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What are we going to do?
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1)
What are we going
to do?
o
We are going to
investigate identity statements Jesus made about himself.
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What are we going to do?
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Summary findings of identity
statements Jesus made about himself
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2)
Who did Jesus say
he is?
o
Jesus said,
§
“I AM.”
§
“I and the Father
are one.”
§
“I am the bread
of life.”
§
“I am the light
of the world.”
§
“I am the gate
for the sheep.”
§
“I am the good
shepherd.”
§
“I am the
resurrection and the life.”
§
“I am the way and
the truth and the life.”
§
“I am the vine.”
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Summary findings of identity
statements Jesus made about himself
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I AM
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3)
What are we going
to do?
o
We are going to
find out about the following:
§
Jesus said, “I AM.”
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John 8:57-59
57“You are not yet fifty
years old,” they said to him, “and you have seen Abraham!”
58“Very truly I tell you,”
Jesus answered, “before Abraham was born, I AM!”
59At this, they picked up
stones to stone him, but Jesus hid himself, slipping away from the temple
grounds.
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4)
Whom does ‘they’
in verse 57 refer to?
o
‘They’ in verse 57
refers to the Jews.
5)
Who is Abraham?
o
Abraham
§
Is the ancestor
of the Jews.
§
And lived about
two thousand years before Jesus.
6)
According to
verse 57 what was the basis of the Jews’ objection to Jesus’ claim that he had seen
Abraham?
o
They said to Jesus
that he was not yet fifty years old.
7)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 58 what was his reply?
o
Jesus replied, “Very
truly I tell you, before Abraham was born, I AM!”
8)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 58 with what degree of certainty did he give his reply?
o
Jesus gave his
reply with the certainty of truth.
9)
According to
verse 59 what was the Jews’ reaction to Jesus’ reply?
o
They picked up
stones to stone Jesus.
10)
According to
verse 59 what did Jesus do to avoid getting stoned?
o
Jesus hid
himself, slipping away from the temple grounds.
11)
What motivated the
Jews to stone Jesus, given Exodus 3:13-14?
o
Jesus in his
reply claimed to be supernatural.
o
In that
o
He was.
o
Before
o
Abraham was born.
o
He claimed to be
God in saying ‘I AM’, which is God’s name.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Exodus 3:13-14 that says,
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13Moses said to God, “Suppose
I go to the Israelites and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to
you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ Then what shall I tell them?”
14God said to Moses, “I AM
who I AM. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I AM has sent me to
you.’”
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12)
According to
verse 13 what did Moses want to find out from God?
o
He wanted to know
God’s name.
13)
According to
verse 13 why did Moses want to know God’s name?
o
He wanted to know
God’s name.
o
So that
o
He could tell the
Israelites the name of the God of their fathers.
o
When
o
They asked him.
14)
According to
verse 14 what is God’s name?
o
God’s name is ‘I
AM’.
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Conclusion
15)
Who did Jesus say
he is?
o
Jesus said, “I AM.”
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I AM
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I and the Father are one
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16)
What are we going
to do?
o
We are going to
find out about the following:
§
Jesus said, “I
and the Father are one.”
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John 10:23-33
23Jesus was in the temple
courts walking in Solomon’s Colonnade.
24The Jews who were there
gathered around him, saying, “How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are
the Christ, tell us plainly.”
25Jesus answered, “I did tell
you, but you do not believe. The works I do in my Father’s name testify about
me,
26but you do not believe
because you are not my sheep.
27My sheep listen to my
voice; I know them, and they follow me.
28I give them eternal life,
and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of my hand.
29My Father, who has given
them to me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of my Father’s
hand.
30I and the Father are one.”
31Again his Jewish opponents
picked up stones to stone him,
32but Jesus said to them, “I
have shown you many good works from the Father. For which of these do you stone
me?”
33“We are not stoning you for
any good work,” they replied, “but for blasphemy, because you, a mere man,
claim to be God.”
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17)
According to
verse 23 where was Jesus?
o
Jesus was in the
temple courts walking in Solomon’s Colonnade.
18)
According to
verse 24 who gathered around Jesus?
o
The Jews gathered
around Jesus.
19)
According to
verse 24 what did the Jews say to Jesus?
o
They said to Jesus,
§
“How long will
you keep us in suspense?
§
If you are the Christ,
tell us plainly.”
20)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 25 did he keep the Jews in suspense as they claimed that he
did and why?
o
No, because Jesus
said
§
That he did tell
them that he is the Christ.
§
But that they did
not believe.
21)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 25 what testified about his being the Christ?
o
The works Jesus did
in his Father’s name testified about his being the Christ.
22)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 26 what was the reason the Jews did not believe?
o
They did not
believe.
o
Because
o
They were not
Jesus’ sheep.
23)
Who were Jesus’ sheep?
o
The disciples were
Jesus’ sheep.
24)
What was the
reason the Jews did not believe again?
o
They did not
believe.
o
Because
o
They were not
Jesus’ disciples.
25)
Is a person a
disciple to begin with so that the person believes in God’s Son or does the
person believe in God’s Son so that the person becomes a disciple, given Romans
8:29-30?
o
A person is a
disciple to begin with.
o
So that
o
The person
believes.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Romans 8:29-30 that says,
+++++++++++++++++++++
29For those God foreknew he
also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the
firstborn among many brothers and sisters.
30And those he predestined,
he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also
glorified.
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26)
Who are those who
are conformed to the image of the Son of God in discipleship?
o
Disciples are.
27)
Whom did God
foreknow?
o
God foreknew the disciples.
28)
When did God
foreknow the disciples, given Ephesians 1:4?
o
God foreknew the disciples
before the creation of the world.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Ephesians 1:4 that says,
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
4For he chose us in him before
the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
29)
According to
verse 29 what did God do for the disciples he foreknew?
o
God predestined the
disciples to be conformed to the image of his Son.
