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Study Guide for Tuesday, April 23, 2024
“...whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give himwill become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life.” John 4:14 Please read John 4:27-30 and prayerfully answer the following questions (in the WordGo App, these questions are from WordGo, Week 1, Days 5 & 6).
12. What does the fact that the woman leaves her water jar behind tell you about her motives and priorities?
13. What is the first thing the woman does to demonstrate her faith? What are the results? (See Romans 10:9-10, 14-15.)
14. What new or deeper truths has Jesus made known to you through His conversation with this woman (4:1-30)?
At this point please take some time to meditate on John 4:14, then prayerfully answer the following questions that will help you reflect on what God’s been teaching you.
15. What truths from John Chapter 4 do you most desire to share with others, and how will you do this?
16. Jesus desired others’ eternal good more than personal fleeting comforts. How could you more fully adopt His whole-hearted devotion to meeting others’ needs?
25 The woman said to Him, “I know that Messiah is coming” (who is called Christ). “When He comes, He will tell us all things.” 26 Jesus said to her, “Iwho speak to you am He.” John 4:25-26
As time permits we will once again take a spiritual inventory by discussing Pastor Rob and Donna’s Accountability Questions, which you will find on the next page. Hallelujah!
PASTOR ROB & DONNA’S ACCOUNTABILITY QUESTIONS (How some Bible studies begin their meetings…how each of us should live our daily lives...)
1. Have you been a testimony this week to the greatness of Jesus Christ with both your words and actions?
2. Have you been exposed to inappropriate material or allowed your mind to entertain inappropriate thoughts about another this week?
3. Have you lacked integrity in your financial dealings or coveted something that does not belong to you?
4. Have you been honoring, understanding, and generous in your important relationships this week?
5. Have you damaged another person by your words, either behind their back or to their face?
6. Have you given in to an addictive behavior this past week? Explain.
7. Have you had a heart of discontentment this week about your job, role, or relationship status?
8. Have you continued to remain angry toward another?
9. Have you secretly wished for another’s misfortune?
10. Has anxiety or fear hindered your walk with Jesus this week?
11. Did you finish the reading and hear from God?
12. Have you been completely honest?
Study Guide for Tuesday, April 16, 2024 “...whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give himwill become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life.” John 4:14 Please read John 4:10-18 and prayerfully answer the following questions (for those of you using the WordGo App, these questions are from WordGo, Week 1, Day 3).
6. How does Jesus describe “living water” as different from ordinary water, and what does this “living water” symbolize? (There are various interpretations; see John 6:35, 6:63; 7:37-39 or share other verses that support your view.)
7. For what things do people thirst for that, while not bad in themselves, cannot fully satisfy our deepest desires?
8. How does the reality of seeking to satisfy an unquenchable thirst affect your life?
Please read John 4:19-26 with John 3:1-21 and prayerfully answer the following questions (for those of you using the WordGo App, these questions are from WordGo, Week 1, Day 4).
9. From John 4:22, how does “you worship what you do not know” apply today, and how does this experience differ from God’s requirement to “worship in the Spirit and in truth”?
10. How does Jesus reveal His identity in relation to the Jews, God’s salvation promises and Scripture’s Messianic prophecies, and why is this proof of the Old Testament’s enduring importance today?
11. Compare Jesus’ encounter with this woman to His meeting with Nicodemus (John 3:1-20). How do these two people differ, and how does Jesus model best practices to engage anyone in spiritually transformative conversations?
23But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him. 24God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.”John 4:23-24
Study Guide for Tuesday, April 9, 2024 Jesus responded and said to her, “If you knew the gift of God, and Who the One saying to you ‘Give Me water to drink’ is— you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water”. John 4:10
Please read John 4:1-30 and prayerfully answer the following questions (for those of you using the WordGo App, these questions are from WordGo, Week 1, Day 1).
