"Study to shew thyself approved unto God,
a workman that needeth not to be ashamed,
rightly dividing the word of truth."
​2 Timothy 2:15

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Study Guide for Tuesday, November 26, 2024

“Then, from that day on, they plotted to put Him to death.”  John 11:53

​Please read John 11:45-57 and answer the following questions (for those using the WordGo App, these questions are from Week 5, Day 5. Dig deeper into the text by listening to the WordGo Audio Notes for Day 5.)
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12. What phrases express the religious leaders’ frustrations, fears and motivations regarding Jesus?

13. What is the significance of John 11:50-52, and what do you learn about God from these words? (See John 3:16 for more insight.)

14. Jesus protects His people and overrules opposition. How might living by this truth affect your week?

At this point in this study, take some time to meditate on John 11:25-26. Then answer the following questions from WordGo Week 5, Day 6, that will help you reflect on what God’s been teaching you.

15. What seemed impossible, even for God, before studying this chapter, and how do you view the issue now?

16. Which verses most encourage you to keep studying the Bible and taking new steps of faith toward Jesus?
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“25 Jesus said to her,
“I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live.
​26 And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?””  John 11:25-26

​Study Guide for Tuesday, November 19, 2024

“But even now I know that whatever You ask of God, God will give You.”  John 11:22

​Please read John 11:17-32 and answer the following questions (for those using the WordGo App, these questions are from Week 5, Day 3. Dig deeper into the text by listening to the WordGo Audio Notes for Day 3.)  

6. What about Jesus’ relationship with Mary and Martha seems possible for you to more fully develop, and how could you go about this?
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7. Consider Jesus’ words, “I am the resurrection and the life,” in relation to His other “I am” statements we have studied in past weeks: “the light of the world” (8:12), “the gate” (10:7, 9), and “the good shepherd” (10:11, 14). How would you explain Jesus’ claims in your own words?

8. Pause a moment to talk with God. What do you praise Jesus for, thank Him for, and want Him to do for you or others?

Please read John 11:33-44 and answer the following questions (for those using the WordGo App, these questions are from Week 5, Day 4. Dig deeper into the text by listening to the WordGo Audio Notes for Day 4.)
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9. Why is Jesus “deeply moved in spirit and troubled”, and how does this chapter help you understand why the Son of God came to dwell among us?

10. What do you most appreciate about Jesus’ prayer to His Father, and why?

11. How does Jesus’ miraculous gift of physical life to Lazarus compare with the miraculous gift of spiritual life to believers? (Consider John 3:5, 8; 8:32; Romans 6:5-7, 11-14; and Ephesians 2:1 as you respond.)

41 “Father, I thank You that You have heard Me.
42 And I know that You always hear Me,
but because of the people who are standing by I said this,
that they may believe that You sent Me.”  
John 11:41-42

​Study Guide for Tuesday, November 12, 2024

“25 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. 26 And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?””  John 11:25-26
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For those using the WordGo App, these questions are from Week 5, Day 1. Dig deeper into the text by listening to the WordGo Audio Notes for Day 1.
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1. Scan this week’s chapter, focusing on 11:21-27. What is unique about Jesus and His claims?

2. What significant results follow when people keep their promises to you or when they have broken them?

Please read John 11:1-16 and answer the following questions (for those using the WordGo App, these questions are from Week 5, Day 2. Dig deeper into the text by listening to the WordGo Audio Notes for Day 2.)

3. When Jesus responds to Mary and Martha’s message about Lazarus, what surprises you, and why?

4. What spiritual truths stand out in verses 9-10 about life, light and darkness?

5. When have you witnessed God be glorified through other people’s struggles, and what would you like to say to those involved?

“This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God,
that the Son of God may be glorified through it.”  John 11:4

Study Guide for Tuesday, November 5, 2024

“37 If I do not do the works of My Father, do not believe Me;
38 but if I do, though you do not believe Me, believe the works, that you may know and believe that
the Father is in Me, and I in Him.”  John 10:37-38

Please read John 10:22-42 and answer the following questions (for those of you using the WordGo App, these questions are from Week 4, Day 5. Dig deeper into the text by listening to the WordGo Audio Notes for Day 5.)
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12. Why do people reject Jesus’ claims, and how does this insight change your perspective on unbelief? (10:24-27)

13. What does Jesus give His sheep, and how can these provisions affect believers’ daily lives? (10:28-30)

14. What would adopting Jesus’ response to His opposition’s reaction look like in circumstances you face today? (10:31-42)

Reflect – As you reflect on your study in chapter 10, sit back and listen to this week’s teaching. Take some time to meditate on John 10:14 then answer the following questions that will help you reflect on what God’s been teaching you.

