October: Jesus!

This lesson is for the end of October:

Print the discussion questions here.

Discussion Questions:

1. What is the most crowded situation you have ever been in? What do you think it was like for Jesus and his disciples to be followed by crowds all the time?
2. Do you remember when you first believed? Why did you believe? What led to that decision?
3. When you think about the interactions Jesus had with individuals, can you think of a specific relationship (even if it was only a one time interaction) that revealed something about God? Example: He listened to the woman who touched his robe as she told her whole story. (Mark 5:33 NIV) We can see from this that He wants to hear our story. He is a good listener. Not to busy to to hear us out. 
4. In the video, Kim mentioned that all who received Jesus’ attention knew they were not okay. They recognized their need for Him. In what way do you need Jesus today? 
5. Do you see any other common threads in the people who received Jesus’ time and attention? 
6. Why do you think Jesus went off to “a quiet place” to pray so often? 
7. In what ways does Jesus seem different from the God of the OT? How does Jesus reframe your view of God? 
8. Kim talked about the emotions that Jesus experienced. Are you surprised that Jesus, who is God, had so many emotional reactions to things? What does this teach us about emotions?
9. Jesus talked a lot about his followers loving each other, and how that would reveal God to the world. He prayed about this too. Have you ever witnessed Christians loving each other in a way that helped you understand God more? Tell us about it.
10. How can we actively love each other more in this group?
11. In the list below, look at what Jesus said; can you see what He was claiming or what story from the OT He was making a claim about? (If you have a dry erase board, you can make a chart like I did here.)

• • • • “I am the stairway between heaven and earth” –John 1:51
      • “Must be born again”-John 3:3
      • “As Moses lifted up the snake” –John 3:14
      • “The water I give…” –John 4:13, 14
      • “I Am the Messiah” –Matthew 16:15-17; Matthew 26:63-64
      • “He has anointed…” –Luke 4:18 (see Isaiah 61:1)
      • Claims power to forgive sin –Matthew 9:1-8
      • Heals on Sabbath –Mark 3:1-6
      • “Destroy this temple, and I will and I will raise it again in three days” –John 2:19
      • “Gentiles will eat at table with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob” –Matthew 8:11
      • “Just as Jonah was in the whale ….3 days” –Matthew 12:40
      • “Someone greater than Solomon” -Matthew 12:42
      • “Only work…to believe in me” –John 6:29
      • “I am the bread” –John 6:35
      • At the transfiguration, God said “listen to him” –Matthew 17:5
      • “Before Abraham was born, I AM” –John 8:58

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