1. What have you realized about your deepest needs through unmet expectations or personal challenges?
2. Where and to whom do you go to learn about God, and how to depend on Him by faith?
Please read John 4:1-9 and prayerfully answer the following questions (for those of you using the WordGo App, these questions are from WordGo, Week 1, Day 2).
3. How does Jesus turn opposition into a new opportunity for doing good, and how might you apply His methods to your life?
4. What socially imposed barriers make this woman’s encounter with Jesus surprising (See 2 Kings 17:23-41; Ezra 4:1-5; or share other Scriptures related to this passage.)
5. What social, cultural, religious or personal barriers keep people from encountering God today, and how can believers work together to break these down?
27 So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. 28 Then God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.” Genesis 1:27-28
Study Guide for Tuesday, April 2, 2024 “He who believes in the Son has everlasting life; and he who does not believe the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.”John 3:36 NKJV
Please read John 3:22-36 and prayerfully answer the following questions (for those of you using the WordGo App, these questions are from WordGo, Week 4, Day 5).
12. What does John the Baptist want his disciples to know when comparing him to Jesus (3:31-36)?
13. How do John the Baptist’s responses in 3:27-30 define his view of himself and his progress in ministry?
14. Which of John the Baptist’s qualities do you want to develop, and where would it most impact your life?
Please read John 3. As you reflect on your week of study, sit back and listen to this week’s audio teaching in the WordGo App or take it on the go! Take some time to meditate on John 3:16-17 then prayerfully answer the following questions (for those of you using the WordGo App, these questions are from WordGo, Week 4, Day 6).
15. John’s words, “A person can receive only what is given them from heaven” (3:37) include new birth and the Spirit for believers. What praise and thanks are due to God for the gifts you have received?
16. John declares, “He must become greater; I must become less” (3:30). This week, as compared to last week, how has Christ truly increased in you (or has He)?
He who has the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice. Therefore this joy of mine is fulfilled. John 3:29
Study Guide for Tuesday, March 26, 2024 For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. John 3:17
Please read John 3:9-17 and prayerfully answer the following questions (for those of you using the WordGo App, these questions are from WordGo, Week 4, Day 3).
6. What witnesses did Jesus include in “we” instead of only “I” in John 3:11? (See John 1-2.)
7. When Jesus said, “You people do not accept our testimony,” what did He mean, and what people would He speak these words to today? (See John 1:19-28 and 2:13-25.)
8. From John 3:13-17, describe what you understand it means to be “saved.” Which part of your definition puzzles you or prompts you to praise God? (Record in your notes any other Scriptures that help.)
Please read John 3:18-21 and prayerfully answer the following questions (for those of you using the WordGo App, these questions are from WordGo, Week 4, Day 4).
9. From these verses, what truths stand out about light and darkness and their effects on you?
10. What statements about people who do not yet believe in Jesus challenge you most?
11. What else do you discover about God, others or yourself, and what will you do next with these insights?
For everyone practicing evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed. John 3:20
Study Guide for Tuesday, March 19, 2024 “Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher come from God; for no one can do these signs that You do unless God is with him.” John 3:2 NKJV
Please read John 3:1-36 and prayerfully answer the following questions (for those of you using the WordGo App, these questions are from WordGo, Week 4, Day 1).
1. Scan this week’s passage. What topics capture your attention, and which most interests you?
2. How do Nicodemus or John the Baptist remind you of your own relationship with Jesus?
Please read John 3:1-8 and prayerfully answer the following questions (for those of you using the WordGo App, these questions are from WordGo, Week 4, Day 2).
3. What does Nicodemus’ talk with Jesus reveal about what he already has and what he lacks?
4. What does Jesus teach about the relationship of the Spirit, new birth and the kingdom of God?
5. From what Jesus told Nicodemus, explain how we can know whether or not we are “born again.”
“The wind blows where it wishes and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it is coming from and where it is going; so it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.” John 3:8
Study Guide for Tuesday, March 12, 2024
Now when He was in Jerusalem at the Passover, during the feast, many believed in His name when they saw the signs which He did.John 2:23 NKJV
Please read John 2:23-25 and prayerfully answer the following questions (for those of you using the WordGo App, these questions are from WordGo, Week 3, Day 5).
