Saturday, November 26, 2016

Gospel of John - John 7

Homiletics                                             Study of John
Lesson     10                                         Passage: John 7
Content (List of Topics or Events)
Brother’s suggest Jesus attend Festival of Tabernacles to publicly show works (John 7:1-9)
a. Jesus in Galilee had brothers suggest for Jesus to show works (1-3)
b. Brothers talk to Jesus about performing acts to Judea public  (4-5)  
c. Jesus shares of the hate of the world because of Jesus testimony of it’s evil (6-7)
d. Jesus urges brothers to go to festival while He remains behind in Galilee (8-9)
Jesus attends secretly; leaders watch, wait and there is talk of Him (John 7:10-13)
a. Jesus attends the festival initially in secret (10)
b. Jewish leaders are watching for Jesus asking “Where is he?” (11)  
c. Crowds were whispering about Jesus; saying differing things about Him (good and bad) (12)  
d. No one said anything public about Jesus because of the fear of leaders (13)
Jesus teaches at temple courts publicly pointing to teaching source (John 7:14-27)
a. Jesus teaching amazes causing questions about wisdom (14-15)
b. Jesus declares His teaching is not of His own. Glory from Father (16-18)  
c. Jesus describes Moses, the Law and Sabbath works; with challenge to judge correctly (19-24)
d. People question whether authorities have concluded the Jesus is the Messiah (25-27)

Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)
Division
Scripture
Brother’s suggest Jesus attend Festival of Tabernacles to publicly show works
 John 7:1-9
Jesus attends secretly; leaders watch, wait and there is talk of Him
John 7:10-13
Jesus teaches at temple courts publicly pointing to teaching source
 John 7:14-27
Subject Sentence (Summarizes the contents of the Divisions – No more than 10 words)
Jesus teaching brings questions of His source and judging correctly.
Aim (Main Teaching Point of the Passage)
CTATL that we are not to judge by appearances but look at who is being glorified by teaching.
Specific Application Questions
1.
Where are you being tempted to do something to do something outside of God’s will?
2.
Who do you point to with your sharing of Jesus?
3.
Does your life tell others about who you represent?
Principles to Remember
1.
Quiet sharing is compelling; it is good to know the right emphasis to point others to faith
2.
People are waiting for word of Jesus
3.
Recognizing the authority of Jesus in your life is foundational to eternal life with Him
Characteristic of God
Nothing False in Him
Theme: 
Knowing where Jesus is from is knowing Him


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