15. In what ways does Jesus’ teaching in John 10 confirm where you are or challenge you to change?

16. What or who is robbing those you love most of the fullness of life Jesus promises, and how are you responding to their loss?

“I am the good shepherd; and I know My sheep, and am known by My own.” John 10:14

Study Guide for Tuesday, October 29, 2024

“The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy.  I have come that they may have life,
and that they may have it more abundantly.”  John 10:10
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Please read John 10:7-13 and answer the following questions (for those of you using the WordGo App, these questions are from Week 4, Day 3. Dig deeper into the text by listening to the WordGo Audio Notes for Day 3.)

6. What are the characteristics of false shepherds, and how can we avoid being fooled by them? (See John 10:7-13 and Ezekiel 34:1-6 for help.)

7. Where do you see reasons to hope in God from today’s passage alongside Ezekiel 34:11-16?

8. What does Jesus mean when He says He is the Gate, and how would you describe the full life He calls us to enter into through Him? (See John 14:6)

Please read John 10:14-21 and answer the following questions (for those of you using the WordGo App, these questions are from Week 4, Day 4. Dig deeper into the text by listening to the WordGo Audio Notes for Day 4.)

9. What does Jesus say He would do as the Good Shepherd, and what is your response?

10. Who are the “other sheep not of this sheep pen,” and how is this good news to you, your family, neighbors or co-workers?

11. What do you conclude about Jesus and His identity from John 10:17-18?

“And other sheep I have which are not of this fold; them also I must bring, and they will hear My voice;
and there will be one flock and one shepherd.”  John 10:16
Study Guide for Tuesday, October 22, 2024

27 “My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.
28 And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand.
29 My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of My Father’s hand.
30 I and My Father are one.”  John 10:27-30

Please read John 10 then answer the following questions (for those of you using the WordGo App, these questions are from Week 4, Day 1. Dig deeper into the text by listening to the WordGo Audio Notes for Day 1.)

1. Scan this week’s chapter, focusing on 10:25-30. How do truth, belief and belonging relate to each other?

2. Out of the different voices claiming to speak truth today, which do you listen to, and who or what do you belong to as a result?

Please read John 10:1-6 and answer the following questions (for those of you using the WordGo App, these questions are from Week 4, Day 2. Dig deeper into the text by listening to the WordGo Audio Notes for Day 2.)

3. John 10:1-6 contrasts false shepherds with the true shepherd. Recalling the people in chapter 9, who are the thieves, the true shepherd and the true shepherd’s sheep?

4. How do Jesus’ words apply to all people generally and you personally?

5. What characteristics distinguish the sheep who belong to the true shepherd?

“And when he brings out his own sheep, he goes before them; and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice.”  Jn. 10:4
​Study Guide for Tuesday, October 15, 2024

Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when He had found him, He said to him, “Do you believe in the Son of God?”  John 9:35

​Please read John 9:35-41 then answer the following questions (for those of you using the WordGo App, these questions are from Week 3, Day 5. Dig deeper into the text by listening to the WordGo Audio Notes for Day 5.)

12. How does Jesus complete His revelation of Himself to the man, and how did the man respond?

13. What truth is Jesus communicating to the unbelieving Pharisees in verses 39-41?

14. From this chapter, what truths about Jesus are revealed as He ministers, prompting you to thank Him and trust Him more?

As you reflect on your week of study, sit back and listen to this week’s teaching on the WordGo App. Take some time to meditate on John 9:4. Then answer the following questions that will help you reflect on what God’s been teaching you.

15. How does Jesus’ power and compassion give you hope in your present struggle or challenging circumstance; and model the way you respond to the needs of those around you?

16. If you know Jesus as God and Savior, how clearly do your words and works present Him to those who do not yet see and believe?

“As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”  John 9:4
​Study Guide for Tuesday, October 8, 2024
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“His parents said these things because they feared the Jews, for the Jews had agreed already that if anyone confessed that He was Christ, he would be put out of the synagogue.”  John 9:22
Please read John 9:13-23 then answer the following questions (for those of you using the WordGo App, these questions are from Week 3, Day 3. Dig deeper into the text by listening to the WordGo Audio Notes for Day 3.)

6. What about the Pharisees’ wrong thinking and religious leadership is harmful and damages relationships?

7. How does the man’s telling of the truth affect the Pharisees, and what happens when people speak truth about Jesus today?

