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Jesus and the Man Born Blind, John 9 BSF Lesson 13

Why does God allow some people to be born to very difficult circumstances? What can we learn from a person who seem to be the least kind of person we can learn anything really positive from? Jesus teaches us that our beliefs about what constitutes a life that God can and will use is totally wrong. Why might Jesus use mud made from spit to undertake this healing? And what might this mean for our faith walk with God in the Holy Spirit.

Divisions:

Jesus healed a blind man on the Sabbath. (John 9:1-12)

The Pharisees investigated the healing and threw the man out. (John 9:13-34)

Jesus led the formerly blind man to spiritual sight. (John 9:35-41)

Subject sentence:

Jesus healed a blind man and condemned spiritually blind Pharisees.

Aim: Only Jesus can make blind eyes see.

Applications:

1. How has dull spiritual vision prevented you from seeing greater realities of God’s Word? In what ways do you resist the spirit perhaps using something you find uncomfortable, disgusting, or unfamiliar to humble you and enable obedience to following Him?

2.When has suffering in your life provided an opportunity for God’s work and glory?

3. Like the man who was healed, how has your commitment to Christ caused division or disagreement in your relationships?

4. What has God used to open your eyes to who He is? How has He filled your life with praise and thanksgiving?

Jesus: The Light of the World, John 8 BSF Lesson 12

Nobody ever made the claims Jesus did. But He backed up everything He said by the powerful works and truth He gave from the Father. Jesus said He is the Light f the World. Everyone who follows Him will never walk in darkness but will have the light of life. John 8:12. Light is elusive in our world and we are very familiar with what darkness does in our lives. Read what Jesus claims He will do if we only will believe everything God promised through His Messiah.

In Him was life and that life was the light of men. John 1:4-5

Aim: Jesus graciously gives liberating, illuminating light to lost sinners.

1. 8:1-11 Liberating Grace within His Presence

A. 1-6 Sin and shame leading to death

B. 7-11 Grace and freedom leading to life

P1: Jesus's grace frees us from shame and all condemnation. Our penalties have been paid in His Atonement on the Cross.

2. 8:12-30 Liberating Light within His Identity

A. 8:12-20 Light

B. 8:21-30 Darkness

P2: Jesus's light frees us from darkness into every kind of clarity and peace.

3. 8:31-59 Liberating Truth within His Salvation

A. 8:31-36 Freedom

B. 8:37-59 Bondage

P3: Jesus's truth frees us from bondage and despair.

Jesus at the Feast of Tabernacles John 7

BSF Lesson 11

As people totally consumed by the world, it is hard for us to see God with clarity. People find it hard to read the Bible and understand Jesus's words because their own personal biases and worldly assumptions muddy their ability to see things from God's perspective as God explains through Jesus His Son. In this lesson, we will see how a worldly perspective of the Sabbath and holy festivals makes even the most religious and academically trained people in the Levitical Laws, the Pharisees, completely miss the point of God's Work of Love in their midst.

I. Jesus’ Timely Truth (1-10): Countercultural

A. Defied by Jews (1)

B. Doubted by brothers (2-5)

C. Detested by the world (6-7)

D. Determined by the Father (8-10)

Principle: Jesus clarifies truth in His perfect way/timing.

II. Jesus Teaches Truth (11-36): Controversial

A. Amid confusion (11-13)

B. As from the F (14-18)

C. Addressing hypocrisy/sin (19-24)

D. Authoritatively (25-30)

E. Accessed by faith (31-36)

Doctrine: 16-17, 28-29 Jesus speaks only as the Father directed Him to.

Principle: The Father substantiates Jesus’ truth claims.

III. Jesus Offers Truth (37-52): Consequential

A. For thirsty (37)

B. For everyone who will believe (38)

C. From the Holy Spirit (39)

D. For inquirers (40-44)

E. For hearers (45-53)

Doctrine: 38-39 Jesus gives us access to the Holy Spirit

Principle: The Holy Spirit clarifies Jesus' truth to believers.

Gospel of John Chp 6: 41-71 BSF Lesson 10

Jesus, the Bread of Life Part 2

Jesus said He was the Bread of Life by which people would have everlasting life. That's an astounding claim to make. Join us to learn more about what Jesus meant about His being the Manna that came down from heaven and why this is vitally important to the Christian life in Christ.

I. Jesus’ Claim Explains (John 6:41-59)

A. His claim as a spiritual food to our most essential need (v41-42)

B. His reply to our confusion (v43-46)

C. His offer of Eternal life through Himself (v47-51)

D. His clarification of our greatest need, Jesus in His body flesh and blood given for us (v52-59)

P. Jesus offers new life to all those He draws to Himself who put their faith in Him.

II. Jesus’ Claim Divides, Clarifies True Believers (John 6:60-71)

A. Commitment to Christ Refused (v60-66)

B. Commitment to Christ Accepted and Declared (v67-71)

P: Jesus is committed to transforming those who commit their lives to Him.

BSF Lesson 9 John 6:22-40

Jesus: The Bread of Life, part 1

We live in a world that trains people in the art of bargaining, negotiating, haggling and manipulating to get people to do things in their favor. We are so good at it, the bargaining attitude and impulse shows up in our approach and relationship with God. If God could be manipulated by the ways you can shape and mold Him into your wishes and wants, would He really be God? Jesus refuses to be the materialistic ruler and messiah of other people's making. Today, we learn from Jesus about His being the "Bread of Life" which if anyone eats will give them eternal life. These are bold statements and teachings about God no one in human history has ever made which Jesus backs up with demonstrations of His authority and power.

Outro: Your Precious Blood, Scott Brenner

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OUTLINE

Believing in Jesus, The Bread of Life, ensures eternal satisfaction and eternal life.