30)
What is the ultimate
reason the disciples are conformed to the image of God’s Son?
o
It is because God
predestined them.
31)
How are the
disciples conformed to the image of God’s Son?
o
They become like God’s
Son through discipleship training.
32)
According to
verse 29 what is the consequence of God’s foreknowledge and predestination of
the disciples?
o
The consequence is
that God’s Son might be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters.
33)
According to
verse 30 what did God do for the disciples he predestined?
o
God also called them.
34)
How did God call the
disciples?
o
God called the
disciples to
§
Repentance.
§
And belief in the
good news.
35)
According to
verse 30 what did God do for the disciples he called?
o
God also
justified them.
36)
How did God justify
the disciples?
o
God justified them
by faith in his Son.
37)
According to
verse 30 what did God do for the disciples he justified?
o
God also
glorified them.
38)
How did God glorify
the disciples?
o
God glorified them
by elevating them to be his children.
39)
Is a person a
disciple to begin with so that the person believes in God’s Son or does the
person believe in God’s Son so that the person becomes a disciple?
o
A person is a
disciple to begin with.
o
So that
o
The person
believes in God’s Son.
40)
What is the
ultimate reason a person becomes a disciple?
o
It is because God
predestined the person before the creation of the world.
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41)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 27 who would listen to his voice?
o
Jesus’ sheep would
listen to his voice.
42)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 27 how is the relationship between Jesus and his sheep?
o
Jesus knows his sheep.
o
And they follow him.
43)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 28 how does he take care of his sheep?
o
Jesus gives his sheep
eternal life.
o
And they shall
never perish.
o
No one will
snatch them out of Jesus’ hand.
44)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 29 what is the assurance that his sheep shall never perish?
o
The Father, who
has given the sheep to Jesus, is greater than all.
o
No one can snatch
the sheep out of the Father’s hand.
45)
What does it mean
that Jesus and the Father are one?
o
It means that
§
Jesus.
§
And the Father.
o
Are one God.
46)
According to
verse 31 what did Jesus’ Jewish opponents again do to him?
o
Again they picked
up stones to stone Jesus.
47)
According to
verse 32 what was Jesus’ response?
o
Jesus said to
them,
§
“I have shown you
many good works from the Father.
§
For which of
these do you stone me?”
48)
According to
verse 33 what was the Jews’ reply?
o
“We are not stoning you
§
For any good work.
§
But for blasphemy.
o
Because
o
You, a mere man,
claim to be God.”
49)
What was the
basis of the Jews’ accusation against Jesus of his blasphemy of claiming to be
God?
o
Jesus as a mere
man claimed that
§
He.
§
And the Father.
o
Are one.
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Conclusion
50)
Who did Jesus say
he is?
o
Jesus said, “I
and the Father are one.”
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I and the Father are one
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I am the bread of life
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51)
What are we going
to do?
o
We are going to
find out about the following:
§
Jesus said, “I am
the bread of life.”
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John 6:23-35
23Then some boats from
Tiberias landed near the place where the people had eaten the bread after the
Lord had given thanks.
24Once the crowd realized
that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they got into the boats and
went to
25When they found him on the
other side of the lake, they asked him, “Rabbi, when did you get here?”
26Jesus answered, “Very truly
I tell you, you are looking for me, not because you saw the signs I performed
but because you ate the loaves and had your fill.
27Do not work for food that
spoils, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will
give you. For on him God the Father has placed his seal of approval.”
28Then they asked him, “What
must we do to do the works God requires?”
29Jesus answered, “The work
of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent.”
30So they asked him, “What
sign then will you give that we may see it and believe you? What will you do?
31Our ancestors ate the manna
in the wilderness; as it is written: ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’”
32Jesus said to them, “Very
truly I tell you, it is not Moses who has given you the bread from heaven, but
it is my Father who gives you the true bread from heaven.
33For the bread of God is the
bread that comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”
34“Sir,” they said, “always
give us this bread.”
35Then Jesus declared, “I am
the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever
believes in me will never be thirsty.”
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52)
Whom does ‘the
Lord’ in verse 23 refer to?
o
‘The Lord’ in
verse 23 refers to Jesus.
53)
What is the
context of verse 23?
o
Jesus had just
miraculously fed five thousand people.
54)
According to
verse 23 where did some boats from Tiberias land?
o
They landed near
the place.
o
Where
o
Five thousand people
had eaten the bread.
o
After
o
Jesus had given
thanks.
55)
According to
verse 24 what did the crowd that came from Tiberias in boats realize?
o
They realized
that
§
Neither Jesus.
§
Nor his disciples.
o
Were there.
56)
According to
verse 24 what did the crowd do when they realized that neither Jesus nor his
disciples were there?
o
They
§
Got into the
boats.
§
And went to
o
In search of Jesus.
57)
According to
verse 25 what did the crowd ask Jesus when they found him on the other side of the
lake?
o
They asked him
when he got there.
58)
According to
verse 26 with what level of certainty did Jesus speak?
o
Jesus spoke with
the certainty of truth.
59)
What are signs?
o
Signs are
miracles that point to God as the origin.
60)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 26 did the crowd come looking for him because they thought
that he was God in having performed a miracle and why?
o
No, they came
looking for Jesus.
o
Because
o
They
§
Ate the loaves.
§
And had their
fill.
61)
In accordance
with what Jesus said in verse 26 what was the crowd’s focus when they came
looking for him?
o
They focused
§
On their physical
needs.
§
Not on Jesus as God.
62)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 27 what should the crowd work for and not work for?
o
They should not work
§
For food that
spoiled.
§
But for food that
endured to eternal life.
63)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 27 who would give the crowd food that endured to eternal
life if they worked for it?
o
The Son of Man would.
64)
What kind of food
was the crowd working for on the other hand when they looked for Jesus because they ate the loaves and had their fill?
o
They were working
for food that spoils.
65)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 27 what is the basis that he could give the crowd food that
endured to eternal life if they worked for it?
o
It is because God
the Father had placed his seal of approval on Jesus.
