Gospel of John - John 7

 Homiletics                                                       Study: Gospel of John                               

Lesson     11                                                     Passage:    John 7

Content (List of Topics or Events)

Jesus’ Appropriate Time (John 7:1-10) 1. Jesus avoided Judea going to Galilee where Jewish leaders desiring to kill him (1) 2. When Festival of Tabernacles near Jesus’ unbelieving brothers suggest He leave so disciples see your works (2-5) 3. Jesus tells them it’s not my time; you go (6-9) a. Not my time, but you can go anytime (6)  b. World can’t hate you, but it hates me because I testify to its evil works (7)  c. You go; my time has not yet fully come (8-9) 4. After brother left, Jesus went secretly (10)

Jesus’ Teaching Authority (John 7:11-36) 1. Jewish leaders were watch for Jesus (11) 2. Crowds whispered about Jesus for fear of Jewish leaders (12-13) 3. Jesus went to temple courts teaching causing people to be amazed asking about His source (14-15) 4. Jesus shares His teaching from God who sent Him seeking His glory (16-18) 5. Jesus challenges crowd about law keeping and their desire to kill him (19-20) 6. Jesus challenges about miracle and circumcision; judge correctly (21-24) 7. People ask about Jesus wonder if leaders concluded if He is Messiah (25-26) 8. Jesus cries out while teaching “you know me, but don’t know the one who sent me (27-29) 9. Jewish leaders seek to arrest Jesus (30-32) 10. Jesus tells them where I go you will not find me (33-34)  11. Jews ask the meaning (35-36)

Jesus’ Truth challenged (John 7:37-52) 1. Jesus declares in a loud voice “thirsty come and drink… rivers of water will flow within them (27-39) 2. Hearing these words the people say “he is a prophet, others the Messiah, others ask how can a Messiah come from Galilee (40-41) 3. They discuss scripture regarding Messiah coming from Bethlehem (42-44) 4. Temple guards go to priest and Pharisees responding to questions about ceasing Jesus say “No one speaks like Jesus” (45-46) 5. They asked has any leaders believed in Him (47-49) 6. Nicodemus asks does anyone condemn without hearing him? (50-51) 7.  The leaders then ask Nicodemus are you from Galilee too, research and you’ll find a prophet does not come from there (52)

Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)

Jesus’ Appropriate Time	John 7:1-10
Jesus’ Teaching Authority	John 7:11-36
Jesus’ Truth challenged	John 7:37-52

Subject Sentence (Summarizes the contents of the Divisions – No more than 10 words)

Tabernacles feast challenges beliefs about Jesus… time, authority and truths

Aim (Main Teaching Point of the Passage)

CTATLT living water comes to those who believe in Jesus; His authority and truth comes from the one who sent Him.

Specific Application Questions

How do you wish to challenge Jesus’s authority?  In what ways are you willing to wait on Jesus for His truth in your life?

In what ways do you allow Jesus’ authority to take priority in your life?

How are you willing to let Jesus speak truths into your life?  You know it takes time and we need to listen.

Principles to Remember                                                                                                                                           

Jesus comes to us in His time

Jesus’ authority comes from the Father who sent Him

Jesus will amaze His followers.

Characteristic of God

Authority

Theme

Feast of Tabernacles provides the background for teaching about time, authority and God’s truth.

 

Gospel of John - John 6:41-71

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Lesson     10                                                     Passage:    John 6:41-71

Content (List of Topics or Events)

Jews grumble about Jesus as He declares “I Am bread coming from heaven” (John 6:41-51) 1. Jews question Jesus’ bread from heaven statement saying we know Joseph and Mary (41-42)) 2. Jesus says stop grumbling to Jews then declares that no one can come to unless Father draws them (43-44) 4. Jesus says “Everyone who hears the Father and learns from Him comes to Me (45) 5. No one has seen the Father except the one who is from God 946) 6. The one who believes has eternal life; Jesus is the bread of life (47) 7. Jesus declares “I Am the Bread of Life” (48-51)  a. Ancestors at manna yet died (49)  b. Here’s the bread from heaven; anyone may eat and not die. (50)  c. I am living bread; whoever eats will live forever. (51a) d. Bread is Jesus’ flesh given for life of world. (51b)

