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John 1:38-42
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28This all happened at
29The next day John saw Jesus
coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of
the world!
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35The next day John was there
again with two of his disciples.
36When he saw Jesus passing
by, he said, “Look, the Lamb of God!”
37When the two disciples
heard him say this, they followed Jesus.
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38Turning around, Jesus saw
them following and asked, “What do you want?” They said, “Rabbi” (which means
“Teacher”), “where are you staying?”
39“Come,” he replied, “and
you will see.” So they went and saw where he was
staying, and they spent that day with him. It was about four in the afternoon.
40Andrew, Simon Peter’s
brother, was one of the two who heard what John had said and who had followed
Jesus.
41The first thing Andrew did
was to find his brother Simon and tell him, “We have found the Messiah” (that
is, the Christ).
42And he brought him to
Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon son of John. You will be
called Cephas” (which, when translated, is Peter).
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1)
Are verses 28, 29
and 35 to 37 included in VisionCasting-John1.19-28
and VisionCasting-John1.29-37?
o Yes.
2)
Why are verses 28,
29 and 35 to 37 included here?
o They are included here to provide continuity of
context.
3)
Where were John’s
two disciples when they followed Jesus, given verses 28, 29 and 35?
o They were at
4)
According to
verse 38 what did John’s two disciples say when Jesus saw them following and asked them what they wanted?
o They
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Addressed Jesus
as “Rabbi” which means “Teacher”.
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And asked him where
he was staying.
5)
What language is the word Rabbi
in?
o It is in Hebrew.
6)
What was the
place where John the Baptist stayed like, given Luke 1:59-80?
o He lived in the wilderness.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Luke 1:59-80 that says,
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59On the eighth day they came
to circumcise the child, and they were going to name him after his father
Zechariah,
60but his mother spoke up and
said, “No! He is to be called John.”
61They said to her, “There is
no one among your relatives who has that name.”
62Then they made signs to his
father, to find out what he would like to name the child.
63He asked for a writing
tablet, and to everyone’s astonishment he wrote, “His name is John.”
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80 And the child grew and
became strong in spirit; and he lived in the wilderness until he appeared
publicly to
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7)
What was the
living lifestyle of John the Baptist, given Matthew 3:4?
o His clothes were made of camel’s hair.
o He had a leather belt around his waist.
o His food was
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Locusts.
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And wild honey.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Matthew 3:4 that says,
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4John’s clothes were made of
camel’s hair, and he had a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts
and wild honey.
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8)
In what way did
people find John the Baptist to be a unique and radical figure?
o His
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Living
arrangement.
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And ascetic lifestyle.
o Set him apart as a unique and radical figure.
9)
What drew disciples
to John the Baptist, given Mark 1:4-5 and his style?
o John’s disciples considered him to be a prophet
because of what he
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Did.
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And said.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Mark 1:4-5 that says,
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4And so John the Baptist
appeared in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repentance for the
forgiveness of sins.
5The whole Judean countryside
and all the people of
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10)
How did John say he stacked up against the one
who came after him, given John 1:26-27?
o John did not consider himself worthy to untie the
straps of the sandals of the one who came after him.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud John 1:26-27 that says,
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26“I baptize with water,”
John replied, “but among you stands one you do not know.
27He is the one who comes
after me, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.”
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11)
Why did John’s
two disciples who followed Jesus ask him where he was staying, given John’s style?
o They wanted to see for themselves how Jesus stacked up
against John in what they considered to be John’s strong suit.
12)
Why were John’s
two disciples particularly interested in seeing for themselves how Jesus
stacked up against John?
o They wanted to see for themselves whether they should
switch
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From following John.
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To following Jesus.
13)
In accordance
with verses 38 and 39 what did John’s two disciples asking where Jesus was
staying suggest to him?
o It suggested to Jesus that they
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Would like to
have fellowship with him.
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And were looking
forward to his inviting them to join him.
14)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 39 what was his response to John’s two disciples?
o Jesus invited them to
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Come.