66)
What were the
works the crowd was referring to when they asked Jesus what they must do to do the
works God requires in verse 28?
o
They were referring
to what they must do to in order to work for food that endures to eternal life.
67)
What misunderstanding
might the crowd have concerning food that endures to eternal life, given that they
were particularly interested in having their fill?
o
They thought Jesus
meant an uninterrupted supply of loaves of bread that lasted forever.
68)
According to verse
28 what was Jesus’ reply when the crowd asked him what they must do to do the
works God requires?
o
Jesus said that the
work of God is to believe in the one he has sent.
69)
Who is the one
God has sent?
o
Jesus is.
70)
How could the
crowd work for food that endures to eternal life, given what Jesus said in verse
29?
o
They could work for
food that endures to eternal life by believing in Jesus.
71)
Who is ‘He’ that the
crowd was referring to in verse 31 in light of what Jesus said in verse 32?
o
They were referring
to Moses.
72)
According to
verses 30 and 31 what did the crowd hint that Jesus should do to incline them to
believe that
God had sent him?
o
Jesus should give
them bread to eat.
o
Just as
o
Moses gave their ancestors
manna to eat in the wilderness.
73)
According to
verse 30 how did the crowd emphasize their demand for a sign from Jesus?
o
They emphasized
their demand by making it twice.
74)
What was the tug
of war between Jesus and the crowd?
o
Jesus required
that the crowd believe in him in order to receive food that endured to eternal
life.
o
The crowd demanded
that Jesus give them bread.
o
That
o
They might believe
him.
75)
What does it mean
‘as it is written’?
o
It means ‘as it is
written in the Old Testament of the bible’.
76)
What did the
crowd say in verse 31 is the bread from heaven?
o
Manna is the bread
from heaven.
77)
What was the manna
regarded as in the Old Testament of the bible, given Exodus 16:13-31?
o
Manna was regarded
as bread from God for the Israelites.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Exodus 16:13-31 that says,
+++++++++++++++++++++
13In the morning there was a
layer of dew around the camp.
14When the dew was gone, thin
flakes like frost on the ground appeared on the desert floor.
15When the Israelites saw it,
they said to each other, “What is it?” For they did not know what it was. Moses
said to them, “It is the bread the Lord has given you to eat.
...
31The people of
+++++++++++++++++++++
78)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 32 who is and who is
not the giver of bread from heaven?
o
It is not Moses
who had given them the bread from heaven.
o
But it is the Father
who gave them the true bread from heaven.
79)
According to what
Jesus said in verses 32 and 33 what is the true bread from heaven?
o
The true bread
from heaven is the bread of God that
§
Comes down from
heaven.
§
And gives life to
the world.
80)
According to
verse 34 what did the crowd ask Jesus to do for them?
o
They asked Jesus to
always give them the bread from heaven.
81)
What kind of bread
was the crowd asking Jesus for?
o
They were asking Jesus
for bread that could fill their stomach.
82)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 35 who did he declare himself to be?
o
Jesus declared that
he is the bread of life.
83)
What is the
change in the focus of attention of the crowd was Jesus trying to bring about?
o
Jesus was trying
to change the focus of attention of the crowd
§
From bread that
could fill their stomach.
§
To himself.
84)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 35 what is the consequence
for those who come to him and believe in him?
o
Whoever comes to Jesus
will never go hungry.
o
And whoever
believes in him will never be thirsty.
85)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 35 what did he mean?
o
Jesus meant that
he forever
§
Satisfied the
hunger in the souls of those who came to him.
§
And quenched the
thirst in the souls of those who believed in him.
86)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 35 how could the crowd receive the bread of life?
o
They could
receive the bread of life.
o
If
o
They
§
Came to Jesus.
§
And believed in him.
87)
Who after all is the
bread that endures to eternal life?
o
Jesus is the
bread that endures to eternal life.
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Conclusion
88)
Who did Jesus say
he is?
o
Jesus said, “I am
the bread of life.”
========================
I am the bread of life
========================
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I am the light of the world
========================
89)
What are we going
to do?
o
We are going to
find out about the following:
§
Jesus said, “I am
the light of the world.”
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John 8:12-14
12When Jesus spoke again to
the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will
never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
13The Pharisees challenged
him, “Here you are, appearing as your own witness; your testimony is not
valid.”
14Jesus answered, “Even if I
testify on my own behalf, my testimony is valid, for I know where I came from
and where I am going. But you have no idea where I come from or where I am
going.
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90)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 12 who is the light of the world?
o
Jesus is the
light of the world.
91)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 12 what is the situation of those who follow Jesus?
o
They will
§
Never walk in
darkness.
§
And have the
light of life.
92)
What does having the
light of life endow those who follow him with, given John 1:4-13?
o
Having the light
of life endows those who
§
Receive him.
§
And believe in
his name.
o
With the right to
become children of God.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud John 1:4-13 that says,
+++++++++++++++++++++
4In him was life, and that
life was the light of all mankind.
5The light shines in the
darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
6There was a man sent from
God whose name was John.
7He came as a witness to
testify concerning that light, so that through him all might believe.
8He himself was not the
light; he came only as a witness to the light.
9The true light that gives
light to everyone was coming into the world.
10He was in the world, and
though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him.
11He came to that which was
his own, but his own did not receive him.
12Yet to all who did receive
him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of
God—
13children born not of
natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.
+++++++++++++++++++++
93)
According to
verse 4 what was in the Word?
o
In the Word was
life.
94)
According to
verse 4 what was that life that was in the Word?
o
That life was the
light of all mankind.
95)
According to
verse 5 what has been the interaction between the light and the darkness?
o
The light shines
in the darkness.
o
And the darkness
has not overcome or better translated as understood it.
o
Because
o
It is a known
fact that where light shines, darkness is no more, never the other way around.
o
That would also
be consistent with what is said next.
o
That
o
John came as a
witness to testify concerning that light.
o
So that
o
Through his help
all might understand the light and believe.
