Knowing Jesus - Knowing His Word

Introduction:

4 Reasons Why You Refuse
to Come to Jesus: (John 5:30-47)

  1. It's NOT because of "Lack of Evidence . (John 5:30-40)

    3 Ways God the Father Bears Witness about Jesus:

    1. Through John the Baptist's testimony. (John 5:33-35)
    2. Through Jesus' miracles. (John 5:36)
    3. Through God's Written Word. (John 5:37-40)
  1. Because you don't Love God. (John 5:41-43)

    John 3:19 - And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil.

    Romans 1:21 - For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened.

  2. Because you're Self-centered . (John 5:44)
  3. Because you don't believe God's Word . (John 5:45-47)

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Small Group Discussion
Read John 5:30-47

  1. What was your big “take-away” from this passage / message?

  2. What 3 things did the Father give as evidence of Jesus’ identity? Why did Jesus find it necessary to point these out (John 5:31)? Which one seems most important to you?

  3. Read Romans 1:21. What is the connection between thankfulness and faith?

  4. How can you convince a self-centered person that they are, in fact, self-centered? How can you recognize this trait in yourself?

  5. Explain why unbelief of the Old Testament leads to unbelief of Jesus (John 5:47). Do you have to believe Genesis is literal in order to believe in Jesus?

Breakout
Pray for one another, and for anyone you know who still refuses to come to Christ.