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Bible Essentials

John 14:1-14

Jesus Is the Way

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Opening

  • Share life updates
  • Review highs and lows of the week
  • Share prayer requests and praises

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Icebreaker

  • Who in your family or friends is the best at giving directions?
  • Who has no sense of direction?

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John 14:1-14

  • Read the passage
  • What is the context for this passage?
    • Holy Week (between Palm Sunday and Easter)
    • Jesus has been talking about his death
    • Jesus predicts Judas’s betrayal and Peter’s denial
    • Disciples want to know where Jesus is going

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John 14:1-14

  • Read the passage again, in a different version if available.
  • Summarize the passage in your own words.

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What does the passage say about God?

  • God the Father’s house has many rooms.
  • Jesus is the only way to heaven.
  • Jesus is the source of truth.
  • Jesus is the source of life.
  • Jesus is in the Father, and the Father is in Jesus.
  • God does his work through Jesus.
  • Jesus will fulfill the requests of his people to glorify the Father.

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What does the passage say about people?

  • Jesus’ disciples felt despair when they realized Jesus was going to die.
  • People sometimes fail to see the truth right in front of them.
  • People should believe in Jesus based on the evidence they see.

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What does the passage say about God’s plan?

  • God’s plan is that people will believe in God and Jesus.
  • God’s plan is that Jesus is going to heaven to prepare a place for those who follow him.
  • God’s plan is that Jesus will come back to earth to take his followers to heaven with him.

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What does the passage say about God’s plan?

  • God’s plan is that those who know Jesus will also know God.
  • God’s plan is that those who believe in Jesus will continue to do his work.
  • God’s plan was that Jesus would return to heaven after his time on earth.

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Discussion

  • How does the passage fit into the overarching story of the Bible?
    • Jesus will come again and will take his followers home to be with him in heaven, where he has prepared a place for us.
    • Jesus is the only way to get to heaven.
    • Jesus is God’s Son.

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Discussion

  • What else strikes you about this passage?
  • How does the passage affect how you view God? How you view yourself?
  • How does this passage affect how you will live your life?