12. How is the disciples’ belief in Jesus different from that of others at the Passover festival? (Compare John 2:11 with 2:23 for more help.)
13. In what ways are different types of faith in Jesus expressed today?
14. Why would Jesus not entrust Himself to the people at the Passover Festival? If you can, record in your notes a time you were certain Jesus has “entrusted Himself” to you (when you were certain of your relationship through faith in Him).
Please read John 2:19. At this point in this week’s study, take some time to meditate on this verse. Then prayerfully answer the following questions (for those of you using the WordGo App, these questions are from WordGo, Week 3, Day 6. WordGo also recommends at this time to “sit back and listen to this week’s teaching or take it on the go!” The Weekly Teaching can only be found in the WordGo App).
15. Write a prayer to God that reflects your honest questions and current beliefs about the identity of Jesus Christ.
16. What new truth or personal conviction to act results from witnessing Jesus’ power and authority in this chapter?
But Jesus did not commit Himself to them, because He knew all men, 25and had no need that anyone should testify of man, for He knew what was in man. John 2:24-25 NKJV ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Study Guide for Tuesday, March 5, 2024
And He said to those who sold doves, “Take these things away! Do not makeMy Father’s house a house of merchandise!” John 2:16 NKJV
Please read John 2:13-17and prayerfully answer the following questions (for those of you using the WordGo App, these questions are from WordGo, Week 3, Day 3).
6. What facts about Passover explain why Jesus went to the temple and why animal merchants and money changers were present? (See Exodus 12:1-11, 24-28; Deuteronomy 14:24-26; 16:5-7 for help.)
7. How do Jesus’ anger and actions warn or encourage you regarding the passions and priorities you show to others?
8. In what ways does Jesus’ perfect fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies about the Messiah affect your perspective of Him? (For examples, see Psalm 69:9; Zechariah 14:20-21 and Malachi 3:1-4.)
Please read John 2:18-22and prayerfully answer the following questions (for those of you using the WordGo App, these questions are from WordGo, Week 3, Day 4).
9. What differences are there between Nathanael’s questions about Jesus’ authority (1:45-51) and these people’s demand for a sign?
10. Have you ever resisted God’s power or demanded for a sign to confirm His authority? What were your motives, and what were the results?
11. What does Jesus’ answer to their demands say about His character and authority? (See John 10:17-18.)
Therefore, when He had risen from the dead, His disciples remembered that He had said this to them; and they believed the Scripture and the word which Jesus had said. John 2:22 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Study Guide for Tuesday, February 27, 9am
This beginning of signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and manifested His glory; and His disciples believed in Him.John 2:11 NKJV Please read John 2 and prayerfully answer the following questions (for those of you using the WordGo App, these questions are from WordGo, Week 3, Day 1).
1. What does Jesus show He cares about while at the wedding and at the temple?
2. As you imagine these scenes, what would you like to say to Jesus or to the eyewitnesses of His sign and power?
Please read John 2:1-12 and prayerfully answer the following questions (for those of you using the WordGo App, these questions are from WordGo, Week 3, Day2).
3. (Note for today’s study: Chapter 2 reveals the first of seven miraculous signs that John records so that all may believe in Jesus Christ.) What problem, solution and resulting consequences occurred at the wedding feast?