8. What plain truth would you respond with if someone asked you this question, “What have you to say about Him?” (9:17).

Please read John 9:24-34 then answer the following questions (for those of you using the WordGo App, these questions are from Week 3, Day 4. Dig deeper into the text by listening to the WordGo Audio Notes for Day 4.)

9. How does the man use facts and logic to learn about Jesus, and what other works of Jesus will you examine this way?

10. Where have you encountered self-righteous indignation like that of the Pharisees, and what are its dangers?

11. What do people in this passage not yet know about Jesus, and who in your life still needs to know these same things?

“If this Man were not from God, He could do nothing.”  John 9:33
Study Guide for Tuesday, October 1, 2024

And Jesus said to him, “You have both seen Him and it is He who is talking with you.” John 9:37

Please read John 9:35-38 then answer the following questions (for those of you using the WordGo App, these questions are from Week 3, Day 1. Dig deeper into the text by listening to the WordGo Audio Notes for Day 1.)
1. Scan this week’s chapter, focusing on John 9:35-38. What does Jesus mean when He describes Himself as the Son of Man, and what is our right response?

2. When have your beliefs about Jesus deepened or changed direction, and why?

Please read John 9:1-12 then answer the following questions (for those of you using the WordGo App, these questions are from Week 3, Day 2. Dig deeper into the text by listening to the WordGo Audio Notes for Day 2.)

3. What attitudes shown by Jesus, the disciples and the neighbors stand out as examples to follow or avoid?

4. How does Jesus set an example of doing the Father’s work, and what work is He calling you to d

5. What does the miraculous sign of healing of the blind man point out about Jesus’ identity and character?

Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but that the works of God should be revealed in him.”  John 9:3
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Study Guide for Tuesday, September 24, 2024

Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.”  John 8:12
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Please read John 8:48-59 then answer the following questions (for those of you using the WordGo App, these questions are from Week 2, Day 5. Dig deeper into the text by listening to the WordGo Audio Notes for Day 5.)

12.What false ideas do you commonly hear about Jesus, and what is your response?

13. Read Exodus 3:13-15 (included in WordGo Insights). How do Jesus’ words, “before Abraham was born, I am!” relate to the triune God and the value of studying the entire Bible?

14. What do these objections and Jesus’ responses tell you about Him, His accusers and yourself?

WordGo Week 2, Day 6 – At this point in this study, take some time to meditate on John 8:12. Then answer the following questions that will help you reflect on what God’s been teaching you. This would also be a good time to listen to the WordGo Week 6 Weekly Teaching.

15. What do you more deeply understand and appreciate about Jesus being the Light of the World after you study of John 8?

16. Try to write down some things (past or current thoughts or experiences) that hold you captive. Bring these to Jesus in prayer. What might happen if you ask Him to show you the truth and to give you His freedom?

Jesus said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I AM.”  John 8:58

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Study Guide for Tuesday, September 17, 2024
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“I am One who bears witness of Myself,  and the Father who sent Me bears witness of Me.”  John 8:18
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Please read John 8:12-30 then answer the following questions (for those of you using the WordGo App, these questions are from Week 2, Day 3. Dig deeper into the text by listening to the WordGo Audio Notes for Day 3.)

6. ‘Light makes the truth clear and exposes falsehood.’ How does this saying relate to these verses and to your life experiences?

7. Describe Jesus’ relationship with His Father. How does knowing Jesus remove the barrier between us and God?

8. What does Jesus mean by His being “lifted up” in verse 28, and why does His promise matter? (See John 3:13-15; 1Corinthians 6:14.)

Please read John 8:31-47 then answer the following questions (for those of you using the WordGo App, these questions are from Week 2, Day 4. Dig deeper into the text by listening to the WordGo Audio Notes for Day 4.)

9. What kind of freedom does Jesus describe, and how do we receive it? (8:31-36)

10. If you live in the freedom Jesus offers, what have you been freed from? And, if not, what is holding you back?

31 Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him,
“If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed.
32 And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”  John 8:31-32

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Study Guide for Tuesday, September 10, 2024

“I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.”  John 8:12
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Please read John 8 then answer the following questions (for those of you using the WordGo App, these questions are from Week 2, Day 1. Dig deeper into the text by listening to the WordGo Audio Notes for Day 1.)

1. Scan this week’s chapter, focusing on 8:12-18. How does Jesus describe Himself and His relationships?

2. What darkness and light exist in your life, your community, and our world, and what is your response?

Please read John 8:1-11 then answer the following questions (for those of you using the WordGo App, these questions are from Week 2, Day 2. Dig deeper into the text by listening to the WordGo Audio Notes for Day 2.)