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And see.
15)
According to
verse 39 what did John’s two disciples do in response to Jesus’ invitation?
o They
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Went and saw
where Jesus was staying.
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And spent that
day with him.
16)
Where did Jesus
stay?
o Jesus stayed near
17)
In accordance
with verse 39 what was the period of time that John’s
two disciples spent with Jesus, given that they had their conversation with him
about four in the afternoon?
o They spent the late afternoon with Jesus.
18)
According to
verse 40 who was one of John’s two disciples
who heard what he had said and who had followed Jesus?
o Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of them.
19)
According to
verses 41 and 42 what did Andrew do after his encounter with Jesus?
o The first thing Andrew did was to
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Find his brother
Simon.
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And tell him, “We
have found the Messiah” (that is, the Christ).
o And he brought him to Jesus.
20)
How did John’s
testimony of Jesus fare in Andrew’s estimation?
o John’s testimony
of Jesus held up
21)
Did Andrew think that
he should switch from following John to following Jesus and why?
o Yes, because
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Not only he
should start following Jesus.
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But his brother
Simon should too.
22)
What is the language of the word ‘Messiah’?
o It is Hebrew.
23)
What is the language of the translation
‘Christ’ of the Hebrew word ‘Messiah’?
o It is Greek.
24)
Who were the intended
main readers of the gospel account, Jews or Gentiles,
and why?
o Gentiles were the intended main readers.
o Because
o The Greek translations of Hebrew words were given.
25)
With what urgency
did Andrew bring other people to Jesus so that they could get to know him?
o It was the first thing Andrew did after spending time
with Jesus.
26)
What can we
conclude about how impactful Andrew’s encounter with Jesus had been on Andrew,
given his urgency in bringing Simon to Jesus?
o It had been very impactful.
27)
What might have contributed
to the impact on Andrew of his encounter with Jesus, given what he told Simon in
verse 41?
o He had found Jesus to be the Christ.
o Whose coming
o The Jews had been eagerly awaiting.
28)
What might be yet
another contributing factor to Andrew’s motivation to bring other people to Jesus,
given John’s testimony of Jesus?
o He had picked up from John the practice of testifying about
Jesus.
29)
According to
verse 42 what did Jesus say to Simon?
o Jesus looked at Simon and said,
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“You are Simon
son of John.
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You will be
called Cephas”
30)
Did Simon meet
with Jesus the same day Andrew met with Jesus and why, given verse 41?
o Yes, because of the urgency with which Andrew acted.
31)
What time of the
day did Simon meet with Jesus, given verse 39?
o It must be in the evening.
32)
What added to the
urgency with which Andrew brought Simon to Jesus?
o He brought Simon to Jesus in the evening without
waiting for the next day.
33)
Where were Andrew
and Simon when Andrew brought Simon to Jesus, given verses 28, 29 and 35?
o They were near
34)
What is the language of the name ‘Cephas’?
o It is Aramaic.
35)
What language did
the Jews of Jesus’ time speak?
o Aramaic.
36)
According to
verse 42 what is ‘Cephas’ translated as in Greek?
o ‘Cephas’ is translated as ‘Peter’.
37)
What was the
implication for Simon to be given a new name by Jesus?
o He had a new beginning in Jesus.
38)
Who had just come
to believe in Jesus?
o Peter had.
39)
Because of whose testimony
did Peter believe in Jesus?
o He believed in Jesus because of Andrew’s testimony.
40)
What was the
medium on which the good news of Jesus spread in the current situation?
o It spread on the relational network.
41)
What is the chain
of witnesses who had testified about Jesus so far?
o God had testified to John the Baptist about Jesus.
o John the Baptist had testified to two of his disciples
about Jesus, one of them being Andrew.
o Andrew had testified to his brother Peter about Jesus.
42)
What do we call
the personal interaction between Andrew and his brother Peter that led to the
latter’s being told about Jesus and then experiencing him personally?
o It is called personal evangelism.
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John 1:38-42
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