• Read John 7

If you had to condense this chapter to one sentence, write out that sentence on a separate piece of paper or a journal

What are the 2 things you will remember most from this chapter?

• Read John 7: 37-53

Traditionally, on the last day of this Festival, water, large amounts, would be poured down the temple stairs.

So Jesus calling Himself the Living Water—or that believing in Him would bring living water to us?

• How do you feel the impact of the living water in your own life?
• Where, in your life, are you thirsty for more of this water?
• The leaders are confused about how to label Jesus. If you had to use some labels for your experience with Jesus in your own life, what would they be?

• Read John 7: 25-36

There is such sadness for me in these verses, especially as I read how Jesus ‘cried out.’

What do you think are some of His feelings in this chapter?

What do you learn about God’s intents and ways from this passage?

• Read John 7: 14-24

Why do you think Jesus eventually goes to the Feast and also to the Tabernacle to teach?

In the end of this passage, how is Jesus ‘judging correctly’ and the leaders are not?

The Jews are riled up because Jesus healed on the Sabbath. During our Exodus series, one of the practices was Sabbath. What does your rhythm of Sabbath look like?

How does your Sabbath draw you closer to God?

• Read John 7: 1-13

We don’t really have time to delve into the meaning of the Old Testament Feast that the Jews celebrated annually. They are really cool—if you have time, do some of your own reading and see how the feasts kept the people pointed towards God in the yearly rhythms, and how they ultimately pointed to Jesus, the Messiah.

Why were the leaders looking to kill Jesus? If you were Jesus, how would this impact you?

How do you think the disbelief of His brothers’ impacts Jesus?

Has there been a time of rejection in your own life? Spend some time praying that the Lord uses this time to help you identify with Jesus’ rejection and pain.

Spend some time this morning relaxing with the Father. Write out some of the characteristics of God that you can exalt in prayer today.

• Read John 6

If you had to condense this chapter to one sentence, write out that sentence on a separate piece of paper or a journal.