3. What characteristics of Jesus stand out, and what do they tell you about Him?

4. When others disobey God, how does your response reflect Jesus’ character as seen here, and what might you need to change?

5. What truths about sin and forgiveness speak to you from this story?

And Jesus said to her, (G)“Neither do I condemn you; go and sin no more.”  John 8:11b

(G) is a profound Cross-reference from the New Kings James Version:

(G)“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
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​Study Guide for Tuesday, September 3, 2024

“But I know Him, for I am from Him, and He sent Me.”  John 7:29
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Please read John 7:40-53 then answer the following questions (for those of you using the WordGo App, these questions are from Week 1, Day 5). Dig deeper into the text by listening to the Audio Notes for Day 5.

12. In 7:40-44, what conclusions do people draw about Jesus from His teaching and their Bible knowledge, and how about you? (See Deuteronomy 18:15 and Micah 5:1-2 for reference.)

13. What attitudes do the Pharisees reveal in their responses about Jesus and the crowd, and where do you witness these same attitudes today? (7:45-49)

14. What does Nicodemus’ response tell you about him, and what does your reaction to his experience in 7:50-52 say about you?

At this point in the study, take some time to meditate on John 7:38. Reflect on Chapter 7, then answer the following questions (for those of you using the WordGo App, these questions are from Week 1, Day 6). Expand your grasp of the text by listening to the Weekly Teaching audio found at the top of each Day in the App.

15. How does this chapter influence your thoughts about Jesus, or motivate you to step forward in faith?

16. What verses address your doubts about Jesus, or equip you to answer questions raised by your family and friends?

He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.”  John 7:38
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Study Guide for Tuesday, August 27, 2024

“My doctrine is not Mine, but His who sent Me.”  John 7:16
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Please read John 7, focusing on 7:14-24 then answer the following questions (for those of you using the WordGo App, these questions are from Week 1, Day 3). Dig deeper into the text by listening to the Audio Notes for Day 3.

6. How does Jesus show His teaching comes from God, and how does He guide those looking for truth?

7. What enduring truths are revealed about Jesus’ authority and why people can listen but not truly know Him? (See John 1:1-5; 5:19; 8:19; 14:6-7 to expand your thoughts.)

8. What difference do Jesus’ words and divine authority over all life make to you right now?

Please read John 7, focusing on 7:25-39 then answer the following questions (for those of you using the WordGo App, these questions are from Week 1, Day 4). Dig deeper into the text by listening to the Audio Notes for Day 4.

9. What captures your attention about this portion of Jesus’ teaching and His time spent in the temple?

10. What does Jesus mean when He says, “You will not find Me; and where I am, you cannot come?” Why is this an important message for people to hear today?

11. Who is Jesus describing as “rivers of living water,” and what do Scripture and experiences prove about verses 37 and 38? (consider John 4:10-15; 14:16-18; also Zech. 14:8; Prov. 18:4; Isa. 44:3; 58:11; 43:19f, Ezek. 47:1-12; Joel 4:18; Song 4:15)

“If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink.  He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said,                                           out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.”  John 7:37-38
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Study Guide for Tuesday, August 20, 2024
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“He who speaks from himself seeks his own glory; but He who seeks the glory of the One who sent Him is true, and no unrighteousness is in Him”  John 7:18
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​Please read John 7, focusing on 7:28-31 then answer the following questions (for those of you using the WordGo App, these questions are from Week 1, Day 1). Dig deeper into the text by listening to the Audio Notes for Day 1.

1. What stands out about Jesus’ identity and authority?

2. What do you find confusing about Jesus’ identity, or about God’s purposes for your life, as you start this study?

Please read John 7:1-13 then answer the following questions (for those of you using the WordGo App, these questions are from Week 1, Day 2). Dig deeper into the text by listening to the Audio Notes for Day 2.

3. Why is Jesus still in Galilee, and why do His brothers assume He will go to Jerusalem?

4. Why do Jesus and His brothers differ, and how do these verses apply to you? (See Romans 12:2; Ephesians 4:17, 5:15-17.)

5. What opinions about Jesus are expressed during the festival, and around you today?

Do not judge according to appearance, but judge with righteous judgment. John 7:24
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Study Guide for Tuesday, August 13, 2024

66 From that time many of His disciples went back and walked with Him no more.
67 Then Jesus said to the twelve, “Do you also want to go away?”
68 But Simon Peter answered Him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.
69 Also we have come to believe and know that You are the Christ,  the Son of the living God.”  John 6:66-69

Please read John 6:60-71 and prayerfully answer the following questions (for those of you using the WordGo App, these questions are from WordGo, Week 6, Day 5).

