b)Make a list of everything the Bible mentions about Jesus in these verses
c)Is there anything about Jesus that you did not realize before?
d)What is Jesus saying to you about Himself?What does He want you to know?
e)How will this knowledge help you in your life?
2)What Jesus says about Himself?
a)John 5:19-47
(i)What does this passage tell you about Jesus and His Father?
(ii)What was God’s purpose in this passage?
(iii)What is Jesus saying to you about Himself?What does He want you to know?
(iv)How will this knowledge help you in your life?
b)John 6:35-40
(i)What does it mean to you that Jesus is the Bread of Life?
(ii)Why is this a good analogy?
c)John 8:12
(i)What is Jesus saying to you about Himself?What does He want you to know?
(ii)How will this knowledge help you in your life?
d)John 10:1-18
(i)What does this analogy say about who Jesus is?
(ii)Is there any application to your daily life from this passage?
e)John 14:1-7
(i)What is Jesus saying to you about Himself?What does He want you to know?
(ii)How will this knowledge help you in your life?
(iii)Have you ever asked the question Thomas asks in verse 5?
(iv)What does verse 6 say to you?
(v)How will this verse affect your routine of daily life?
3)Jesus the miracle worker
a)Describe how each of these miracles show the compassion of Jesus
b)What is the purpose of the miracles Jesus performed?
c)John 2:1-11
d)John 6:1-21
e)John 9:1-3
f)What is the application of these miracles to your life?
4)Jesus knows all about us
a)John 4:3-26
b)How should the knowledge that Jesus knows all about us affect our relationship with Him?
c)How should this knowledge affect how we deal with other people?
d)Is there anything that you think you are hiding from Jesus?
5)Jesus the forgiver
a)John 8:1-10
b)What does this passage say to you?
c)What does Jesus want you to know as a result of reading this passage?
d)Who has the right to judge?What did He do?
e)What does Jesus want us to do about our sins?
f)Compare Romans 8:1 with this story
6)Jesus’ agenda
a)John 11:1-44; 12:20-36; 13:1-17
b)Point out Jesus’ agenda in each of these passages
c)Take each story and list what Jesus is saying to you about your relationship with Him.
d)How does each story fit into your life?
e)What is Jesus saying to you as a result of each of these stories?
b)Do you think this has happened to you?
c)What is required to be born again?
d)Is it possible to truly understand how we are born again?
e)Do you think you can become a disciple of Jesus Christ without it happening?
f)How does John 3:16-18 affect this re-birth process?
2)Jesus calls us to be His disciples – John 1:35-51
a)Read verses 35-37.How do others help in the process of becoming a disciple of Jesus?
b)Read verse 38.Has Jesus ever asked you this question?What is your answer?
c)Jesus’ response to the question from the two disciples is in verse 39.What does this say about how Jesus invites us to become His disciples?
d)How does Andrew bringing Simon to Jesus show how each of us has a role in leading others to become disciples?
e)What is the significance of Jesus giving Simon a new name, Peter?
f)Is there any significance to the fact that all the disciples listed in the passage (35-51) became disciples through different ways?
3)Deserting Jesus- discipleship denied – John 6:60-71
a)What caused the problem among the disciples in this passage?
b)Is everyone who follows Jesus a true follower?How do we know?
c)Are you willing to follow Jesus even when what He asks is challenging to what we have long believed or accepted or seems difficult?
d)Did Jesus worry about the popularity of His ministry or the truth?
e)Verse 65 is a disturbing verse.Where does true belief come from?
4)Peter’s failure
a)Predicted – John 13:31-38
b)Does Jesus know when we are going to fail?
c)Is anything gained from our failure?
d)Completed – John 18:25-27
e)Why do we fail as disciples?
f)Restored – 21:1-17
g)Is restoration easy?
h)Who is it that restores?
i)What is so amazing about who restores us?
j)What can happen after our restoration to what God calls us to?
5)Our worship – John 12:1-11
a)What is worship to you?
b)What are the ways we can worship?
c)How are we to worship?
6)Abiding in the vine – John 15:1-17; 8:31-32
a)How can we maintain our discipleship?
b)What do you think Jesus means when He says we are to abide in Him?
c)What are some ways we can abide?
7)The purpose of the Holy Spirit – John 14:15-31; 16:1-15
a)List some characteristics of the Holy Spirit.
b)What is the purpose of the Holy Spirit in the life of the believer?
c)What is the purpose of the Holy Spirit in the life of the church?
8)Using Jesus’ name to empower our prayers – John 16:16-33
a)How did the Israelites get their requests to God before Christ came?
b)What does it mean to add “in Jesus’ name” to the end of our prayers?What do we mean?
c)What does Jesus mean we can “ask anything” in His name?Does He mean literally anything?Is there something more?
9)Jesus endures persecution – will we have to suffer? – John 18:1-19:37
a)Why didn’t Jesus exhibit His power to those who arrested and tried Him?
b)Why was He so cooperative with the authorities?
c)What does suffering mean?
d)How do we suffer for the Gospel?
10)The power of the Resurrected Lord – John 20
a)What is your understanding of the resurrection of Jesus Christ?
b)What did Jesus first do after His resurrection?
c)What was He most concerned about?
d)How does Jesus speak to us as the resurrected Lord?