​Shell Knob First Christian Church

 

4/21/24 -  John 7:1-18 Many Motives

1) Why are there so many different Emotions, Motives and Agendas towards Jesus?

a) What are your Emotions, Motives and Agendas towards Jesus?

i)   How are these rightly or wrongly aligned?

(1) As you have grown in Christ, how have they changed?

(a) How does God help us get these in proper alignment?

​

2)   What did Jesus’ Brothers think about Him?

a) What were their motives in encouraging Jesus to go to the Feast?

​

3) Do you think the Jewish Leaders thought they were serving God?

a) Do you think the Jewish Leaders thought they were glorifying God?

i)  Have you ever had a time where you were sure you were doing “the will of God” but later learned you were in error?

(1) How and Why did this happen?

(2) What changed your mind?

​

4) Why were the Common Jews so afraid of the Jewish Leaders?

a) How did this affect their Behavior and Conversations?

i)  Has Fear ever changed your Behavior or Conversations?

(1) How did you break out of the Fear?

​

5) How do we see Jesus’ Humility in this passage?

a) How would you define Humility?

i)   How do you know Jesus was humble?

(1) How can we be more Humble like Jesus?

​

6)   Who did Jesus die for?

a) Why does it matter?

b) How does this change your attitude towards “those” people?

 

​