12. What does Jesus mean in verse 6:63, and how do you experience its truth?

13. From 6:66, why did many of Jesus’ disciples turn back and no longer follow Him, and what truths are you tempted to turn away from?

14. What do you learn about Peter and Judas in verses 67-71, and how do you respond to Jesus’ question, “the Holy One of God”?

At this point in this study, take some time to meditate on John 6:51, and then prayerfully answer the following questions (for those of you using the WordGo App, these questions are from WordGo, Week 6, Day 6).

15. Reflect on your study of John chapters 4-6. How has your confidence grown in God’s Word, Jesus’ identity and work of salvation; how have you know the Spriit’s active presence in your life?

16. How would you describe Jesus’ ability and desire to save sinners, and who can you share this truth with or pray for to receive it?

“I am the living bread which came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever;  and the bread that I shall give is My flesh, which I shall give for the life of the world.”  John 6:51
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​Study Guide for Tuesday, August 6, 2024

“Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me has everlasting life.”  John 6:47

​Please read John 6:43-51 and prayerfully answer the following questions (for those of you using the WordGo App, these questions are from WordGo, Week 6, Day 3).

6. How does the Old Testament relate to coming to faith in Jesus? (See Luke 24:27 and reflect on your study of John 4-6.)

7. What do you learn about Jesus in John 6:46, and how do these truths help explain God’s relationship with you and with all people? (See John 14:6-12 to add to your answer.)

8. What two kinds of death does Jesus identify, and how do they apply to believers? (See John 11:25; 1 Corinthians 15:54-55.)

Please read John 6:52-59 and prayerfully answer the following questions (for those of you using the WordGo App, these questions are from WordGo, Week 6, Day 4).

9. Note: The annual Passover feast forms the backdrop for Jesus’ teaching in John 6. What did the blood of the Passover lamb represent, and how did it protect the people from God’s judgment? (See Exodus 12:1-30.)

10. What was the Passover lamb’s flesh used for, and how does this picture Jesus’ promises to believers in John 6:52-59? (See also Exodus 12:8, 11.)

11. List Jesus’ promises connected to “drinking blood” and “eating flesh.” How do you practice these spiritual truths today, and what impact do your actions have on your future destiny?

“I am the living bread which came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever;                                       and the bread that I shall give is My flesh, which I shall give for the life of the world.”  John 6:51
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​Study Guide for Tuesday, July 30, 2024

“This is the bread which comes down from heaven, that one may eat of it and not die.”  John 6:50

Please read John 6:41-71 and prayerfully answer the following questions (for those of you using the WordGo App, these questions are from WordGo, Week 6, Day 1).

1. Scan this week’s verses, noticing the names given for God – Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. What do these names reveal that is particularly meaningful to you at this time?

2. Where and to whom do you go to learn about God and how to depend on Him by faith?

Please read John 6:41-42 and prayerfully answer the following questions (for those of you using the WordGo App, these questions are from WordGo, Week 6, Day 2).

3. What basic fact about Jesus’ birth did the grumblers not understand, and what sufficient proofs of Jesus’ heavenly origin did they dismiss? (See Matthew 1:18-25 and John 1:29-34; 2:18-23; 4:43-54 for insights.

4. How important is Jesus’ heavenly origin to our salvation and Christian growth, and why? (Share Bible verses that support your answer.)

5. What would have been better for the crowd to do instead of “grumbling among themselves about Jesus,” and how does your answer apply to your own or yours friends’ responses to God’s Word today?

“I am the living bread which came down from heaven.  If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever;  and the bread that I shall give is My flesh, which I shall give for the life of the world.”  John 6:51
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​Study Guide for Tuesday, July 23, 2024

​Then they said to Him, “Lord, give us this bread always.”  John 6:34
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Please read John 6:34-40 and prayerfully answer the following questions (for those of you using the WordGo App, these questions are from WordGo, Week 5, Day 5).

12. What do you learn about the people’s mindset from how Jesus responds to their request in verse 34?

13. How does Jesus’ explanation of His Father’s will for believers offer certainty and security to you?

14. Choose a verse or phrase from 6:35-37, and share how you could personally apply these words to experience more freedom in living whole-heartedly for Jesus Christ.