4. What about Mary’s words and relationship with Jesus are good examples for you to follow, and why?
5. How is Jesus’ glory displayed through this sign, and how does its revelation help you today?
After this He went down to Capernaum, He, His mother, His brothers, and His disciples; and they did not stay there many days. John 2:12 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Study Guide for Tuesday, February 20, 9am
The very next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and yelled out, “Here He is, God’s Passover Lamb! He forgives the sins of the world! This is the Man I’ve been talking about, ‘the One who comes after me but is really ahead of me.’ I knew nothing about who He was—only this: that my task has been to get Israel ready to recognize Him as the God-Revealer. That is why I came here baptizing with water, giving you a good bath and scrubbing sins from your life so you can get a fresh start with God.”John 1:29 The Message
Please read John 1:43-51and prayerfully answer the following questions (for those of you using the WordGo App, these questions are from WordGo’s Week 2, “Behold the Lamb of God”, Day 5).
12. In this week’s verses, we’ve seen John the Baptist, Andrew and Philip lead others to encounter Christ. What would you say was their power to bring others to Him?
13. How was Nathanael shown to be thoughtful and honest, but also prejudiced? How do these traits apply to your journey to learn about, accept and know Jesus Christ?
14. From John 1:43-51, what do Jesus’ interactions show about His character and His impact on others?
Please read John 1:29(for those of you using the WordGo App, these questions are from WordGo’s Week 2, “Behold the Lamb of God”, Day 6).
At this point in this week’s study, take some time to meditate on this verse. Then prayerfully answer the following questions that will help you reflect on what God’s been teaching you.
15. What messages about Jesus’ identity and purpose are you most eager to relate to more deeply?
16. How have God’s people, recorded in these verses or in your life, helped you know Jesus, the Lamb of God?
If time permits we will prayerfully and carefully, woefully and hopefully, discuss the following Accountability Questions as we all continue to grow in the grace of God. PASTOR ROB & DONNA’S ACCOUNTABILITY QUESTIONS (How some Bible studies begin their meetings… how each of us should live our daily lives…)
1. Have you been a testimony this week to the greatness of Jesus Christ with both your words and actions?
2. Have you been exposed to inappropriate material or allowed your mind to entertain inappropriate thoughts about another this week?
3. Have you lacked integrity in your financial dealings or coveted something that does not belong to you?
4. Have you been honoring, understanding, and generous in your important relationships this week?
5. Have you damaged another person by your words, either behind their back or to their face?
6. Have you given in to an addictive behavior this past week? Explain.
7. Have you had a heart of discontentment this week about your job, role, or relationship status?
8. Have you continued to remain angry toward another?
9. Have you secretly wished for another’s misfortune?
10. Has anxiety or fear hindered your walk with Jesus this week?
11. Did you finish the reading and hear from God?
12. Have you been completely honest?
15 “If you [really] love Me, you will keep and obey My commandments. 16 And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper (Comforter, Advocate, Intercessor—Counselor, Strengthener, Standby), to be with you forever-- 17 the Spirit of Truth, whom the world cannot receive [and take to its heart] because it does not see Him or know Him, but you know Him because He (the Holy Spirit) remains with you continually and will be in you.” John 14:15-17 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Study Guide for Tuesday, February 13, 9am
“Here He is, God’s Passover Lamb! He forgives the sins of the world! This is the Man I’ve been talking about, ‘the One who comes after me but is really ahead of me.’ I knew nothing about who He was—only this: that my task has been to get Israel ready to recognize Him as the God-Revealer.” John 1:29-30 The Message
Digging deeper into the Bible to know the Lamb of God.
Please read John 1:29-34and answer the following Questions (for those of you using the WordGo App, these Questions are from WordGo’s Week 2, “Behold the Lamb of God”, Day 3).
6. Why did John the Baptist call Jesus the Lamb of God? (Isaiah 53 and 1 Peter 1:19-20 relate to this passage.)
7. What are some differences between the water baptism John gave and the baptism Jesus Christ gives, and how do these apply today? (Refer to John 7:38-39; Acts 1:5; 1 Corinthians 12:13 for more insights.)
8. Which of John the Baptist’s words about Jesus Christ help you to worship Him in a new or deeper way?
Please read John 1:35-42and answer the following Questions (for those of you using the WordGo App, these Questions are from WordGo’s Week 2, “Behold the Lamb of God”, Day 4).