Jews argue about flesh to eat; Jesus declares feed on real food and drink coming from Heaven (John 6:52-59) 1. Jews argue with each other questioning how Jesus could give flesh to eat (52) 2. Jesus shares eat flesh and blood of Son of Man there is no life in you (53) 3. Real food and Drink brings eternal life to those who partake of the flesh and blood of Jesus (54-56) 4. Living Father sent Jesus; those who feed on Him will live (57-59)

Disciples grumble about Jesus’ hard teaching; many turn back while 12 stay (John 6:60-71) 1. Many disciples question accepting Jesus’ hard teaching (60) 2. Jesus is aware of grumbling and questions if it would offend seeing Jesus ascend to heaven (61-62) 3. Jesus tells disciples… Spirit gives life and flesh counts for nothing; words spoken are full of Spirit and life (63) 4. Jesus knows some don’t believe; the Father enables belief (64-65) 5. Many disciples turn and no longer follow (66) 6. Jesus questions 12 asking do you want to leave too? (67) 7. Peter answers to whom shall we go… declare Jesus is Holy One of God (68-69) 8. Jesus you are chosen, yet one is a devil (70)

Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)

Jews grumble about Jesus as He declares “I Am bread coming from heaven”	John 6:41-51
Jews argue about flesh to eat; Jesus declares feed on real food and drink coming from Heaven	John 6:52-59
Disciples grumble about Jesus’ hard teaching; many turn backs while12 stay	John 6:60-71

Subject Sentence (Summarizes the contents of the Divisions – No more than 10 words)

Jews grumble over Jesus as Spiritual food coming from Heaven

Aim (Main Teaching Point of the Passage)

CTATLT that true spiritual food coming from heaven gives everlasting life to those who believe.

Specific Application Questions

What things do you question as you follow Jesus?  Are you willing to take these to Jesus for the answer?

How are you taking on Jesus and the spiritual food He provides?

How can you declare, as Peter did, “you are the Holy One of God”? In what ways do you declare Jesus boldly?

Principles to Remember                                                                                                                                           

Jesus is the Bread coming from Heaven

Real food (Spiritual Food) gives Eternal Life

Chosen ones follow Holy one of God

Characteristic of God

Gave life for World

Theme

Grumbling Jews and arguing disciples reject words of Jesus and Spiritual Food that gives life to those who believe.

 

Gospel of John - John 6:22-40

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Lesson     9                                                       Passage:    John 6:22-40

Content (List of Topics or Events)

Crowd after feeding searches for Jesus (John 6:22-29) 1. Next day realizing that Jesus and disciples not present, get into boats searching for Jesus (22-24) 2. Crowd finds Jesus on the other side asking Rabbi when did you get here? (25) 3. Jesus responds, you look for me because of loaves (26) 4. Jesus instructs to not look for food that spoils, but endures to eternal life (27) 5. Crowd as for “works God requires”; Jesus responds “believe in one He has sent”. (28-29)

Crowd wanting a sign for belief. (John 6:30-34) 1. Crowd ask to see a sign for belief referencing Manna – Bread from heaven (30-31) 2. Jesus responds that Moses didn’t provide bread from heaven, but Jesus’ Father gave true bread for heaven giving life (32-33) 3. Crowd states… “Always give us this bread” (34)

Jesus describes seekers of the Bread of life (John 6:35-40) 1. Jesus declares “I am the Bread of life”, but you see and don’t believe (35-36) 2. Those the Father gives will come Jesus will not drive away (37) 3. Jesus states that he came to do the will of the one who sent him (38) 4. The will of the Father is a. No one given will be lost bur raised in last day (39) b. Everyone who looks to Son and believes shall have eternal life, Jesus will raise in last day. (40)

Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)

Crowd after feeding searches for Jesus	John 6:22-29
Crowd wanting a sign for belief.	John 6:30-34
Jesus describes seekers of the Bread of life	John 6:35-40

Subject Sentence (Summarizes the contents of the Divisions – No more than 10 words)

Crowd seeks sign; Jesus describes acceptance of Bread of Life

Aim (Main Teaching Point of the Passage)

CTATLT the true bread of heaven is Jesus who does the work of His Father and calling us to believe.

Specific Application Questions

Where do you find Jesus?  What can you do to see Him more clearly in your life?

How is your belief strengthened? What should change to see Jesus more clearly daily?

How do you respond when you hear Jesus will raise you up to eternal life in the last day?

Principles to Remember                                                                                                                                           

Jesus is available to seekers.

Jesus always give life to believers

Jesus will not lose any given to Him; it’s an eternity with Him

Characteristic of God

Bread of life

Theme

Jesus describes Bread coming down from heaven giving life to those who believe.

 

Gospel of John - John 6:1-21

 Homiletics                                                       Study: Gospel of John                               

Lesson     8                                                       Passage:    John 6:1-21

Content (List of Topics or Events)

Jesus’ Challenge: Feeding a gathering crowd (John 6:1-9) 1. A great crowd followed Jesus seeing signs Jesus performed… healing sick (1-2) 2. Jesus went up on a mountainside sitting down with disciples (3-4) 3. Seeing the crowd approaching asks Philip where shall we buy bread to feed these people? A test of Philip (5-6) 4. Philip responded with the enormity of the cost to feed with just a little bite (7) 5. Andrew spoke up sharing a small resource… a boy with 5 barley loaves and 2 small fish (8-9)

Jesus’ Solution: Miraculous feeding of loaves and fish with abundance. (John 6:10-15) 1. Jesus instructs disciples to have people sit down on the grass (10) 2. Jesus blessed what they had; loaves first and then fish, then distributed as much as each wanted (11) 3. Jesus said to the disciples to gather the left-over pieces not to allow waste (12) 4. Disciples gathered 12 baskets with pieces of barley loaves from leftovers (13) 5. The people seeing the sign began to recognize Jesus as prophet; Jesus knowing intensions withdrew by himself (14-15)

Unexpected Jesus: Disciples witness Jesus in turbulence coming to them walking on water (John 6:16-21) 1. Evening the disciples went down to lake getting into a boat set off to Capernaum without Jesus (16-17) 2. About 3 or 4 miles out a wind came up and water grew rough (18-19a) 3. Disciples see Jesus approaching boat walking on the water and become frightened (19b) 4. Jesus calms their fears saying “don’t be afraid” and they take Jesus into the boat. (20-21)

Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)

Jesus’ Challenge: Feeding a gathering crowd	John 6:1-9
Jesus’ Solution: Miraculous feeding of loaves and fish with abundance.	John 6:10-15
Unexpected Jesus: Disciples witness Jesus in turbulence coming to them walking on water	John 6:16-21

Subject Sentence (Summarizes the contents of the Divisions – No more than 10 words)

Jesus solves challenges feeding 5000, removing self and water-walking.

Aim (Main Teaching Point of the Passage)

CTATLT that whatever the situation Jesus knows our need, takes our little and provides abundantly.

Specific Application Questions

When challenged how do you see the solution?  Do you ask God for His perspective?

In what ways are you tapping into God’s abundance?  What needs to change to live in His abundance?

How does Jesus presence in our rough times calm your fears?

Principles to Remember                                                                                                                                           

Challenges can change our perspective

Jesus provides for our needs in abundance

Jesus can be present in the unexpected

Characteristic of God

Has the answer to our needs

Theme

Jesus uses circumstances to demonstrate that He is our resource in time of need.