96)
According to
verse 6 who was sent from God?
o
John was sent
from God.
97)
Who was John?
o
John the Baptist.
98)
What is the
implication for John to be sent from God rather than sent by God?
o
John being sent from
God carries the connotation.
o
That
o
He was with God.
o
John being sent by
God does not carry that connotation.
99)
How would John be
with God when he was sent, given 2 Kings 2:11, Malachi 4:5 and Matthew 11:13-14?
o
Per 2 Kings 2:11 Elijah
did not die.
o
Because
o
He went up to
heaven in a whirlwind.
o
Per Malachi 4:5 God
would send the prophet Elijah.
o
So Elijah would be
sent from God.
o
When
o
He was sent.
o
Per Matthew
11:13-14 John was the Elijah who was to come.
o
So John was sent
§
From God.
§
And not just by God.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud 2 Kings 2:11 that says,
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
11As they were walking along
and talking together, suddenly a chariot of fire and horses of fire appeared
and separated the two of them, and Elijah went up to heaven in a whirlwind.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Malachi 4:5 that says,
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
5“See, I will send the
prophet Elijah to you before that great and dreadful day of the Lord comes.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Matthew 11:13-14 that says,
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
13For all the Prophets and
the Law prophesied until John.
14And if you are willing to
accept it, he is the Elijah who was to come.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
100) What do being sent from God and being sent by God
indicate concerning the relationship between God and the person being sent?
o
Being sent from
God indicates a closeness of relationship of the person being sent as being
with God.
o
Being sent by God
has no connotation of the degree of closeness of relationship between God and
the person being sent.
101) What does John being sent from God tell us about his
relationship with the Word, given that the
Word is himself God?
o
John was with
the Word.
102) According to verse 7 what did John come as a witness to
testify to?
o
He came as a
witness to testify concerning the light.
103) Whom did John ultimately testify to when he came as a
witness to testify concerning the light, given that the light is the
manifestation of the Word?
o
He ultimately testified
to the Word.
104) What qualified John to testify as a witness concerning
the light?
o
His being with
the Word qualified him.
105) According to verse 7 what was the intended consequence
of John‘s testimony?
o
He testified.
o
So that
o
Through him all
might believe the light.
106) According to verse 8 what had been people’s confusion
between John and the light?
o
John had been
mistaken to be the light.
107) According to verse 8 what was the proper distinction
between John and the light?
o
John was not the
light.
o
He came only as a
witness to the light.
108) According to verse 9 what is the nature of the light?
o
The light is the true
light.
109) According to verse 9 what is the function of the true
light?
o
The true light
gives light to everyone in the world.
110) According to verse 9 where was the true light coming into?
o
The true light was
coming into the world.
111) According to verse 10 where was the true light at one
point?
o
The true light was
in the world.
112) According to verses 10 and 11 what was the
relationship between the light and the world?
o
The world
§
Was made through
the light.
§
And thus belonged
to him.
113) According to verses 10 and 11 what was the response of
the world to the light?
o
The world
§
Nether recognized
the light.
§
Nor received him.
114) What is radical about the light coming into the world?
o
The creator of
the world actually came into the world that is his creation.
115) What is radical about the world neither recognizing
the light nor receiving him when he came into the world, given that he is the creator
of the world?
o
The creator of
the world allows himself to be rejected by his creation.
116) According to verse 12 what right would the light give to
those who did receive him and believe in his name?
o
They would be
given the right to become children of God.
117) According to verse 13 how did children of God come
into being?
o
Children of God were
§
Born not of
natural descent.
§
Nor of human
decision.
§
Or a husband’s
will.
§
But born of God.
118) In accordance with verse 13 who initiates birth by natural
descent?
o
Humans do.
119) In accordance with verses 12 and 13 who authorizes that
a person be born of God?
o
The light does.
120) According to verses 12 and 13 under what condition
does the light authorize that a person be born of God?
o
The light
authorizes that a person be born of God.
o
When
o
The person
§
Receives him.
§
And believes in
his name.
121) What is radical about the light authorizing that a
person be born of God when the person receives him and believes in his name?
o
The creator of
the world actually adopts one of his creatures to be God’s child.
122) In accordance with verses 10 to 12 what was the
overall response of the world to the light?
o
Most
§
Nether recognized
the light.
§
Nor received him.
o
Others
§
Did receive the
light.
§
And believed in
his name.
123) What is the reason that some received the light and
believed in his name when it is stated in verses 10 and 11 that the world
nether recognized the light nor received him, given verses 6 and 7?
o
It is because of
John’s witness.
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124) According to verse 12 what was the challenge for Jesus
from the Pharisees?
o
The Pharisees
challenged him,
§
“Here you are,
appearing as your own witness.
§
your testimony is
not valid.”
125) According to what Jesus said in verse 14 what was the
basis for his claim that his testimony was valid?
o
Jesus’ testimony was
valid.
o
Because
o
He knew
§
Where he came
from.
§
And where he was going.
126) Where did Jesus come from and where was he going,
given John 16:28?
o
Jesus
§
Came from the
Father.
§
And entered the
world.
§
And was leaving
the world.
§
And going back to
the Father.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud John 16:28 that says,
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28I came from the Father and
entered the world; now I am leaving the world and going back to the Father.
+++++++++++++++++++++
127) According to what Jesus said in verse 14 how did he further
refute the challenge of the Pharisees?
o
Jesus said that
they had no idea
§
Where he came from.
§
Or where he was going.
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Conclusion
128) Who did Jesus say he is?
o
Jesus said, “I am
the light of the world.”
========================
I am the light of the world
========================
========================
I am the gate for the sheep
========================
129) What are we going to do?
o
We are going to
find out about the following:
§
Jesus said, “I am
the gate for the sheep.”
