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John 1:43-51
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36When he saw Jesus passing
by, he said, “Look, the Lamb of God!”
37When the two disciples
heard him say this, they followed Jesus.
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.
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43The next day Jesus decided
to leave for
44Philip, like Andrew and
Peter, was from the town of
45Philip found Nathanael and
told him, “We have found the one Moses wrote about in the Law, and about whom
the prophets also wrote—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”
46“
47When Jesus saw Nathanael
approaching, he said of him, “Here truly is an Israelite in whom there is no
deceit.”
48“How do you know me?”
Nathanael asked. Jesus answered, “I saw you while you were still under the fig
tree before Philip called you.”
49Then Nathanael declared,
“Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the king of
50Jesus said, “You believe
because I told you I saw you under the fig tree. You will see greater things
than that.”
51He then added, “Very truly
I tell you, you will see ‘heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and
descending on’ the Son of Man.”
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2:1On the third day a wedding
took place at Cana in
2:2and Jesus and his
disciples had also been invited to the wedding.
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1)
Are verses 36 to 39
and 2:1 and 2:2 included in VisionCasting-John1.29-37,
VisionCasting-John1.38-42 and VisionCasting-John2.1-12?
o Yes.
2)
Why are verses 36
to 39 and 2:1 and 2:2 included here?
o They are included here to provide continuity of
context.
3)
According to
verse 43 where did Jesus decide to leave
for the next day?
o
4)
Why did Jesus
decide to leave for
o Jesus needed to attend a wedding at Cana in
5)
What did Andrew
and Peter and Jesus choose to do together, given verses 2:1 and 2:2?
o They traveled to
6)
What did Andrew do,
given verses 44, 2:1 and 2:2?
o He invited Philip to travel to
7)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 43 what did he tell Philip
to do upon finding him?
o Jesus told Philip to follow him.
8)
When did Philip meet
with Jesus relative to the day Andrew met with Jesus,
given verses 36 to 39 and verse 43?
o Philip met with Jesus the day after Andrew and Peter did.
9)
Who had just come
to believe in Jesus?
o Philip had.
10)
Because of whose testimony
did Philip believe in Jesus?
o He believed in Jesus because of Andrew’s testimony.
11)
What was the
medium on which the good news of Jesus spread in the current situation?
o It spread on the relational network.
12)
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.
o Andrew had testified to his hometown friend Philip
about Jesus.
13)
What do we call
the personal interaction between Andrew and his hometown friend Philip that led
to the latter’s being told about Jesus and then experiencing him personally?
o It is called personal evangelism.
14)
According to
verse 45 what did Philip do after he had
started following Jesus and before traveling with Jesus to
o He
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Found Nathanael.
§
And told him,
Ø
“We have found
the one Moses wrote about in the Law.
Ø
And about whom
the prophets also wrote—
Ø
Jesus of
Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”
15)
What might Nathanael
be particularly interested in, given what Philip told him?
o He might be particularly interested in
§
The Law and the Prophets.
§
And the
foretelling of the Christ in them.
16)
Why did Philip
seize the small window of opportunity to tell Nathanael about Jesus before traveling
with Jesus to Galilee, given that Nathanae was from
o He wanted to invite Nathanael to travel to
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud John 21:2-3 that says,
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2Simon Peter, Thomas (also
known as Didymus), Nathanael from Cana in
3“I’m going out to fish,”
Simon Peter told them, and they said, “We’ll go with you.” So
they went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing.
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17)
According to
verse 46 what was Nathanael’s reaction to what Philip told him?
o He asked the rhetorical question if anything good could come from
18)
What might have motivated
Nathanael to ask the rhetorical question, given that he was familiar with the
foretelling of the coming of the Christ
in the Law and the Prophets and that he was from Cana in
o He could not see how Jesus of Nazareth could be the
Christ.
o Since
o The Christ did not come from
o He could also be
§
Sarcastic.
§
And
self-deprecating.
o Since
o From his perspective people of the stock of
19)
According to
verse 46 what did Philip say to Nathanael in response?
o Come and see.
20)
Did Philip’s response
sound familiar, given John 1:35-40?
o Yes, Jesus said the same thing to John’s two disciples,
one of them being Andrew.
o When
o They
§
Followed him.
§
And asked him.
o Where
o He was staying.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud John 1:35-40 that says,
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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.
