concentrated theology in the Gospel — and the most personal.

The Passion and Resurrection

It Is Finished — John 18–21

The arrest. The trial. Peter's denial — three times by a fire, and three times restored by a fire. Pilate's question: What is truth? The cross. The empty tomb. Mary in the garden. Thomas and the wounds. The breakfast on the shore. The Gospel ends not with a doctrine but with a question: Do you love me? Followed by a command: Follow me.

Memory Verses

23 Verses — One Per Week

Each week has one memory verse selected from the passage. By the time you complete Cohort One, you will have memorized 23 verses from the Gospel of John — including John 1:14, 3:16, 6:35, 8:12, 8:32, 10:10, 11:25–26, and 14:6. These verses will stay with you long after the semester ends.

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Become a Covenant Partner

Bridge Builders Institute is free — and it costs something to keep it that way. A Covenant Partner is someone who believes in what God is building here and commits to supporting it with consistent generosity.

What It Means to Be a Covenant Partner

A Covenant Partner is not a donor. A Covenant Partner is a builder — someone who has decided that the work of Bridge Builders Institute matters enough to put their resources behind it. Your monthly gift is what makes it possible for every student to receive every lesson, every week, at no cost.

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Release Schedule

Weekly Lessons — All 23 Weeks

Every lesson releases automatically every Saturday. Enrolled students receive an email notification and immediate access to that week's fillable PDF and video teaching.

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Lesson Library

23 Weeks in the Gospel of John

Lesson packets are released every Thursday after class. Video teachings by Pastor Mal accompany each week.

Orientation Week — September 7–13, 2026

Welcome to Bridge Builders Institute

Orientation packet · Participant covenant · Small group assignment · Week 1 preview

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Free. Fully virtual. 23 weeks. The Gospel of John. Enrollment closes August 31, 2026.

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