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John 10:1-10
1“Very truly I tell you
Pharisees, anyone who does not enter the sheep pen by the gate, but climbs in
by some other way, is a thief and a robber.
2The one who enters by the
gate is the shepherd of the sheep.
3The gatekeeper opens the
gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name
and leads them out.
4When he has brought out all
his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know
his voice.
5But they will never follow a
stranger; in fact, they will run away from him because they do not recognize a
stranger’s voice.”
6Jesus used this figure of
speech, but the Pharisees did not understand what he was telling them.
7Therefore Jesus said again,
“Very truly I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep.
8All who have come before me
are thieves and robbers, but the sheep have not listened to them.
9I am the gate; whoever
enters through me will be saved. They will come in and go out, and find
pasture.
10The thief comes only to
steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to
the full.”
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130) According to verse 1 who was Jesus speaking with?
o
Jesus was
speaking with the Pharisees.
131) According to verse 1 with what degree of certainty did
Jesus speak?
o
Jesus spoke with
the certainty of truth.
132) According to what Jesus said in verse 1 how can we
tell those who are thieves and robbers?
o
Thieves and
robbers
§
Do not enter the
sheep pen by the gate.
§
But climb in by
some other way.
133) According to what Jesus said in verse 2 how can we
tell the one who is the shepherd of the sheep?
o
The one who
enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep.
134) According to what Jesus said in verse 3 what is the
response of the gatekeeper and the sheep toward the shepherd?
o
The gatekeeper
opens the gate for the shepherd.
o
And
o
The sheep listen
to his voice.
135) According to what Jesus said in verse 3 how does the
shepherd lead the sheep out of the sheep pen?
o
He
§
Calls his own
sheep by name.
§
And leads them
out.
136) According to what Jesus said in verse 3 on what level
does the shepherd know the sheep?
o
The shepherd
knows the sheep on the individual level.
o
Because
o
He calls his own
sheep by name.
137) According to what Jesus said in verse 4 what does the
shepherd do after he has brought out all his sheep?
o
He goes on ahead
of them.
138) According to what Jesus said in verse 4 what do the
shepherd’s sheep do?
o
His sheep follow
him.
139) According to what Jesus said in verse 4 why do the
shepherd’s sheep follow him?
o
His sheep follow
him.
o
Because
o
They know his
voice.
140) What role does the shepherd play in relation to the
sheep?
o
The shepherd is
the leader of the sheep.
141) According to what Jesus said in verse 5 what is the
response of the sheep toward a stranger?
o
They
§
Will never follow
a stranger.
§
And will run away
from him.
142) According to what Jesus said in verse 5 why will the sheep
never follow a stranger and run away from him?
o
It is because
they do not recognize a stranger’s voice.
143) According to what Jesus said in verse 6 why did the
Pharisees not understand what Jesus was telling them?
o
It was because
they could not understand the figure of speech.
o
That
o
Jesus was using.
144) What did Jesus do to address the Pharisees’ lack of
understanding?
o
Jesus explained to
them what he meant by the figure of speech.
145) According to what Jesus said in verse 7 what did he declare
that he is?
o
Jesus is the gate
for the sheep.
146) According to verse 7 with what degree of certainty did
Jesus make his statement?
o
Jesus made his
statement with the certainty of truth.
147) According to what Jesus said in verse 8 what has been the
response of the sheep to all who have come before Jesus?
o
The sheep have
not listened to them.
148) According to what Jesus said in verse 8 why have the
sheep not listened to those who have come before Jesus?
o
It is because those
who have come before Jesus are
§
Thieves.
§
And robbers.
149) Do the words ‘have come before’ in verse 8 represent a
chronological relationship or a spatial relationship?
o
It is hard to
tell without applying some sanity tests.
150) Would John the Baptist be a thief and robber if the
words ‘have come before’ represent a chronological relationship and why, given Mark
1:6-7?
o
Yes, because John
the Baptist came before Jesus chronologically.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Mark 1:6-7 that says,
+++++++++++++++++++++
6John wore clothing made of
camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist, and he ate locusts and wild
honey.
7And this was his message:
“After me comes the one more powerful than I, the straps of whose sandals I am
not worthy to stoop down and untie.
+++++++++++++++++++++
151) But wasn’t John the Baptist a shepherd to the people of
o
Yes, he was.
152) Can we then assume the words ‘have come before’ in
verse 8 to represent a chronological relationship?
o
No.
153) Can we then assume the words ‘have come before’ in
verse 8 to represent a spatial relationship?
o
We need to apply
some sanity tests before making the assumption.
154) Is there any other example in the bible of the word ‘before’
as in ‘have come before’ in verse 8 that represents a spatial relationship,
given Acts 12:6?
o
Yes.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Acts 12:6 that says,
+++++++++++++++++++++
(KJV)
6And when Herod would have
brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers,
bound with two chains: and the keepers before (G4253) the door kept the prison.
+++++++++++++++++++++
155) What does KJV stand for?
o
KJV stands for the
King James Version of the bible.
156) What does G4253 that is associated with the word
‘before’ mean?
o
G4253 is the
Strong's Concordance number for the Greek word
that is translated as ‘before’.
157) Why are we using the King James Version of the bible?
o
The Strong's Concordance number is based on the King James Version of the bible.
+++++++++++++++++++++
158) Does it make sense to say that all who have come
before Jesus as in going ahead of and not following him take on the role of
thieves and robbers and why?
o
Yes, because
§
Those who have
come before Jesus as in
Ø
Going ahead of.
Ø
And not following
him.
§
Cannot enter the
sheep pen by the gate with Jesus being the gate.
§
Thieves and
robbers
Ø
Certainly do not
follow Jesus.
Ø
But rather go
ahead of him.
Ø
And therefore cannot
enter the sheep pen by the gate with Jesus being the gate.
§
The shepherd of
the sheep
Ø
Comes after Jesus
as in following him.
Ø
And therefore
enters the sheep pen by the gate with Jesus being the gate.