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.
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21)
Where did Philip
pick up the verbiage?
o He picked it up from Andrew.
22)
What had
motivated Philip to invite Nathanael to experience Jesus personally apart from
the impact Jesus had on him?
o He was motivated by Andrew’s example of inviting him
to come and see Jesus.
23)
According to
verse 47 what did Jesus say of Nathanael
when he saw him approaching?
o Jesus said of
him,
§
“Here truly is an
Israelite.
§
In whom
§
There is no
deceit.”
24)
According to
verse 48 what was the question Nathanael asked of Jesus?
o “How do you know me?” Nathanael asked.
25)
What could we
detect from Nathanael’s question in verse 48, given the sarcasm of his rhetorical
question?
o The question also smacked of sarcasm.
26)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 48 what was his reply?
o Jesus answered,
§
“I saw you.
§
While
§
You were still
under the fig tree.
§
Before
§
Philip called you.
27)
What kind of
insight did Jesus possess, given his reply to Nathanael in verse 48?
o Jesus knew what was going on with Nathanael without
needing to be physically there to observe it.
28)
According to
verse 49 what was Nathanael’s response to Jesus’ insight?
o He declared,
§
“Rabbi, you are
the Son of God.
§
You are the king
of
29)
How dramatic was
the change in Nathanael’s attitude toward Jesus?
o He switched
§
From the opinion
that Jesus was good for nothing.
§
To calling him
Ø
Not only teacher.
Ø
But also the Son of God.
Ø
And the king of
30)
Who gave Nathanael
the idea that Jesus was the Son of God and the king of
o Philip did.
31)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 50 what was his assurance for Nathanael, given Nathanael’s belief
in him as a result of his supernaturally seeing Nathanael
under the fig tree?
o Nathanael would see greater things than that.
32)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 51 what would Nathanael see?
o He would see
§
Heaven open.
§
And the angels of
God
Ø
Ascending.
Ø
And descending.
§
On the Son of
33)
With what level
of certainty did Jesus speak?
o Jesus spoke with the certainty of truth.
34)
What did Jesus’
words in verse 51 cause Nathanael to reminisce
about, given Genesis 27:41-43 to Genesis 28:10-12?
o They caused Nathanael to reminisce about Jacob’s dream.
o As
o He was fleeing from Esau.
o In which
o He saw a stairway resting on the earth, with its top
reaching to heaven.
o And the angels of God were
§
Ascending.
§
And descending on
it.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Genesis 27:41-43 to Genesis 28:10-12 that says,
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Genesis 27:41Esau held a
grudge against Jacob because of the blessing his father had given him. He said
to himself, “The days of mourning for my father are near; then I will kill my
brother Jacob.”
Genesis 27:42When Rebekah was
told what her older son Esau had said, she sent for her younger son Jacob and
said to him, “Your brother Esau is planning to avenge himself by killing you.
Genesis 27:43Now then, my
son, do what I say: Flee at once to my brother Laban in
...
Genesis 28:10Jacob left
Genesis 28:11When he reached
a certain place, he stopped for the night because the sun had set. Taking one
of the stones there, he put it under his head and lay down to sleep.
Genesis 28:12He had a dream
in which he saw a stairway resting on the earth, with its top reaching to
heaven, and the angels of God were ascending and descending on it.
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35)
How did Jesus’
reference to Jacob’s dream dial back to what he said of Nathanael in verse 47 that he was an Israelite in whom there was no deceit, given Genesis
25:24-26 and Genesis 27:1-27?
o Jacob snatched the blessing for the firstborn away
from his brother Esau by deceit.
o In contrast Nathanael was an Israelite.
o In whom
o There was no deceit.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Genesis 25:24-26 that says,
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Genesis 25:24When the time
came for her to give birth, there were twin boys in her womb.
Genesis 25:25The first to
come out was red, and his whole body was like a hairy garment; so they named him Esau.
Genesis 25:26After this, his
brother came out, with his hand grasping Esau’s heel; so
he was named Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old when Rebekah gave birth to them.
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· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Genesis 27:1-27 that says,
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Genesis 27:1When Isaac was
old and his eyes were so weak that he could no longer see, he called for Esau
his older son and said to him, “My son.” “Here I am,” he answered.
Genesis 27:2Isaac said, “I am
now an old man and don’t know the day of my death.