1. The Work of Jesus

a. 22-27 Food that endures

b. 28-29 Work that endures

Principle: Believing in Jesus makes us eternal people belonging to God’s Kingdom. Our work is to believe on the One God Sent. Vs29 “The Work of God is this: to believe in the One He has sent.”

2. The Will of the Father

a. 30-33 The Father: the source of life

b. 34 Jesus: the bread of life

c. 35-40 The security of life

Principle: Jesus offers lasting security for this life and eternity. vs51: I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. This bread is my flesh which I give for the life of the world.”

Jesus Feeding of the 5000: Two Signs at the Sea of Galilee

BSF Lesson 8 John 6:1-21

Did you know that the account of Jesus's feeding of the 5000+ is the only miraculous sign recorded by all four Gospels? Perhaps there's something a very important message here that God wants us not to miss. That's what we're going to get to the bottom of in this lesson. We'll see by the end of this lesson that the most gracious work of God in this scene is not about feeding stomachs as much as it was revealing their worst notions about their false views of God.

Outro song: Scott Brenner, That is why

Aim: CATL Jesus’s sovereign power gives hope and life; 

Invites us to learn to rely on Jesus’s sovereign power

Doctrine for this week: His Sovereign power as God

I. Sustains: 1-15 Sustains & satisfies

A. Proves: 1-9 Jesus tests and to teach us of His sovereignty

B. Provides: 10-15 He’s more than sufficient for our need

Principle: Jesus’s sovereign power expands our view of God

II. Saves: 16-21 Jesus saves & secures us by His sovereign power

A. Proves: 16-18 Jesus allows storms so we can recognize His sovereignty over our deepest need

B. Provide: 19-21 Jesus sovereignly saves/secures believers for eternity

Principle: Jesus’s sovereign power transcends our greatest doubts and struggles

John 5 A Sabbath Healing

The body for many is central to their happiness. People believe that the body is the basis by which we gain our sense of self and identity, happiness and contentment, such that a skewed view makes people neglect the inner person in place of a singular focus on their body image. Today, we are looking at the One who has the Authority to give us that True Life. He is not only the Creator of our bodies, but the redeemer of our fallen and corrupted souls. He has the power and authority to give us New Life like we've never known.

The Invalid in this chapter is a person who represents all of us who feel like our bodies or the material circumstances of life get in the way of our happiness and fulfillment. We learn that our ultimate purposes are dependent on this body, but in the One who can give Eternal Life.

John 4:31-54

Jesus's Journey from Samaria to Galilee, BSF Lesson 6

What can’t you live without?

Have you had times when you’ve declared that you couldn’t live without something. People think they can’t live without a lot of things. But increasingly so, people are becoming more and more convinced that they can live without God. When was the last time you heard someone say: I can’t live without God in my life, I can’t live without Jesus like the very food and water I depend on to live and thrive. Jesus often taught people that He was the Bread of Life and that He was able to give people living water. What does this mean? In today's lesson, we'll look at the Old Testament passages that give us the context for understanding the Messiah as the One who truly satisfies and transforms us by giving us the Holy Spirit.

Main Theme: God gives grace to see the eternal beyond the temporary.

I. Readiness of the Harvest - 4:31-45

A. Our spiritual nourishment (31-34)

B. Our spiritual opportunities (35-38)

C. Our spiritual harvest (39-45)

Principle: God’s grace accomplishes the fullness of spiritual investments.

II. Growing Spiritual Faith - 4:46-54

A. A physical crises exceeding our control (46-47)

B. A spiritual faith exceeding what we’re used to (48-50)

C. A spiritual change exceeding what we expected (51-54)

Principle: God’s grace sees the greater spiritual need.

The Samaritan Woman at the Well John 4:1-30

BSF Lesson 5 Gospel of John

Here's a story of a woman who's been trying to fill the deep longing and desires of her heart with husbands. We all have "husbands," and they all leave us dry and empty. Jesus is confronting us with a problem that we all have and go about trying to fill, restless with a sense of meaninglessness, purposelessness, and emptiness. “If you drink from this water… you’ll be thirsty again, and again, and again. Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling to eternal life.

”Big Idea: Satisfaction in Jesus

Aim: CATL only Jesus can satisfy humanity's deepest longing.

I. [4:1-6] Seeking the Dis-satisfied and Thirsty

A. [4:1-3] Departure with a Purpose

B. [4:4-6] Destination with a Plan

P: Jesus knows what we truly needs. He knows where we are and meets us there.

II. [4:7-26] Saving the Dis-satisfied and Thirsty

A. [4:7-15] Jesus gives us life

B. [4:16-24] Jesus gives us access to the Father

C. [4:25-26] Jesus gives us Himself, He is the promised Messiah

P: Jesus fills humanity’s deepest needs and fulfills all God’s promises to us

BSF Study in John 3 (Lesson 4)

Jesus, Nicodemus, and John the Baptist

What did Nicodemus come to confer with Jesus at night? What did he want to know? Join us as we explore one of the most important conversations in John's Gospel that point us to what it is to have true life meaning and purpose.

Divisions:

I. Jesus explains the new birth to Nicodemus. (John 3:1-15)

P1: Jesus invites all to believe in Him and receive eternal life.

II. Jesus came to save the world. (John 3:16-21)

P2: Jesus gave His life to secure eternal salvation for sinners.

III. Jesus is exalted by John the Baptist’s humble testimony. (John 3:22-36)

P3: Jesus imparts great joy to those who humbly serve Him.

Applications:

1. What are you trying to keep in the dark regarding your relationship with Jesus?

2. In what area of your life do you still feel condemned, even if you have been saved?

3. How might envy or discontentment continue to impact your witness and service

for Christ?