159) Can we assume the words ‘have come before’ in verse 8
to represent a spatial relationship?
o
Yes.
160) According to what Jesus said in verse 9 what is the
outcome for the sheep that enter through Jesus as the gate?
o
They will
§
Be saved.
§
Come in.
§
And go out.
§
And find pasture.
161) According to what Jesus said in verse 10 what is the contrast
between the thief and Jesus?
o
The thief comes
only to
§
Steal.
§
And kill.
§
And destroy.
o
Jesus has come.
o
That
o
The sheep may
§
Have life.
§
And have it to
the full.
162) Who are the sheep?
o
The disciples are
the sheep.
163) What is the life that the disciples can have to the
full?
o
Eternal life.
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Conclusion
164) Who did Jesus say he is?
o
Jesus said, “I am
the gate for the sheep.”
========================
I am the gate for the sheep
========================
========================
I am the good shepherd
========================
165) What are we going to do?
o
We are going to
find out about the following:
§
Jesus said, “I am
the good shepherd.”
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John 10:11-18
11“I am the good shepherd.
The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.
12The hired hand is not the
shepherd and does not own the sheep. So when he sees the wolf coming, he
abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf attacks the flock and scatters
it.
13The man runs away because
he is a hired hand and cares nothing for the sheep.
14“I am the good shepherd; I
know my sheep and my sheep know me—
15just as the Father knows me
and I know the Father—and I lay down my life for the sheep.
16I have other sheep that are
not of this sheep pen. I must bring them also. They too will listen to my
voice, and there shall be one flock and one shepherd.
17The reason my Father loves
me is that I lay down my life—only to take it up again.
18No one takes it from me,
but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down and
authority to take it up again. This command I received from my Father.”
----------------------------------------
166) Whom does ‘I’ in verse 11 refer to?
o
‘I’ in verse 11
refers to Jesus.
167) According to what Jesus said in verse 11 who is the good
shepherd?
o
Jesus is the good
shepherd.
168) According to what Jesus said in verse 11 what does the
good shepherd do for the sheep?
o
The good shepherd
lays down his life for the sheep.
169) According to what Jesus said in verse 12 what does the
hired hand do when he sees the wolf coming?
o
He
§
Abandons the
sheep.
§
And runs away.
170) According to what Jesus said in verse 12 what happens
to the flock when the hired hand runs away?
o
The wolf
§
Attacks the flock.
§
And scatters it.
171) According to what Jesus said in verse 13 why does the hired
hand abandon the sheep and run away?
o
It is because the
hired hand
§
Is not the
shepherd.
§
And does not own
the sheep.
§
And cares nothing
for the sheep.
172) What is the contrast between the good shepherd and the
hired hand?
o
The good shepherd
lays down his life for the sheep.
o
But the hired
hand
§
Abandons the
sheep.
§
And runs away.
173) According to what Jesus said in verse 14 how did Jesus
emphasize the fact that he is the good shepherd?
o
He said it twice.
174) According to what Jesus said in verse 14 how is the
relationship between Jesus the good shepherd and his sheep?
o
Jesus knows his
sheep.
o
And his sheep
know him.
175) According to what Jesus said in verses 14 and 15 what did
Jesus compare the relationship between him and his sheep with?
o
Jesus knows his
sheep.
o
And his sheep
know him.
o
Just as
o
The Father knows Jesus.
o
And Jesus knows
the Father.
176) Who are Jesus’ sheep?
o
The disciples are
Jesus’ sheep.
177) What is the extent to which the Father knows Jesus and
Jesus knows the Father?
o
The Father knows Jesus
completely.
o
And Jesus knows
the Father completely.
178) What is the extent to which Jesus knows the disciples
and the disciples know Jesus?
o
Jesus knows the
disciples completely.
o
But the disciples
know Jesus imperfectly.
179) What is the inevitable conclusion about what the
disciples truly are when they are known completely?
o
They are sinners.
180) What motivated Jesus as the good shepherd to lay down
his life for the disciples as sinners, given Romans 5:8?
o
Love motivated
Jesus.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Romans 5:8 that says,
+++++++++++++++++++++
8But God demonstrates his own
love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
+++++++++++++++++++++
181) Why should the disciples trust Jesus whom they know imperfectly?
o
They can trust
Jesus who lays down his life for them as the good shepherd.
182) Do the disciples really know Jesus just as Jesus knows
the Father and why?
o
The disciples can
get to know Jesus through the eternal discipleship continuum of getting to know
Jesus that never ends.
o
It does not mean
that the disciples know Jesus completely.
183) What does ‘this sheep pen’ in verse 16 mean?
o
It means the Jews.
184) Who are the other sheep that Jesus has?
o
The Gentiles.
185) According to what Jesus said in verse 16 how would the
other sheep that are the Gentiles respond to Jesus’ voice?
o
They too would listen
to Jesus’ voice.
186) According to what Jesus said in verse 16 what happens
when he brings the other sheep that are the Gentiles also?
o
There shall be
§
One flock
Ø
With sheep that are
the Jews.
Ø
And with sheep
that are the Gentiles.
§
And one shepherd.
187) According to what Jesus said in verse 17 what is the reason
the Father loves Jesus?
o
The reason the Father
loves Jesus is that Jesus lays down his life for the sheep that are the
disciples.
188) Is there more to Jesus laying down his life for the
disciples that constitutes the reason the Father loves Jesus and why, given Romans
5:7-8?
o
Yes, it is Jesus
laying down his life for the disciples as sinners that constitutes the more reason.
o
That
o
The Father loves Jesus.
o
Because
o
Dying for
§
A righteous
person.
§
Or a good person.
o
Is possible for
others to do.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Romans 5:7-8 that says,
+++++++++++++++++++++
7Very rarely will anyone die
for a righteous person, though for a good person someone might possibly dare to
die.
8But God demonstrates his own
love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
+++++++++++++++++++++
189) According to what Jesus said in verse 17 what did he do
after he laid down his life?
o
Jesus laid down his
life only to take it up again.
