week of 5/16

 Unit 21  Session 3

BIRTH TO REBIRTH

john 3:5-8, 14-21

 

Key Concept:

Salvation requires being born again by the Holy Spirit and believing in Jesus Christ.

Early in Jesus' public ministry, large crowds followed Him. Yet their faith was inadequate. They were interested in Jesus - particularly in the miracles He performed - but not committed to Him. Because of their shallow faith, Jesus did not "entrust Himself" to them (John 2:24). Jesus' conversation with a man named Nicodemus in John 3 explains what true, saving faith in Jesus truly entails.

As you examine John 3:5-8, 14-21:

 

✞   Note that being born again of the Spirit is necessary for 

    entering the kingdom of God.

✞   Meditate on God's gift that believing Jesus died on the

    cross for our sins results in eternal life.

week of 5/10

Unit 21  Session 2

WORSHIP TO ZEAL

john 2:13-22

 

Key Concept:

Jesus has the authority to purify all things because it all belongs to Him.

Jesus performed many more miracles than were recorded in the Gospels (John 20:30-31), though Jesus' earthly ministry was more than a series of miraculous signs. Jesus demonstrated He is the Son of God in other ways too, including His driving out the vendors from the temple. John recorded an earlier temple cleansing than the one recorded by the other Gospel writers that took place during the week prior to His crucifixion. In this earlier incident, everyone who witnessed the event recognized that Jesus asserted authority like no other teacher of the law.

As you examine John 2:13-22:

 

✞   Recognize that the temple, where God dwelled with His people,

    had become a place of business and greed as opposed to a 

    place of worship.

✞   Dwell on the fact that Jesus pointed to His future death and 

    resurrection as a sign of His authority for His actions.

week of 5/3

Unit 21  Session 1

WATER TO WINE

john 2:1-11

 

Key Concept:

Jesus' power over creation reveals His divine glory and our only hope for salvation.

The prologue to John's Gospel declared Jesus to be God (1:1), the One through Whom all things were created (1:3), and the revelation of the Father's glory (1:14). Then John recounted John the Baptist's witness (1:19-34) and Jesus' calling of His first disciples (1:35-51). Turning water into wine was Jesus' first miraculous sign recounted in John's Gospel. The site of this first miracle, Cana, was a town in the region of Galilee near Jesus' hometown of Nazareth. This episode marked the beginning of Jesus' public ministry.

As you examine John 2:1-11:

 

✞   Contemplate that while the Father's will was Jesus' first priority,

    He also met the needs of others.

✞   Recognize that this miracle revealed Jesus' glory and further

    convinced His disciples to believe in Him.