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Welcome to Week 31 of Rooted.
This week, we will continue reading the gospel of John, chapters 12-16. This section starts with Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem at the beginning of Passion Week. However, the bulk of these chapters takes place in the upper room, where Jesus shared a last meal with his disciples and then gave a final set of teachings.
As you read this week, here are some things that you can be thinking about:
• Why are some people reluctant to publicly confess Jesus as their Lord? (John 12:42-43)
• How can we follow Jesus' example of foot washing? (John 13:14-15)
• What does the Holy Spirit do in the life of the believer? (John 14:15-17, 26, 15:26, 16:7, 12-14)
• What does it look like to love one another? (John 15:12-13)
• What does the Holy Spirit do in the world? (John 16:8-11)
Here are some potential answers to last week’s questions. Yours may differ:
• How can we know that Jesus’ words are from God? (John 7:17) – Jesus’ words will help me to do the will of God. Unlike others, they will lead me closer, not away from Him.
• Why did the Jews get so upset when Jesus told them that he was before Abraham? (John 8:56-59) – The words “I am” are the same words God used to identify himself at Mt Sinai with Moses. They understood Jesus to be saying he was God.
• What does John 9:24-25 have to say to us about sharing our testimony? – We do not have to be able to answer all the questions someone might ask. We just need to be able to tell what happened to us.
• How can we know that we are one of Jesus’ sheep? (John 10:25-28) – We hear what he says and we follow him. Only Jesus’ sheep will follow him.
• Why do you suppose Jesus wept at Lazarus' tomb? (John 11:35) – There are a number of possible answers. Jesus was human and experienced human emotion. He was grieving with the sisters. And he knew that He was bringing Lazarus back from a good place into a world of trouble.
Helpful Resources:
• Rooted Facebook Group for online sharing
• John overview video: by The Bible Project
• Bible Gateway is an online Bible app with many translations and some other free helps
• A Clay Jar devotionals on John
As always, we would love to hear about your experience in reading through the New Testament. Please share your questions and insights with us at rooted@lifepointnaz.church.
This week, we will continue reading the gospel of John, chapters 12-16. This section starts with Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem at the beginning of Passion Week. However, the bulk of these chapters takes place in the upper room, where Jesus shared a last meal with his disciples and then gave a final set of teachings.
As you read this week, here are some things that you can be thinking about:
• Why are some people reluctant to publicly confess Jesus as their Lord? (John 12:42-43)
• How can we follow Jesus' example of foot washing? (John 13:14-15)
• What does the Holy Spirit do in the life of the believer? (John 14:15-17, 26, 15:26, 16:7, 12-14)
• What does it look like to love one another? (John 15:12-13)
• What does the Holy Spirit do in the world? (John 16:8-11)
Here are some potential answers to last week’s questions. Yours may differ:
• How can we know that Jesus’ words are from God? (John 7:17) – Jesus’ words will help me to do the will of God. Unlike others, they will lead me closer, not away from Him.
• Why did the Jews get so upset when Jesus told them that he was before Abraham? (John 8:56-59) – The words “I am” are the same words God used to identify himself at Mt Sinai with Moses. They understood Jesus to be saying he was God.
• What does John 9:24-25 have to say to us about sharing our testimony? – We do not have to be able to answer all the questions someone might ask. We just need to be able to tell what happened to us.
• How can we know that we are one of Jesus’ sheep? (John 10:25-28) – We hear what he says and we follow him. Only Jesus’ sheep will follow him.
• Why do you suppose Jesus wept at Lazarus' tomb? (John 11:35) – There are a number of possible answers. Jesus was human and experienced human emotion. He was grieving with the sisters. And he knew that He was bringing Lazarus back from a good place into a world of trouble.
Helpful Resources:
• Rooted Facebook Group for online sharing
• John overview video: by The Bible Project
• Bible Gateway is an online Bible app with many translations and some other free helps
• A Clay Jar devotionals on John
As always, we would love to hear about your experience in reading through the New Testament. Please share your questions and insights with us at rooted@lifepointnaz.church.