Category: Lessons

God Loves Freely

• Lesson 1 for the week of December 28 to January 4

Relevant Verses: Exodus 33; Hosea 14; Matthew 22 Theme: God Loves Freely Leading Question: Given all that we know about the human race and about ourselves, is it “reasonable” to expect that God should love...

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Epilogue: Knowing Jesus and His Word

• Lesson 13 for the week of December 21 to December 28

Relevant Verses: John 21 Theme: Knowing Jesus Leading Question: What does it mean to be a disciple of Jesus? Question: Can you think of any events in your life that seemed bad at the time...

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The Hour of Glory: The Cross and Resurrection

• Lesson 12 for the week of December 14 to December 21

Relevant Verses: John 18:33–19:5; 19:17–27; 20:1–18 Theme: The Crucified and the Risen Jesus In his book Night, Elie Wiesel describes a scene from the concentration camp in Auschwitz: The CrossThis brief commentary focuses on those...

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The Father, the Son, and the Spirit

• Lesson 11 for the week of December 7 to December 14

Relevant Verses: John 14:10, 24; 16:7–11; 17:1–26 Theme: Inseparable Companionship Leading Question: What is your preferred way of thinking about the Trinity? John’s Gospel has been a significant source for the Christian doctrine of the...

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The Way, the Truth, and the Life

• Lesson 10 for the week of November 30 to December 7

Relevant Verses: John 14:1–6 Theme: Jesus, the Only Way Leading Question: How do we know the way to God? In postmodern times, one of the most important discussions in Christianity is whether salvation, or soteriology...

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The Source of Life

• Lesson 9 for the week of November 23 to November 30

Relevant Verses: John 1:4, 12, 13; 6:61-68; 10:10; 14:6 Theme: Life in Abundance Leading Question: What metaphor do you like to use to describe life? The Gospel of John begins with God as the life-giver:...

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Fulfilling Old Testament Prophecies

• Lesson 8 for the week of November 16 to November 23

Relevant Verses: John 5:17, 20, 36–40, 46, 47; 8:12–30 Theme: The Father’s Testimony Leading Question: Have you ever waited for something important to happen and it felt like a life time? Healing on Sabbath (John...

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Blessed Are Those Who Believe

• Lesson 7 for the week of November 9 to November 16

Relevant Verses: John 8:54–58; 12:1–8; 19:4–22; 20:19– 31 Theme: Signs Faith versus Blessed Faith Leading Question: What do you need to believe? The tension between signs faith and belief without having seen is a curious...

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More Testimonies About Jesus

• Lesson 6 for the week of November 2 to November 9

Relevant Verses: John 1:32–36; 3:25–36; 5:36–38; 6:51–71; 7:37–53 Theme: The Scandal of Jesus Leading Question: Have you ever felt offended by something Jesus asked you to do? The miracle of the loaves and fish is...

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The Testimony of the Samaritans

• Lesson 5 for the week of October 26 to November 2

Relevant Verses: John 4 Theme: The Witness of the Samaritan Woman Leading Question: Does a personal relationship with Jesus always feel good and comfortable? There could be no character more opposite to Nicodemus than the...

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Witnesses of Christ as the Messiah

• Lesson 4 for the week of October 19 to October 26

Relevant Verses: John 1; 3 Theme: Witnesses of the Messiah Leading Question: How comfortable are you with being a permanent bystander or witness for someone else? There came a man sent from God, whose name...

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The Backstory: The Prologue

• Lesson 3 for the week of October 12 to October 19

Relevant Verses: John 1:1-18 Theme: The Power of the Word Leading Question: What image does “the Word was God” convey for you? The prologue is the most profound statement about Jesus’ identity in the New...

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Signs of Divinity

• Lesson 2 for the week of October 5 to October 12

Relevant Verses: John 6:1–15, 26–36; 11 Theme: Signs of Divinity Leading Question: What persuades you about Jesus as a divine being? Nowhere in the New Testament is Jesus presented as more thoroughly human and more...

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Signs that Point the Way

• Lesson 1 for the week of September 28 to October 5

Relevant Verses: John 2:1–11; 4:46–54; 5:1– 5:1–47 Theme: Follow the Signs Leading Question: When was the last time you felt a subtle nudge to do something? There are signs everywhere, from the traffic signs that...

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