190) According to what Jesus said in verse 18 who took Jesus’
life?
o
No one takes Jesus’
life from him.
o
But he lays it
down of his own accord.
191) According to what Jesus said in verse 18 who decides that
Jesus lays down his life and takes it up again?
o
Jesus has
§
Authority to lay
down his life.
§
And authority to
take it up again.
192) According to what Jesus said in verse 18 what is the command
that Jesus received from the Father?
o
The command that Jesus
received from the Father is that Jesus was to lay down his life only to take it
up again through the authority.
o
That
o
The Father had
given him.
----------------------------------------
Conclusion
193) Who did Jesus say he is?
o
Jesus said, “I am
the good shepherd.”
========================
I am the good shepherd
========================
========================
I am the resurrection and the
life
========================
194) What are we going to do?
o
We are going to
find out about the following:
§
Jesus said, “I am
Ø
The resurrection.
Ø
And the life.”
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John 11:17-27 (NASB)
17So when Jesus came, He
found that he had already been in the tomb four days.
18Now
19and many of the Jews had
come to Martha and Mary, to console them about their brother.
20So then Martha, when she
heard that Jesus was coming, went to meet Him, but Mary stayed in the house.
21Martha then said to Jesus,
“Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.
22Even now I know that
whatever You ask of God, God will give You.”
23Jesus said to her, “Your
brother will rise from the dead.”
24Martha said to Him, “I know
that he will rise in the resurrection on the last day.”
25Jesus said to her, “I am
the resurrection and the life; the one who believes in Me will live, even if he
dies,
26and everyone who lives and
believes in Me will never die. Do you believe this?”
27She said to Him, “Yes,
Lord; I have come to believe that You are the Christ, the Son of God, and He
who comes into the world.”
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195) Why are we using the NASB version of the bible for the
current passage?
o
The NASB version
of the bible has fewer translation errors for verse 26 than the NIV version.
196) According to verses 17 and 18 what did Jesus find when
he came to
o
Jesus found
Lazarus to have already been in the tomb four
days.
197) According to verse 18 how far was
o
§
Fifteen stadia.
§
Or less than two
miles.
o
From
198) According to verse 19 what had many of the Jews come to
Martha and Mary for?
o
They had come to
§
Martha.
§
And Mary.
o
To console them
about their brother.
199) According to verse 20 what did Martha and Mary do when
she heard that Jesus was coming?
o
Martha went to
meet Jesus.
o
But Mary stayed
in the house.
200) According to verse 21 what did Martha say would have
happened to her brother if Jesus had been there?
o
Her brother would
not have died.
201) According to verses 20 to 22 was Martha upset with Jesus
for not having come earlier such that her brother would not have died and why?
o
No, because Martha
§
Went to meet
Jesus.
§
And said to him that
whatever he asked of God, God would give him, including raising his brother
from the dead.
202) According to verse 20 was Mary upset with Jesus for
not having come earlier such that her brother would not have died and why?
o
Yes, because Mary,
being, upset with Jesus, stayed in the house.
203) According to what Jesus said in verse 23 what was his reply
to Martha?
o
Jesus said to
her, “Your brother will rise from the dead.”
204) According to verse 24
what did Martha say next?
o
She said to Jesus,
“I know that he will rise in the resurrection on the last day.”
205) When will Lazarus rise in the resurrection, given 1
Thessalonians 4:16-17?
o
He will rise.
o
When
o
Jesus comes down
from heaven.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 that says,
+++++++++++++++++++++
16For the Lord himself will
come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and
with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.
17After that, we who are
still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to
meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever.
+++++++++++++++++++++
206) According to verse 16 what will be the fanfare
associated with Jesus coming down from heaven?
o
Jesus will come
down from heaven with
§
A loud command.
§
The voice of the
archangel.
§
And the trumpet
call of God.
207) According to verse 16 what will happen to the dead in
Christ when Jesus comes down from heaven?
o
The dead in
Christ will rise first.
208) According to verse 17 what will happen after the dead
in Christ has risen?
o
After that, those
who are
§
In Christ.
§
And still alive.
o
Will be caught up
together with them in the clouds to meet Jesus in the air.
209) What is the event called where those who are in Christ
and still alive and who are caught up in the clouds to meet Jesus in the air?
o
It is called the
rapture.
210) Is the term ‘rapture’ found in the bible?
o
No.
211) According to verse 17 what is the consequence of the
rapture?
o
Those who are in
Christ will be with Jesus forever.
+++++++++++++++++++++
212) According to what Jesus said in verses 25 and 26 what was
Jesus’ reply to Martha next?
o
Jesus said to
her,
§
“I am
Ø
The resurrection.
Ø
And the life.
§
The one who
believes in me will live.
§
Even if
§
He dies.
§
And everyone who
Ø
Lives.
Ø
And believes in
me.
§
Will never die.
§
Do you believe
this?”
213) According to what Jesus said in verse 25 who is the resurrection
and the life?
o
Jesus is
§
The resurrection.
§
And the life.
214) According to what Jesus said in verse 25 what will
happen to the one who believes in him?
o
The one who
believes in Jesus will live.
o
Even if
o
He dies.
215) What is the meaning of ‘the one who believes in Jesus will
live, even if he dies’?
o
The c one who
believes in Jesus will live eternally.
o
Even if
o
He dies a
physical death.
216) Is ‘everyone who lives and believes in me will never
die’ a good translation and why?
o
No, because it
omits the translation of two Greek words with the Strong’s Concordance numbers
§
G1519.
§
And G165
respectively.
o
After the word ‘never’.
o
The Greek word
with the Strong’s Concordance number G1519 means ‘unto’.
o
The Greek word
with the Strong’s Concordance number G165 means ‘eternity’.
o
With the
omissions it means that everyone who
§
Lives.
§
And believes in
Jesus.
o
Will not die,
§
Neither a
physical death.