9. How did the two disciples of John the Baptist act on their belief in his words about Jesus?
10. What did Jesus do and say that made it easy for these two men to get to know Him?
11. What takeaways from this encounter could you apply to begin to know Christ better?
“Come and see” John 1:39 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Study Guide for Tuesday, February 6, 9am (Study Guide for Tuesday, January 30 moved to February 6 due to electricity blackout from 8:40am to 10:06am on January 30th.) Sorry for the inconvenience. Thank you & see you soon. V-
Now this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?” John 1:19
It’s so great that Bible Study Fellowship WordGo courses delve so deeply into these old familiar passages of the Bible for us so that we may see them in a new light, own them, love them, be forever changed by them, and therefore love, cherish, exalt and glorify God more and more. Almost the entire discussion last week was about God the Father – the Son, the Spirit – things almost too wonderful to put into words. May He take us even deeper in our knowledge of Him today.
Please take the time to pray over these questions, and ask God for that liberal wisdom He promises in James 1:5, so we may share with each other what He teaches us. And try to take the time to look at the cross-references for each of these verses, to learn what the Bible, the Word of God, says about the topics found in the questions: the people’s relationships, Jesus’ identity, the religious leaders, John’s response and example, and our response to all of this. Yes it’s a lot, but it’s worth it!
Please read John 1:19-51and answer the following Questions (for those of you using the WordGo App, these Questions are from WordGo’s Week 2, “Behold the Lamb of God”, Days 1 & 2).
1. Scan this week’s passage. What is shown about how questions impact people’s relationships?
2. Which of the phrases describing Jesus Christ’s identity seems most meaningful to you right now, and why?
Please reread John 1:19-28and answer the following Questions:
3. What do the religious leaders’ questions reveal about their concerns?
4. How did John’s responses explain his identity and point to the Messiah? (See Isaiah 40:1-11.)
5. What attitude or action seen in John the Baptist’s example would you like to follow?
And He said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, hereafter you shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man.” John 1:51
“For out of His fullness [the superabundance of His grace and truth] we have all received grace upon grace [spiritual blessing upon spiritual blessing, favor upon favor, and gift heaped upon gift].” John 1:16, AMP
Last week in our discussion about John the Baptist we received the most amazing testimony from God the Holy Spirit about the sanctity of life. Despite the verses being so familiar, He showed them to us in a new and profound way to venerate the value of even the preborn. When baby John “leaped in his mother’s womb”, Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied, and then so did Mary! And this preborn saga is recorded in God’s Word and has been preserved for every generation since. Here is a link to “100 Verses About God Knowing Us Before We Were Born”: https://www.openbible.info/topics/god_knew_us_before_we_were_born
Please read John 1:14-18 and answer the following Questions (for those of you using the WordGo App, these Questions are from WordGo’s Week 1, “The Word Revealed”, Days 5 & 6).
12. How does verse 14 present Jesus as the unique Son of God, implying that His divine nature is altogether different from human beings created by Him?
13. Verses 16-18 are probably the Apostle John’s testimony to Jesus Christ. What kinds of blessings might John have been thinking of that we still receive today?
14. What characteristics or actions of God the Father and God the Son have these verses made known to you? We’ve completed WordGo’s Week 1 in John. Well done! More questions for discussion January 23:
PASTOR ROB & DONNA’S ACCOUNTABILITY QUESTIONS (How some Bible studies begin their meetings…how each of usshould live our daily lives...)
1. Have you been a testimony this week to the greatness of Jesus Christ with both your words and actions?
2. Have you been exposed to inappropriate material or allowed your mind to entertain inappropriate thoughts about another this week?
