Tuesday 26 September

John 16:16-24

What do the disciples keep asking? Does Jesus explain 'a little while'? (What's important is not the when, but the what -- Jesus is going away) What will the disciples do while the world rejoices? What does he compare their grief to? Is this a fair analogy? (What's at stake is that the pain and grief are means to an end -- a greater good)

16:25-33

What does Jesus promise to do in telling the disciples about the Father? How will their prayers to the Father be different now? How do the disciples react to this? What do they believe now? Are they ready to believe yet? What does Jesus tell them is coming? Why is he telling them this?

17:1-5

What does Jesus pray for the Father to do? Why? What does he say that eternal life is? Now that his work is done, what does he ask for? How is this prayer different from the other Gethsemane prayers in the other Gospels?

17:6-19

Who does he pray for now? Who is he not praying for? What three things does he ask for them? Who was lost? What does Jesus specifically not ask for them? Why is he sanctifying himself?

17:20-26

Now who else is he praying for? What does he ask for us? What will the world do because of our witness? What has Jesus given us? What else does he want for us? How does Jesus continue to make God known?

18:1-14

Now that Jesus has stopped talking, where does he go? Why does Judas lead the authorities there? (Notice that he seems to be in charge) Who does he lead to Gethsemane? What does Jesus ask them? What do they reply? How is this different from the other arrest stories? When they ask for Jesus, how does he respond? Why do they react like this? What does he tell them to do? Who gets into a fight? How does Jesus rebuke him? Where do the authorities take Jesus? Who is really in charge here?

Wednesday 13 September 2006

John 15:1-11

Who does Jesus say he is now? (This is #7, so pay attention!) What is the source of life? What's the difference between cutting off and pruning? What does he keep telling the disciples to do? What happens to those who abide? What about those who don't? What is the Father's glory?

15:12-17

What does Jesus command the disciples to do now? Why? What does he say is the greatest example of love? How has the disciples' situation changed?

15:18-16:3

What does he warn them about now? Why will the world hate them? Why does it hate Jesus? How does this relate to sin? What does he promise in verse 26? What must the disciples do? What will 'the Jews' do to them?

16:4-15

Where does Jesus say he is going? Have the disciples questioned this? How are they reacting to this news? How should they react? Who is this Helper/Counsellor/Advocate? What is his role in the world? What will he do for believers?