Genesis 27:3Now then, get
your equipment—your quiver and bow—and go out to the open country to hunt some
wild game for me.
Genesis 27:4Prepare me the
kind of tasty food I like and bring it to me to eat, so that I may give you my
blessing before I die.”
Genesis 27:5Now Rebekah was
listening as Isaac spoke to his son Esau. When Esau left for the open country
to hunt game and bring it back,
Genesis 27:6Rebekah said to
her son Jacob, “Look, I overheard your father say to your brother Esau,
Genesis 27:7‘Bring me some
game and prepare me some tasty food to eat, so that I may give you my blessing
in the presence of the Lord before I die.’
Genesis 27:8Now, my son,
listen carefully and do what I tell you:
Genesis 27:9Go out to the
flock and bring me two choice young goats, so I can prepare some tasty food for
your father, just the way he likes it.
Genesis 27:10Then take it to
your father to eat, so that he may give you his blessing before he dies.”
Genesis 27:11Jacob said to
Rebekah his mother, “But my brother Esau is a hairy man while I have smooth
skin.
Genesis 27:12What if my
father touches me? I would appear to be tricking him and would bring down a
curse on myself rather than a blessing.”
Genesis 27:13His mother said
to him, “My son, let the curse fall on me. Just do what I say;
go and get them for me.”
Genesis 27:14So he went and
got them and brought them to his mother, and she prepared some tasty food, just
the way his father liked it.
Genesis 27:15Then Rebekah
took the best clothes of Esau her older son, which she had in the house, and
put them on her younger son Jacob.
Genesis 27:16She also covered
his hands and the smooth part of his neck with the goatskins.
Genesis 27:17Then she handed
to her son Jacob the tasty food and the bread she had made.
Genesis 27:18He went to his
father and said, “My father.” “Yes, my son,” he answered. “Who is it?”
Genesis 27:19Jacob said to
his father, “I am Esau your firstborn. I have done as you told me. Please sit
up and eat some of my game, so that you may give me your
blessing.”
Genesis 27:20Isaac asked his
son, “How did you find it so quickly, my son?” “The Lord your God gave me
success,” he replied.
Genesis 27:21Then Isaac said
to Jacob, “Come near so I can touch you, my son, to know whether you really are
my son Esau or not.”
Genesis 27:22Jacob went close
to his father Isaac, who touched him and said, “The voice is the voice of
Jacob, but the hands are the hands of Esau.”
Genesis 27:23He did not
recognize him, for his hands were hairy like those of his brother Esau; so he proceeded to bless him.
Genesis 27:24“Are you really
my son Esau?” he asked. “I am,” he replied.
Genesis 27:25Then he said,
“My son, bring me some of your game to eat, so that I may give you my blessing.” Jacob brought it to him
and he ate; and he brought some wine and he drank.
Genesis 27:26Then his father
Isaac said to him, “Come here, my son, and kiss me.”
Genesis 27:27So he went to him
and kissed him. When Isaac caught the smell of his clothes, he blessed him and
said,
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36)
Why did Jesus
refer to Nathanael as an Israelite in
whom there was no deceit instead of simply a man in whom there was no deceit,
given Genesis 32:22-30?
o It is because
§
God changed Jacob’s
name to
§
And Nathanael was
a descendant of Jacob as an Israelite.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Genesis 32:22-30 that says,
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22That night Jacob got up and
took his two wives, his two female servants and his eleven sons and crossed the
ford of the Jabbok.
23After he had sent them
across the stream, he sent over all his possessions.
24So Jacob was left alone,
and a man wrestled with him till daybreak.
25When the man saw that he
could not overpower him, he touched the socket of Jacob’s hip so that his hip
was wrenched as he wrestled with the man.
26Then the man said, “Let me
go, for it is daybreak.” But Jacob replied, “I will not let you go unless you
bless me.”
27The man asked him, “What is
your name?” “Jacob,” he answered.
28Then the man said, “Your
name will no longer be Jacob, but
29Jacob said, “Please tell me
your name.” But he replied, “Why do you ask my name?” Then he blessed him
there.
30So Jacob called the place
Peniel, saying, “It is because I saw God face to face, and yet my life was
spared.”
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37)
What was Nathanael doing under
the fig tree?
o He was meditating on
§
The incident of Jacob
snatching the blessing for the firstborn away from his brother Esau by deceit.
