Focus on John: A Study Guide for Groups and Individuals
Sprache: Englisch
Verlag: Resources for Christian Living, 1996
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Focus on John is part of the Focus Bible Study Series which contains studies of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. The Focus Bible Study Series is the perfect guide for in-depth scripture study. Each book in the series includes informative commentary, thought-provoking study questions and experiential group activities that encourage a deeper understanding of scripture. The journal format has lots of space for writing and encourages personal reflection and spiritual growth. The Focus Bible Study Series is ideal for individual or group study and reflection, adult classes, small-faith communities, retreats and midweek Bible study groups. Each book features: Thought-provoking study questions with space for written responses A wealth of ideas to promote prayer and journal meditations that build faith and understanding of the scriptures Numerous suggestions for activities that promote experiential learning and meaningful discussion to encourage spiritual growth.
Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers CIN1889108669VG
- Titel
- Focus on John: A Study Guide for Groups and Individuals
- Autor
- Kathleen Mulhern
- Verlag
- Resources for Christian Living
- Veröffentlichungsjahr
- 1996
- Zustand
- Very Good
- Einband
- Softcover
- Sprache
- Englisch
- ISBN-10
- 1889108669
- ISBN-13
- 9781889108667
Focus on John is part of the Focus Bible Study Series which contains studies of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
The Focus Bible Study Series is the perfect guide for in-depth scripture study. Each book in the series includes informative commentary, thought-provoking study questions and experiential group activities that encourage a deeper understanding of scripture. The journal format has lots of space for writing and encourages personal reflection and spiritual growth. The Focus Bible Study Series is ideal for individual or group study and reflection, adult classes, small-faith communities, retreats and midweek Bible study groups.
Each book features:
- Thought-provoking study questions with space for written responses
- A wealth of ideas to promote prayer and journal meditations that build faith and understanding of the scriptures
- Numerous suggestions for activities that promote experiential learning and meaningful discussion to encourage spiritual growth.
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FOCUS ON JOHN
a study guide for groups & individuals
By Stanley H. Purdam, Kathleen MulhernChurch Publishing Incorporated
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Contents
Introduction to the Series, v,
Introduction to The Gospel of John, viii,
John 1–2 Jesus–The Incarnate Word, 1,
John 3–5 The Beginning of Jesus' Ministry, 15,
John 6 Believing Is Seeing, 29,
John 7–8 The Growing Opposition, 43,
John 9–10 The Testimony of Jesus' Works, 57,
John 11 The Raising of Lazarus, 71,
John 12–13 The Time to Be Glorified, 85,
John 14 To See God Clearly, 101,
John 15–16 Jesus Has Overcome the World, 112,
John 17 Jesus and the Father, 127,
John 18–19 The Betrayal, Arrest and Crucifixion of Jesus, 137,
John 20-21 The Resurrection and Beyond, 151,
Bibliography, 165,
CHAPTER 1
John 1–2 Jesus–The Incarnate Word
IN THESE FIRST TWO CHAPTERS OF THE GOSPEL, Jesus is first introduced from a spiritual point of view, then as the Christ to whom John the Baptist points, and finally from the perspective of the first disciples. John also reports Jesus' first miracle and his clash with the money-changers and merchants in the temple. Most importantly, John introduces words that he later develops as primary themes through the rest of the book. Read through both chapters i and 2 at one sitting to understand the scope of John's introduction.
Find the Facts
Whom does John believe Jesus to be? When did Jesus Christ the Lord come into being? What is the role of John the Baptist? Who are the first two disciples identified in this gospel? What need did Jesus meet in his first miracle? Why was Jesus angry at the merchants in the temple?
Consider:
I. Unlike Matthew, Mark and Luke, John begins his account with a beautiful and moving hymn to Jesus' glory. Choose three or four words that John uses in 1:1-18 that describe the essence of Jesus.
John 1:1-3
Verses I-I8 of chapter 1 are often called John's prologue, for they preface the body of his gospel as a doxology, revealing both Jesus' divine source and his human origin and placing him in a timeless perspective. Rather than starting with Jesus' birth, John returns to Genesis. "In the beginning ..." reads GENESIS I:I, and that is where John places Jesus. This gospel, then, becomes a new creation story, the account of a new beginning in God's relationship with humanity.
