Here are some questions based on last Sunday’s sermon text (John 11:28-37), in case they’re helpful to you for personal growth or group discussion… [32] Mary laments at Jesus’ feet. Can you think of some Psalms that are laments? Or even a whole book of lamentations found in the Bible? What is a lament? How… Read more »

Here are some questions based on last Sunday’s sermon text (John 11:17-27), in case they’re helpful to you for personal growth or group discussion… [21-22] As she tries to cope with her grief, it seems Martha gets a little passive-aggressive, probably seeking to emotionally manipulate Jesus into giving her what she wants most. Her preoccupation… Read more »

Here are some questions based on last Sunday’s sermon text (John 11:1-16), in case they’re helpful to you for personal growth or group discussion… [4-6] The Scriptures don’t “sugar-coat” the hard realities of life. (It’s a hard idea to wrestle with, that Jesus loving the siblings would look like his delaying coming to them when they called.)… Read more »

Here are some questions based on last Sunday’s sermon text (John 10:22-42), in case they’re helpful to you for personal growth or group discussion… [24-26] Unbelievers often suggest that their opposition to Jesus would stop if their intellectual questions were satisfied, if they were able to reconcile biblical claims with perceived facts. But the evidence… Read more »

Here are some questions based on last Sunday’s sermon text (John 10:1-21), in case they’re helpful to you for personal growth or group discussion… [1-10] To be part of the people of God (the church), and to legitimately minister among God’s people, one must enter through the Door of the Sheep; one must come in… Read more »

Here are some questions based on last Sunday’s sermon text (John 9:35-41), in case they’re helpful to you for personal growth or group discussion… [35-37] Believing that Jesus is the Son of Man means personally trusting that he is God’s representative, that he demonstrates God’s good will toward us in his very person, his life,… Read more »

Here are some questions based on last Sunday’s sermon text (John 9:13-34), in case they’re helpful to you for personal growth or group discussion… The Pharisees’ increasing anger and hostility toward Jesus (and those associated with Jesus) reveals their fear; they feel Jesus is a serious threat. How is he a threat to them? What… Read more »