§
And Jacob’s
subsequent dream while fleeing from Esau.
38)
What was it that
Jesus said in the entire conversation that
amazed Nathanael most?
o Jesus was able to tell Nathanael what he was
meditating on while under the fig tree.
39)
How did Jesus follow
up on Nathanael’s addressing him as the king of
o Jews consider the Son of Man in Daniel 7:13-14 to be the
Christ.
o In calling himself the Son of Man Jesus claimed to be the
Christ whose dominion and kingdom will never end.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Daniel 7:13-14 that says,
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13“In my vision at night I
looked, and there before me was one like a son of man, coming with the clouds
of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into his presence.
14He was given authority, glory and sovereign power; all nations and peoples of every
language worshiped him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not
pass away, and his kingdom is one that will never be destroyed.
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40)
Did Nathanael end
up following Jesus?
o Yes.
41)
Who had just come
to believe in Jesus?
o Nathanael had.
42)
Because of whose testimony
did Nathanael believe in Jesus?
o He believed in Jesus because of Philip’s testimony.
43)
What was the
medium on which the good news of Jesus spread in the current situation?
o It spread on the relational network.
44)
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.
o Andrew had testified to his hometown friend Philip
about Jesus.
o Philip had testified to his friend Nathanael about Jesus.
45)
What do we call
the personal interaction between Philip and his friend Nathanael that led to
the latter’s being told about Jesus and then experiencing him personally?
o It is called personal evangelism.
46)
What can we
conclude about the writer of the gospel of John
in light of the succession of cited personal
evangelism in his gospel account?
o The writer of the gospel of John was an evangelist.
47)
What can we say
about how closely together Simon and his brother Andrew, James and his brother
John were located when they were at work, given Mark 1:14-20?
o They were close by each other.
o When
o They were at work.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Mark 1:14-20 that says,
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14After John was put in
prison, Jesus went into
15“The time has come,” he
said. “The
16As Jesus walked beside the
17“Come, follow me,” Jesus
said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.”
18At once they left their
nets and followed him.
19When he had gone a little
farther, he saw James son of Zebedee and his brother
John in a boat, preparing their nets.
20Without delay he called
them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and
followed him.
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48)
What can we say
about the work relationship of Simon and his brother Andrew, James
and his brother John, given Luke 5:1-11?
o They were business partners.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Luke 5:1-11 that says,
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1One day as Jesus was
standing by the
2He saw at the water’s edge
two boats, left there by the fishermen, who were washing their nets.
3He got into one of the
boats, the one belonging to Simon, and asked him to put out a little from shore.
Then he sat down and taught the people from the boat.
4When he had finished
speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into deep water, and let down the nets for
a catch.”
5Simon answered, “Master,
we’ve worked hard all night and haven’t caught anything. But because you say
so, I will let down the nets.”
6When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets
began to break.
7So they signaled their
partners in the other boat to come and help them, and they came and filled both
boats so full that they began to sink.
8When Simon Peter saw this,
he fell at Jesus’ knees and said, “Go away from me, Lord; I am a sinful man!”
9For he and all his
companions were astonished at the catch of fish they had taken,
10and so were James and John,
the sons of Zebedee, Simon’s partners. Then Jesus said to Simon, “Don’t be
afraid; from now on you will fish for people.”
11So they pulled their boats
up on shore, left everything and followed him.
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49)
How similarly did
Simon and his brother Andrew, James and his brother John respond to Jesus’ call
to follow him when they were called in Mark 1:14-20 and Luke 5:1-11?
o They responded to Jesus’ call in the same prompt
manner at the same time.
50)
What can we
conclude about the level of relationship between Simon, Andrew, James and John?
o They were closely knit.
51)
So who might be the other of John’s two disciples
besides Andrew who followed Jesus and asked him where he was staying?
o The apostle John might be.
52)
Who is the disciple
whom Jesus loved, given John 21:20-24?
o The writer of the gospel of John is the disciple.
o Whom
o Jesus loved.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud John 21:20-24 that says,
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20Peter turned and saw that
the disciple whom Jesus loved was following them. (This was the one who had
leaned back against Jesus at the supper and had said, “Lord, who is going to
betray you?”)
21When Peter saw him, he
asked, “Lord, what about him?”