Please read John 6:35and prayerfully answer the following questions (for those of you using the WordGo App, these questions are from WordGo, Week 5, Day 6).

15. Spiritual life needs spiritual food. How are you increasing your spiritual appetite by making time for daily prayer, Bible reading and conversation with believers to build up your faith?

16. How is Jesus specifically increasing your satisfaction in Him so far during this study and other relevant experiences? (Reflect on previous week’s passage or focus on 6:22-40.)

And Jesus said to them,
​“I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst.”  John 6:35

​Study Guide for Tuesday, July 16, 2024

“Then they asked Him, ‘What must we do to do the works God requires?’”   John 6:28 

​Please read John 6:28-29 and prayerfully answer the following questions (for those of you using the WordGo App, these questions are from WordGo, Week 5, Day 3).
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6. The crowd wants Jesus to give a list of works to do. How does their desire oppose the one work Jesus describes?

7. What are some differences between true faith in Jesus and other kinds of faith? (See Romans 10:1-10; Ephesians 2:8-10 and James 2:17-20.)

8. What must a person believe about Jesus Christ to do the work God requires, and what are the most common objections to belief that you encounter? (For help, see John 3:16-18; Romans 3:21-26 and 1 Corinthians 15:1-4.)

Please read John 6:30-33and prayerfully answer the following questions (for those of you using the WordGo App, these questions are from WordGo, Week 5, Day 4).

9. Describe the circumstances in which the Israelites received manna to eat. Did Moses give it to them? (See Exodus 16:1-20.)

10. How do these verses describe a more wonderful food, and who gives it?

11. What kind of sign did the people want Jesus to give them? If possible, describe what happened when you or someone you know made similar demands of Jesus.
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“This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He sent.”  John 6:29

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Study Guide for Tuesday, July 9, 2024
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“Then they asked Him, ‘What must we do to do the works God requires?’”  John 6:28
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Please read John 6:22-40 and prayerfully answer the following questions (for those of you using the WordGo App, these questions are from WordGo, Week 5, Day 1).

1. Scan this week’s verses. What choices and their consequences are in view?

2. How do you understand the relationship between eternal life and the decisions you make each day?

Please read John 6:22-27and prayerfully answer the following questions (for those of you using the WordGo App, these questions are from WordGo, Week 5, Day 2).

3. When considering verses 22-24 in light of 6:1-21, how do the crowd’s priorities and desires contrast with those of Jesus?

4. Why does Jesus overlook the crowd’s basic question (6:25) to address motives and truth in hope for change, and can you remember the last time someone called you to address the central issues of your relationship with Jesus?

5. Reflect on the topics raised by Jesus: truth about His identity, the reason for work, the food we need, eternal life given by grace, the Father’s approval of the Son. Which topic is most challenging to apply or share with others, and why?
“This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He sent.”  John 6:29
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Study Guide for Tuesday, June 25, 2024

19 So when they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the sea and drawing near the boat; and they were afraid.
​20 But He said to them, “It is I; do not be afraid.”  John 6:19-20
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Please read John 6:16-21 and prayerfully answer the following questions (for those of you using the WordGo App, these questions are from WordGo, Week 4, Day 5).

12. Are the disciples caught in the storm because they sinned or because they obeyed the Lord’s command, and what does this teach you?

13. Describe Jesus’ sign. How do the disciples’ response to Jesus’ words and actions help us grow in faith today?

14. List some ways this picture of Jesus comforts you. (See also Hebrews 7:25; 13:5b-6, 8; 1 Peter 5:7.)

Please read John 6:19-20 and take some time to meditate on these verses. Then prayerfully answer the following questions that will help you reflect on what God’s been teaching you (for those of you using the WordGo App, these questions are from WordGo, Week 4, Day 6).

15. Where is Jesus calling you to lay aside your expectations, fears or desires, and how are you responding to this test of faith?

16. We must prioritize prayer and time alone with God to stay true to His purposes. Whose example and words encourage you to carry on in faith, and what good habits are helping you know God better?

Then they willingly received Him into the boat, and immediately the boat was at the land where they were going.  John 6:21
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Study Guide for Tuesday, June 18, 2024

​Then Jesus said, “Make the people sit down.” Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand.  John 6:10

Please read John 6:10-13 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 do Jesus’ attitudes and actions in completing this sign reveal about His relationships with His Father, His disciples, the crowd and creation?

7. Where do these verses state or suggest thankfulness, and what part does thankfulness play in your life? (See 1 Thessalonians 5:18 and Colossians 3:17.)