§
Nor an eternal
death.
o
Which is incoherent.
o
Because the
person is supposed to die a physical death.
217) What would be a more complete translation?
o
A more complete
translation would be:
§
‘Everyone who
Ø
Lives.
Ø
And believes in
me.
§
Will never unto
eternity die’
o
It means that everyone
who
§
Lives.
§
And believes in
Jesus.
o
Will never die an
eternal death.
218) According to verse 27 what did Martha say was her
belief about Jesus?
o
She believed that
§
Jesus is
Ø
The Christ.
Ø
The Son of God.
§
Who is to come
into the world.
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Conclusion
219) Who did Jesus say he is?
o
Jesus said, “I am
the resurrection and the life.”
========================
I am the resurrection and the
life
========================
========================
I am the way and the truth
and the life
========================
220) What are we going to do?
o
We are going to
find out about the following:
§
Jesus said, “I am
Ø
The resurrection.
Ø
And the life.”
----------------------------------------
John 14:6
6Jesus answered, “I am the
way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”
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221) Who is the only way to the Father?
o
Jesus is the only
way to the Father.
222) What is truth according to the current verse of the
bible?
o
The person of
Jesus is truth.
223) How do we get to know the truth?
o
We get to know
the truth.
o
When
o
We get to know Jesus.
224) What is life according to the current verse of the
bible?
o
The person of
Jesus is life.
225) How do we have life, given John 17:3 and John 14:9?
o
We have eternal life.
o
When
o
We get to know Jesus.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud John 17:3 that says,
+++++++++++++++++++++
3Now this is eternal life:
that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.
+++++++++++++++++++++
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud John 14:9 that says,
+++++++++++++++++++++
9Jesus answered: “Don’t you
know me, Philip, even after I have been among you such a long time? Anyone who
has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? +++++++++++++++++++++
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Conclusion
226) Who did Jesus say he is?
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Jesus said, “I am
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The way.
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The truth.
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And the life.”
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I am the way and the truth
and the life
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I am the vine
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227) What are we going to do?
o
We are going to
find out about the following:
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Jesus said, “I am
the vine.”
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John 15:1-8
1“I am the true vine, and my
Father is the gardener.
2He cuts off every branch in
me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so
that it will be even more fruitful.
3You are already clean
because of the word I have spoken to you.
4Remain in me, as I also
remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine.
Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.
5“I am the vine; you are the
branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart
from me you can do nothing.
6If you do not remain in me,
you are like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked
up, thrown into the fire and burned.
7If you remain in me and my
words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
8This is to my Father’s
glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.
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228) Whom does ‘I’ in verse 1 refer to?
o
‘I’ in verse 1
refers to Jesus.
229) According to what Jesus said in verse 1 who is the
true vine?
o
Jesus is the true
vine.
230) According to what Jesus said in verse 1 who is the
gardener?
o
The Father is the
gardener.
231) According to what Jesus said in verse 5 who are the branches?
o
The disciples are
the branches.
232) According to what Jesus said in verse 2 how does the
Father increase the fruitfulness of the vine?
o
The Father
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Cuts off every
branch in Jesus that bears no fruit.
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And prunes every
branch that does bear fruit.
233) According to what Jesus said in verse 3 what effect
does his word have on the disciples?
o
Jesus’ word has the
cleansing effect on the disciples that is the equivalent of
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The cutting.
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And pruning of the
Father.
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Such that
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They will be even
more fruitful.
234) According to what Jesus said in verse 4 what is Jesus’
command for the disciples and what is the consequence for the disciples’ obeying
Jesus’ command?
o
Jesus’ command
for the disciples is for them to remain in him.
o
The consequence
for the disciples’ obeying Jesus’ command is that he would also remain in the
disciples.
235) According to what Jesus said in verse 4 why must the
disciples remain in Jesus?
o
The disciples
cannot bear fruit.
o
Unless
o
They remain in Jesus.
o
Just as
o
No branch can
bear fruit by itself.
o
But it must
remain in the vine.
236) According to what Jesus said in verse 5 who are the
vine and the branches again?
o
Jesus is the vine.
o
And the disciples
are the branches.
237) According to what Jesus said in verse 5 what is another
reason for the disciples to remain in Jesus?
o
The disciples
will bear much fruit.
o
If
o
They remain in Jesus
and him in them.
o
Apart from him
they can do nothing.
238) According to what Jesus said in verse 6 what is the
consequence for the disciples to not remain in Jesus?
o
The disciples are
like a branch that
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Is thrown away.
§
And withers.
o
If
o
They do not
remain in Jesus.
o
Such branches are
§
Picked up.
§
Thrown into the
fire.
§
And burned.
o
The consequence is
that the disciples will perish.
239) According to what Jesus said in verse 7 what is yet
another reason for the disciples to remain in Jesus?
o
The disciples can
ask whatever they wish.
o
And it will be
done for them.
o
If
o
They remain in Jesus.
o
And Jesus’ words
remain in them.
240) To recap what are the three reasons for the disciples
to remain in Jesus?
o
The disciples
cannot bear fruit.
o
Unless
o
They remain in Jesus.
o
Just as
o
No branch can
bear fruit by itself.
o
But it must
remain in the vine.
o
They will bear
much fruit.
o
If
o
They remain in Jesus
and Jesus in them.
o
Apart from him
they can do nothing.
o
The disciples can
ask whatever they wish.
o
And it will be
done for them.
o
If
o
They remain in Jesus.
o
And Jesus’ words
remain in them.
241) According to what Jesus said in verse 8 to whose glory
do the disciples bear much fruit?
o
The disciples
bear much fruit to the glory of the Father.
242) According to what Jesus said in verse 8 what does the disciples
bearing much fruit show?
o
It shows that
they are truly Jesus’ disciples.
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Conclusion
243) Who did Jesus say he is?
o
Jesus said, “I am
the vine.”
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I am the vine
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