22Jesus answered, “If I want
him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you? You must follow me.”
23Because of this, the rumor
spread among the believers that this disciple would not die. But Jesus did not
say that he would not die; he only said, “If I want him to remain alive until I
return, what is that to you?”
24This is the disciple who
testifies to these things and who wrote them down. We know that his testimony
is true.
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53)
Is the disciple
whom Jesus loved also the disciple who wrote the
gospel of John?
o Yes.
o Let’s keep this in mind.
54)
What did Peter, James
and John end up with when they followed Jesus’ instruction after having worked
hard all night but caught nothing, given Luke 5:1-11?
o They ended up with a miraculous catch of fish.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Luke 5:1-11 that says,
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1One day as Jesus was
standing by the
2He saw at the water’s edge
two boats, left there by the fishermen, who were washing their nets.
3He got into one of the
boats, the one belonging to Simon, and asked him to put out a little from
shore. Then he sat down and taught the people from the boat.
4When he had finished
speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into deep water, and let down the nets for
a catch.”
5Simon answered, “Master,
we’ve worked hard all night and haven’t caught anything. But because you say
so, I will let down the nets.”
6When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets
began to break.
7So they signaled their
partners in the other boat to come and help them, and they came and filled both
boats so full that they began to sink.
8When Simon Peter saw this,
he fell at Jesus’ knees and said, “Go away from me, Lord; I am a sinful man!”
9For he and all his
companions were astonished at the catch of fish they had taken,
10and so were James and John,
the sons of Zebedee, Simon’s partners. Then Jesus said to Simon, “Don’t be
afraid; from now on you will fish for people.”
11So they pulled their boats
up on shore, left everything and followed him.
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55)
What did the disciples
catch after working all night on another occasion, given John 21:1-7?
o They caught nothing.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud John 21:1-7 (NASB) that says,
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1After these things Jesus
revealed Himself again to the disciples at the
2Simon Peter, Thomas who was
called Didymus, Nathanael of Cana in
3Simon Peter said to them, “I
am going fishing.” They said to him, “We are also coming with you.” They went
out and got into the boat; and that night they caught nothing.
4But when the day was now
breaking, Jesus stood on the beach; yet the disciples did not know that it was
Jesus.
5So Jesus said to them,
“Children, you do not have any fish to eat, do you?” They answered Him, “No.”
6And He said to them, “Cast
the net on the right-hand side of the boat, and you will find the fish.” So they cast it, and then they were not able to haul it in
because of the great quantity of fish.
7Therefore that disciple whom
Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” So when
Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his outer garment (for he was
stripped for work), and threw himself into the sea.
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56)
Who pointed out to
Peter that the man whose instruction helped them get a miraculous catch of fish
is Jesus, given John 21:1-7 cited earlier?
o The disciple whom Jesus loved did.
57)
Who had the
similar prior miraculous experience with Jesus to be able to point out that the
man who helped them get a miraculous catch of fish was Jesus, given Luke 5:1-11
cited earlier?
o Only Peter, James and John had the similar prior miraculous
experience with Jesus.
o Let’s keep this in mind.
58)
Is Peter the disciple
whom Jesus loved that pointed out to Peter that the man who helped them get a
miraculous catch of fish was Jesus and why, given John 21:1-7 cited earlier?
o No, because it is illogical.
59)
Could Peter be
the disciple who wrote the gospel of John and why?
o No, because
§
The disciple whom
Jesus loved is also the disciple who wrote the gospel of John.
§
And Peter is not the
disciple whom Jesus loved.
o So he could not be the disciple who wrote the gospel of John.
60)
What does the
fact that John 21:1-7 cited earlier reflects the change of the name from the
Sea of Galilee to the Sea of Tiberias tell us about when the gospel of John was
written, given that the name change took place toward the end of the first
century?
o It was written toward the end of the first century.
61)
What happened to James,
given Acts 11:27-12:2?
o James died very early on.
o When
o Paul
§
Was still called Saul.
§
And had not
started his missionary journey yet.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Acts 11:27-12:2 that says,
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11:27During this time some
prophets came down from
11:28One of them, named
Agabus, stood up and through the Spirit predicted that a severe famine would
spread over the entire Roman world. (This happened during the reign of
Claudius.)