John calls Jesus the "Word." The term word in Greek thought meant the controlling and organizing force in the world, the higher mind that held everything together. In Jewish thought, word represented the creative power of God. In the creation story (GEN. I), everything came into being through God's word. God speaking is synonymous with God acting creatively. Each of the six creation days begins with the phrase, "and God said ..."
John's choice of the word logos perfectly combines Greek and Hebrew thought and introduces Jesus to both cultures as the fullest expression of the depths of God.
Consider:
2. In your own words express what you think is John's main point in 1:1-3.
3. What does John's claim about Jesus in 1:1-3 add to your understanding of Jesus? What does it clarify? What questions does it raise?
John 1:4-5
Light and life are key words in John's gospel. He uses them together here in verse 4 and many times more throughout the gospel. This life is different from the period of human existence we call a "life span." Rather, the life in Jesus has about it the essence of "Godness." He does not just have life, he is life. The eternal life that characterizes God's existence also characterizes the Word.
Jesus is a light to humankind. Powers loose in the world try to hide the life of God in the same way that darkness makes objects difficult to see. Jesus is light because his life and ministry illuminate the life of God so that we may perceive and receive that life.
In speaking of light, John again links Jesus with the creation story. When the earth was "a formless void" (GEN. 1:2), there was only darkness, chaos and disorder. God's first creative act was to bring light.
"Then God said, 'Let there be light'" (GEN. 1:3). In the same way, the light of Jesus drives away the chaos of spiritual darkness.
In John's day, light and darkness were not considered simply neutral qualities. Darkness was not just the absence of light; it was a force that was actively hostile to the light of God.
Consider:
4. What kinds of darkness in the world try to overcome the life of God today? In what circumstances have you observed that darkness is unable to overcome the life of God?
5. In what sense do you experience the life of God as light? What kinds of darkness are hostile to the life of God in you?
John 1:6-8
John the Baptist has a critical role in preparing the people to receive Jesus' message. It is he who serves as the link between the Old Testament prophecies and the new kingdom that dawned with Jesus. John, the writer, takes great pains to put to rest any idea that John the Baptist is himself Christ. Rather, he prepares the way for Jesus.
Besides his role of preparer, John the Baptist serves as a "witness to testify to the light." Throughout the Gospel of John, witnesses come forth to testify concerning Jesus. John the Baptist is called as the first witness and later in this chapter (1:19-28) he is even "interrogated."
As a witness, John the Baptist points to Jesus—to his identity, to his message and to his mission (1:29-37). In the line of the Old Testament prophets before him, John the Baptist calls men and women to repentance, which prepares the way for belief.
Consider:
6. In what ways is the ministry of John the Baptist a witness and a model for Christians today? How can you help to prepare the way for Jesus in someone else's life? Who would you call the preparer in your life?
John 1:9-18
When John says of Jesus that "the world did not know him," he explains a purpose for writing. Though the creating force of the universe resides in Jesus, people fail to recognize him. To miss meeting Jesus is tragic, so John writes to give people the evidence they need to see Jesus. Though Jesus' exhortation to be "born from above" comes later (3:3), John introduces this thought here. By receiving Jesus, we experience God's power (1:12), enabling us to inherit a position of privilege as God's children.
"And the Word became flesh and lived among us, full of grace and truth." John summarizes the Christmas story in this one sentence. The birth narratives from Matthew and Luke are useful in telling us what happened on the first Christmas, but John tells us what that day means. Like Matthew, John understands the incarnation as the presence of God among humanity (MT. 1:23), surpassing every other experience in the history of God's chosen people. In Jesus, God is with us more fully than ever before (EX. 40:34-38). The glory of the Lord manifests itself clearly in Jesus, explicitly in the transfiguration (which John possibly alludes to in 1:14) and implicitly in his ministry (2:11).
Grace and truth, two weighty words in John's gospel, perfectly describe this incarnate Word. Grace...
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