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Put your faith in Christ for salvation. Tell the lost the reason for Christ ’ s Incarnation. I. Response (or Witness) of John (1:19–34). A. John ’ s denial (1:19–21). B. John ’ s definition (1:22–28) Questions 3-5. C. John ’ s declaration (1:29–34).
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Put your faith in Christ for salvation. Tell the lost the reason for Christ’s Incarnation.
I. Response (or Witness) of John (1:19–34) A. John’s denial(1:19–21) • B. John’s definition(1:22–28) • Questions 3-5 C. John’s declaration(1:29–34)
II. Response of John’s Disciples (1:35–42) A. Disciples followJesus(1:35–39) B. Andrew findsSimon(1:40–42)
III. Response of Philip and Nathanael (1:43–51) A. Jesus calls Philip to followHim(1:43, 44)
Put yourself in Philip’s place. What doubts might have tugged at your heart and kept you from agreeing to follow Jesus? (Question 15) What doubts or concerns about following Jesus might a person have today? (Question 16) Would I be happy devoting my life to Jesus? Could I devote my life to Jesus and still live a comfortable life? What might I miss out on by devoting my life to Jesus? Will my relatives, friends and/or co-workers think I’m strange or even avoid me? Do I have too much baggage to commit to following Jesus?
III. Response of Philip and Nathanael (1:43–51) A. Jesus calls Philip to follow Him (1:43, 44) B. Philip invites Nathanael to follow Jesus(1:45, 46) C. Jesus proves He is worthy of following(1:47–51)
What should convince us that Jesus is worth following? (Question 18) Would I be happy devoting my life to Jesus? Following Jesus has eternal value. Could I devote my life to Jesus and still live a comfortable life? Following Jesus is following the truth. What might I miss out on by devoting my life to Jesus? Following Jesus brings joy and peace. Will my relatives, friends and/or co-workers think I’m strange or even avoid me? Following Jesus means friendship and family with God and His children. Following Jesus provides forgiveness and maturity. Do I have too much baggage to commit to following Jesus?
Put your faith in Christ for salvation. Tell the lost the reason for Christ’s Incarnation. Committo following Jesus for life.