Beloved: Gospel of John

Missing the Obvious

December 1, 2019

Please turn in your Bibles to John 11:47-57

1: Consider what you’re protecting (V 47-48)

• The temple: religious traditions and systems

-How have you tried to keep Jesus in line with your religious

traditions?

-What have you done when traditions have kept you from

Jesus?

• Their nation: a sense of control

-How might you be trying to control Jesus?

2: Consider what you’re denying (V 49-53)

See Romans 3:23, 6:23, 5:8. 10:9-10, 13

Suggested prayer: Lord Jesus, I want to know You personally. Thank You for dying on the cross for my sins. Today I turn from doing life my way. I open the door of my life and receive You as my Savior and Lord. Thank You for forgiving me of my sins and giving me eternal life. Take control of the throne of my life. Make me the kind of person You want me to be. In Jesus name, amen.

-What truth have you been resisting?

-How has God’s Spirit been confronting you lately?

-How have you been drowning out His voice or pushing Him

away?

3: Consider what you’re looking for (V 54-57)

“Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me.” Revelation 3:20

What is God’s Spirit speaking into your life today?

How must you respond?