8. What will you apply from the examples of Jesus and His disciples’ behavior to better serve others?

Please read John 6:14-15 and prayerfully answer the following questions (for those of you using the WordGo App, these questions are from WordGo, Week 4, Day 4).

9. Why does the crowd want to make Jesus king?

10. What reasons for following Jesus do you commonly hear, and how do these compare to why we should truly follow Him? (Use John 6:26-27 or other verses that support your response.)

11. Why does Jesus go by Himself to a mountain, and what lesson from His example will you begin to follow? (See Matthew 14:23; 26:36, 41; and Hebrews 4:15; 5:7-9 for further insights.)

Then those men, when they had seen the sign that Jesus did, said, “This is truly the Prophet who is to come into the world.”
John 6:14
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Study Guide for Tuesday, June 11, 2024

“This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He sent.”  John 6:29
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​Please read John 6 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 verses. What types of needs and provisions do you notice?

2. When did you last seek Jesus to satisfy your needs, and how did His provision line up with your expectations?

Please read John 6:1-9 with Mark 6:30-34 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 change does Jesus make to His plans, and what do His reasons and the disciples’ response teach you? (See Mark 6:30-34 for additional details.)

4. Describe how Philip, Andrew and the boy respond to Jesus’ question about the crowd’s need.

5. Which response – Philip, Andrew or the boy’s – do you most identify with, and why?

 5 Then Jesus lifted up His eyes, and seeing a great multitude coming toward Him, He said to Philip, “Where shall we buy bread, that these may eat?” 6 But this He said to test him, for He Himself knew what He would do.
John 6:5-6

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Study Guide for Tuesday, June 4, 2024

“You search the Scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life; and these are they which testify of Me.”  John 5:39
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Please read John 5:31-47 and prayerfully answer the following questions (for those of you using the WordGo App, these questions are from WordGo, Week 3, Day 5).

12. List the numerous witnesses Jesus gives as proof of belief. What reasons does Jesus give in this passage for people’s refusal to believe, and which of these do you most often see today?

13. What does Jesus say is wrong with the Jewish leaders’ study of Scripture?

14. What lesson do you learn about the relationship between proper Bible study and belief, and how will you apply it to your own life and share it with others?

Please read John 5:24. 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 (for those of you using the WordGo App, these questions are from WordGo, Week 3, Day 6).

15. For abundant spiritual health, what do you want Jesus to provide, and what risks of faith must you take? Consider asking someone you trust to pray with you for this provision.

16. How do the testimonies about Jesus in Chapter 5 help you understand God’s work in your life and in the world?

A rich man in torment in Hades saw Abraham far off and prayed to him for his brothers: 29 Abraham said to him, ‘They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.’ 30 And he said, ‘No, father Abraham; but if one goes to them from the dead, they will repent.’ 31 But he said to him, ‘If they do not hear Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded
though one rise from the dead.’”  Luke 16:29-31
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Study Guide for Tuesday, May 28, 2024

“My Father has been working until now, and I have been working.”  John 5:17

Please read John 5:16-23 and prayerfully answer the following questions (for those of you using the WordGo App, these questions are from WordGo, Week 3, Day 3).

6. What does Jesus claim about His identity and work (5:16-18), and how do the religious leaders respond?

7. If you were asked to explain the relationship between Jesus the Son and God the Father, what phrases from verses 16-20 would help you most, and why are these truths essential for all people to know?

8. From John 5:21-23, what has God the Father designated to Jesus the Son? How does each truth shape your worship, attitude and actions?

Please read John 5:24-30 and prayerfully answer the following questions (for those of you using the WordGo App, these questions are from WordGo, Week 3, Day 4).

9. What does John 5:24 reveal about spiritually dead people, how they receive eternal life, and what we can know for sure about our futures?

10. What does this passage say about a kind of resurrection no one would wish to have? Include the relevant verse.

11. What truths about Jesus in this passage particularly encourage or challenge you, and why?

“I can of Myself do nothing. As I hear, I judge; and My judgment is righteous, because I do not seek My own will but the will of the Father who sent Me.”  John 5:30
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Study Guide for Tuesday, May 21, 2024

“Most assuredly, I say to you, he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment, but has passed from death into life.”  John 5:24
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Please read John 5 and prayerfully answer the following questions (for those of you using the WordGo App, these questions are from WordGo, Week 3, Day 1).

1. Scan John Chapter 5. What emotions do those who encounter Jesus display?

2. How does this teaching from Chapter 5 – “the truth about Jesus exposes the truth about our hearts” – apply to your life?

