Rick Melick

Part 2 of 3 · Sermon series · Late summer 2026 · Gospel of John · 4 messages

Come and See

Two men followed Jesus down a road. He turned around and asked, “What do you want?” Then he answered with three words that run through the whole Gospel of John: “Come and see.” This book invites you to find yourself in John’s stories, and to find the people closest to you there too.

Come and See: Finding Yourself in the Gospel of John cover

Find yourself. Find someone close.

Every week of this series came back to two invitations: read John and find the story about Jesus that reflects where you are on your faith journey, then find the story that reminds you of someone you love and share it with them. Scripture is for finding yourself and the people around you, not for winning an argument or reinforcing a bias.

Each chapter has the stories told on Sunday, illustrated in full color, the passage with Scripture links you can tap, questions written for everyone in the room, whatever their background, a Find Yourself · Find Someone Close exercise, one step for the week, and a link to the sermon.

Chapter 1 opening pageAn illustrated chapter page

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PHONE1

Phone

Sized for a phone screen with large type. A Contents button at the bottom of every page, tappable chapter links and sermon buttons, and Scripture links that jump to the passage and back to your place.

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TABLET2

Tablet and Apple Pencil

A lined notes column down the side of every page for Apple Pencil, a notes page after each chapter, and a Contents button on every page. Open it in GoodNotes, Notability or Markup.

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COMPUTER3

Computer

Full-size pages with chapter tabs down the right edge, clickable page numbers that return to Contents, and Scripture links with “Back to page.”

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PRINT4

Print

Letter size with notes pages and writing lines. QR codes let you scan straight to each sermon.

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The messages

WEEK1

Come and See

John 1:35–51. Two strangers follow Jesus down the road, Simon gets a new name, and Philip answers a skeptic with three words.

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WEEK2

Where Do We Get Truth?

Matthew 3:13–17. Jesus comes up out of the Jordan, and what baptism means for those who follow Him.

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WEEK3

What Are We Waiting For?

John 5:1–15. Jesus walks into the pool of Bethesda and asks a man stuck for 38 years, “Do you want to get well?”

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WEEK4

What If It’s Really Important?

John 4:46–54. A royal official takes Jesus at his word and starts the long walk home with no proof.

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A three-part journey

Who is Jesus?

Everything we need to know about God, He revealed through Jesus. These three series were preached back to back, and they're best read in order.