3. Have you lacked integrity in your financial dealings or coveted something that does not belong to you?
4. Have you been honoring, understanding, and generous in your important relationships this week?
5. Have you damaged another person by your words, either behind their back or to their face?
6. Have you given in to an addictive behavior this past week? Explain.
7. Have you had a heart of discontentment this week about your job, role, or relationship status?
8. Have you continued to remain angry toward another?
9. Have you secretly wished for another’s misfortune?
10. Has anxiety or fear hindered your walk with Jesus this week?
“There it was—the true Light [the genuine, perfect, steadfast Light] which, coming into the world, enlightens everyone.”John 1:9, AMP
Last week we learned that John 1:1-18 serves as a prologue for John’s Gospel. It touches on several themes that will recur throughout the Gospel: life, the opposition of light and darkness, the world, belief and spiritual birth, truth, glory, and Father and (by implication) Son. The teaching that Jesus is God is tasted throughout the whole of John’s Gospel in the same way as sugar is tasted in sweetened tea. We have already seen that Jesus is eternal, the Creator, and the Light of men, as John the Baptist clearly witnessed. And sadly we have also already seen His rejection.
Please read John 1:6-9and answer the following Questions (for those of you using the WordGo App, these Questions are from WordGo’s Week 1, “The Word Revealed”, Days 3 & 4).
6. (Note for today’s study: John 1:6-9 and 1:15 are about John the Baptist, not the Apostle who wrote this Gospel.) What do these verses reveal about John the Baptist’s purpose and his aim in life? (You can learn more about him from Luke 1 and 3.)
7. Who do you most often talk about, and why? Who may need to hear you speak more freely about Jesus Christ?
8. How have past experiences and circumstances shaped your personal aims, and how do you view your purpose today?
Please read John 1:10-13 and answer the following Questions:
9. Who were Christ’s “own” who did not receive Him, and how do people today reject Him? (See Romans 3:1-2 and 9:4-5.)
10. What must a person do to become a child of God, and how does this differ from the other kinds of birth mentioned?
11. What have the concepts of receiving Christ and becoming a child of God meant in your life up to this point?
Study Guide for Tuesday, January 9, 9am
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” John 1:1, NKJV
“He spoke, and galaxies whirled into place, stars burned the heavens, and planets began orbiting their suns – words of awesome, unlimited, unleashed power. He spoke again, and the waters and lands were filled with plants and creatures, running, swimming, growing, and multiplying – words of animating, breathing, pulsing life. Again he spoke, and man and woman were formed, thinking, speaking, and loving – words of personal and creative glory. Eternal, infinite, unlimited – He was, is and always will be the Maker and Lord of all that exists (NLT Life Application Study Bible).”
Welcome to our new study in the Gospel of John, presented by the WordGo Bible App from Bible Study Fellowship. May it bless, challenge and grow us with new eyes and ears and hearts for a deeper understanding of these familiar Scriptures. But most of all may it exalt and glorify Jesus Christ, the Son of God: Creator, Sustainer, Redeemer, our Lord and Savior. These Scripture Passages and Questions are being delivered to you just in case of technical difficulties, but your best experience will be in reaping all that the WordGo App has to offer on your Smartphone. In the App you will find an Audio Teaching for each day and each week, you will be able to read the Scripture portion and TEXT (you know you like to TEXT!) your answers to the Questions right on your phone – it’s fun and easy! Try it, you’ll like it!
Please read John 1:1-18 and answer the following Questions (for those of you using the WordGo App, these Questions are from Week 1, “The Word Revealed”, Days 1 & 2).
1. Scan this week’s passage. What revelation about Jesus Christ’s identity or the ways people respond stand out?
2. What word or image from this week’s passage will you choose to think about the rest of today?
3. How does comparing Genesis 1:1 with John 1:1-5 help confirm and explain Jesus Christ’s identity?
4. How does Colossians 1:16 partner with John 1:1-5 to offer responses to common questions about purpose and fulfillment in life?
5. What do the words “light” and “darkness” mean in John 1:4-5, and what examples can you point out in the world today? (For more insight, check out John 3:19-21.)