Please read John 5:1-15 and prayerfully answer the following questions (for those of you using the WordGo App, these questions are from WordGo, Week 3, Day 2).

3. What words or phrases convey the disabled man’s physical, emotional and spiritual condition?

4. How do Jesus’ commands tie faith to obedience (5:8 and 5:14), and what lessons from the man’s responses apply to a current circumstance in your life?

5. Whose interactions with Jesus do you most closely identify with, and why?

“But I have a greater witness than John’s; for the works which the Father has given Me to finish—the very works that I do—bear witness of Me, that the Father has sent Me.”  John 5:36
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Study Guide for Tuesday, May 14, 2024

​ “My food,” said Jesus, “is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to finish His work.”  John 4:34

Please read John 4:43-54 and prayerfully answer the following questions (for those of you using the WordGo App, these questions are from WordGo, Week 2, Day 5).

12. What does Jesus’ initial response show about the official, and how did Jesus build his faith? (See also John 2:23-25,)

13. What does this second sign reveal about Jesus and prayer, and what changes are needed to line up your prayer life accordingly?

14. What stands out about this situation and the official’s faith, and how might this apply to your circumstances today?

Please take some time to meditate on John 4:34, then prayerfully answer the following questions that will help you reflect on what God’s been teaching you (for those of you using the WordGo App, these questions are from WordGo, Week 2, Day 6).

15. Jesus desired others’ eternal good more than personal fleeting comforts. What new priorities and prayers would flow from adopting His whole-hearted devotion to meeting others’ needs?

16. What would change for you if you embraced every part of your life as a mission field, ripe for the harvest?

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Study Guide for Tuesday, May 7, 2024

 “Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are already white for harvest!”  John 4:35b

Please read John 4:35-38 and prayerfully answer the following questions (for those of you using the WordGo App, these questions are from WordGo, Week 2, Day 3).

6. What spiritual truths does Jesus teach using physical harvests, fields, crops, sowers, reapers and wages? Refer back to John 4:30.)

7. How does your life reflect the spiritual truths in these verses, and which would you like to more fully experience?

8. In what ways do Jesus’ words challenge or support your view of God’s plan for the world and your part in it?

Please read John 4:39-42 and prayerfully answer the following questions (for those of you using the WordGo App, these questions are from WordGo, Week 2, Day 4).

9. What key phrases track the Samaritans’ experience of entrance into true faith?

10. Who around you needs help to enter into true faith, and what might be required from you to help them?

11. How does Jesus’ stay in Samaria relate to the growth of the early church there? (See Acts 8:4-8, 12.)

Then they said to the woman, “Now we believe, not because of what you said, for we ourselves have heard Him and we know that this is indeed the Christ, the Savior of the world.”
John 4:42

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Study Guide for Tuesday, April 30, 2024

 Jesus said to her, “I who speak to you am He.”  John 4:26

Please read John 4:31-54 and prayerfully answer the following questions (for those of you using the WordGo App, these questions are from WordGo, Week 2, Day 1).

1. Scan this week’s verses. Where do you discover joy, and what is its source?

2. What do you cherish as life’s greatest purpose, and what goals do you pursue toward that end?

Please read John 4:31-34 and prayerfully answer the following questions (for those of you using the WordGo App, these questions are from WordGo, Week 2, Day 2).

3. At first, the disciples misunderstand Jesus because they are distracted by their own thoughts and plans. What ways have you found to resist distractions and remain focused on God and His ways?

4. What “food” sustained Jesus, and when has this “food” especially satisfied you? (See John 17:4 and Hebrews 1:9.)

5. What are some works God gives believers today? (Use Matthew 6; 28:19-20 and Acts 20:24 for discussion, or share other Scriptures.)

Jesus said to them,
“My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me, and to finish His work.”  John 4:34

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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 him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life.”  John 4:14
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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, “I who 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 him will 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?

23 But 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.                                                                                                                                                                            24 God 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
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“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
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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
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“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
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Study Guide for Tuesday, March 5, 2024

And He said to those who sold doves, “Take these things away! Do not make My Father’s house a house of merchandise!”
John 2:16 NKJV

Please read John 2:13-17 and 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 2:18-22 and 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
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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
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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 1:43-51 and 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.
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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
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​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 1:29-34 and 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 1:35-42 and 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
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​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 1:19-51 and 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 1:19-28 and 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 

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Study Guide for Tuesday, January 23, 9am

 “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 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? 

 Whew! Amen! 
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Study Guide for Tuesday, January 16, 9am

“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 1:6-9 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 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.)
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