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Weekly Message | May 11th, 2008
Passage: John 7:1-24
Key Verse(s): 24
* My Time Has Not Yet Come (1-13)
1. What made Jesus stay away from Judea (1; 5:18)? What did Jesus' brothers want him to do (2, 3)? What did they have in mind when they urged Jesus go to Jerusalem (4; Deut 16:13-16)?
2. What is the spiritual condition of Jesus’ brothers (5)? How did Jesus respond to the demand of his unbelieving brothers (6, 7)? What important and positive truth does Jesus still teach them (8)?
3. When and how did Jesus go to Jerusalem (9, 10)? What were the conflicting responses of people toward Jesus (11-13; Heb. 12:3)?
* My Teaching Is Not My Own (14-24)
4. What did Jesus do in public (14)? How did people react to the powerful teaching of Jesus (15; Mk 1:27)?
5. What does Jesus teach the people about vital steps of doing God’s will (16, 17; Heb 11:24, 25)? What are the contrasts between those who speak on their own and who work for God’s honor (18)?
6. What does Jesus rebuke the people about (19)? Why did the crowd think that Jesus was demon-possessed (20)?
7. What does Jesus point out about the implementation principles of Moses’ law (21-23)? What is Jesus’ conclusion in this section (24)?
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