Read John 6: 16-24 I often have the picture of the disciples just understanding who Jesus was and getting the fuller picture. But that is not the story in the Gospels. They came to know and understand progressively—just like us. If you are a disciple in the boat, what are you thinking and feeling as you see Jesus approach on …

Read John 6: 1-15  Describe a time when you felt tested like Phillip in verse 5?  Imagine you are one of the disciples. What are you thinking as Jesus blesses this small offering of food?  How about when you are serving as the food keeps multiplying?  What about when you collect your own basket of leftovers?  Do you believe that …

Jesus worked an amazing miracle in our chapter this past week, and also spent a lot of time on the word testimony.  As you sit, pray, and reflect this morning:  Is there a space or situation in our life that seems impossible that you could offer up to Jesus for His healing?  Think about your own testimony. In the past …

Read John 5  If you had to condense this chapter into one sentence, what would you say? Write out that sentence on a separate piece of paper.  What are the 2 things you will remember most from this chapter?

Read John 5: 31-47  What do you learn about God the Father from this passage?  Why do you think Jesus is speaking about His testimony?  Why do you think that the Son is given all judgment and not the Father? Just your ideas! I don’t know either 🙂

Read John 5: 24-30  On a separate piece of paper, write out your understanding of how a person passes from death to life:  When Jesus says that His judgment is just—what do you think this means?  

Read John 5: 16-23  From these verses, what do you learn about Jesus?  What do you learn about the Father?  What are the applications for us? For you?