11:29The disciples, as each
one was able, decided to provide help for the brothers and sisters living in
11:30This they did, sending
their gift to the elders by Barnabas and Saul.
12:1It was about this time
that King Herod arrested some who belonged to the church, intending to
persecute them.
12:2He had James, the brother
of John, put to death with the sword.
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62)
Is James the disciple
who wrote the gospel of John and why?
o No, because
§
The gospel of John
was written toward the end of the first century.
§
While
§
James had died
decades earlier.
o So he could not be the disciple who wrote the gospel of John.
63)
Could James be
the disciple whom Jesus loved and why?
o No, because
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The disciple whom
Jesus loved is also the disciple who wrote the gospel of John.
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And James is not the
writer of the gospel of John.
o So he could not be the disciple whom Jesus loved.
64)
Who is the
remaining choice that could be the disciple whom Jesus loved that pointed out to
Peter in John 21:1-7 that the man who helped them get a miraculous catch of
fish is Jesus?
o The apostle John is the remaining choice.
65)
Who is the disciple
whom Jesus loved and the disciple who wrote the gospel of John?
o The apostle John is.
66)
What is the reason
the apostle John refrained from using the first person ‘I’ to refer to himself but
as the disciple whom Jesus loved in the gospel account, given that he was a
disciple of John the Baptist?
o John the Baptist consistently directed attention away
from himself to Jesus.
o The apostle John was following his example.
67)
What is the reason
the apostle John refrained from naming himself as the other of John’s two
disciples besides Andrew who followed Jesus and asked him where he was staying?
o He did not want to draw attention to himself.
68)
What did the
apostle John recording in his gospel account some of the specific things Andrew
said and did while other gospel accounts recording nothing beyond naming him
among the apostles tell us about John’s relationship with Andrew, given John
1:40-42, John 6:5-9 and John 12:20-22?
o John and Andrew were teenage buddies.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud John 1:40-42 that says,
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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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· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud John 6:5-9 that says,
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5When Jesus looked up and saw
a great crowd coming toward him, he said to Philip, “Where shall we buy bread
for these people to eat?”
6He asked this only to test him,
for he already had in mind what he was going to do.
7Philip answered him, “It
would take more than half a year’s wages to buy enough bread for each one to
have a bite!”
8Another of his disciples,
Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, spoke up,
9“Here is a boy with five
small barley loaves and two small fish, but how far will they go among so
many?”
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· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud John 12:20-22 that says,
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20Now there were some Greeks
among those who went up to worship at the festival.
21They came to Philip, who
was from
22Philip went to tell Andrew;
Andrew and Philip in turn told Jesus.
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69)
Did the apostle John
testify to his brother James about Jesus as Andrew did to his brother Peter after
they spent time with Jesus?
o Yes.
70)
Who had come to
believe in Jesus?
o James had.
71)
Because of whose testimony
did James believe in Jesus?
o He believed in Jesus because of John’s testimony.
72)
What was the
medium on which the good news of Jesus spread in the that situation?
o It spread on the relational network.
73)
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 and the other John.
o Andrew had testified to his brother Peter about Jesus.
o John had testified to his brother James about Jesus.
o Andrew had testified to his hometown friend Philip
about Jesus.
o Philip had testified to his friend Nathanael about Jesus.
74)
What do we call
the personal interaction between John and his brother James that led to the
latter’s being told about Jesus and then experiencing him personally?
o It is called personal evangelism.
75)
Who are the disciples
that had started following Jesus in the first chapter of the gospel of John?
o Peter and Andrew.
o James and John.
o Philip and Nathanael.
76)
What did Andrew, Peter,
John, James, Philip, Nathanael and Jesus do next?
o They traveled together to
77)
What are the
seven names that depict Jesus’ roles and that have been alluded to in the first
chapter of the gospel of John?
o The Word. (John 1:1–2, 14)
o The light. (John 1:4–13)
o The Son of God. (John 1:14–18)
o The Lamb of God. (John 1:29)
o The Christ. (John 1:41)
o The King of
o The Son of
78)
Why does the
writer of the gospel of John introduce the seven names of Jesus in the very
first chapter of the gospel account?
o The readers
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Are given a
bird’s eye view of who Jesus is at the beginning.
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And then find out
how it exerts an influence on the life Jesus lived on earth as the story
unfolds.
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John 1:43-51
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