Benjamin Murphy
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Benjamin Murphy
Sermon Series Highlights
Sermon Series Highlights

Knowing Jesus - Knowing the One Who Gives Sight

Introduction:

Four Signs Your Spiritual Eyesight is 20/20: (John 9)

  1. You Obey Jesus, even when it doesn't make Sense . (John 9:1-7)
  2. You let the Facts determine your Opinion of Jesus. (John 9:8-17)
  3. You are an Unafraid Witness for Jesus. (John 9:18-34)
  1. You see Personal reasons to Worship Jesus. (John 9:35-41)

    Matthew 11:25 - At that time Jesus declared, "I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to little children..."

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Small Group Discussion
Read John 9

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

  2. Would the man have been healed if he didn’t go wash in the pool (John 9:7)? Why do you think Jesus healed the man this way, instead of just healing him “instantly”?

  3. Their opinions ignored the facts (John 9:24, 34). What are ways people do that in our day, especially regarding Jesus and the Bible?

  4. Why do you think people repeatedly asked the man HOW he was healed? See (John 9:10, 15, 19, 26).

  5. Explain John 9:39 in your own words. How do you reconcile these words with Jesus’ previous statement that He came not to judge (John 3:17-18).

Breakout
Pray for one another! And pray, by name, for someone you know who needs to invite Jesus to open their eyes.

Knowing Jesus - Knowing the I AM

Introduction:

Who Is Your Father? (John 8:39-59)

Freedom Comes from Abiding in God's Word. (John 8:31-32)

  1. It doesn't matter what you day, it matters what you Do . (John 8:39-44)

The Devil and His Kids:

  1. Live in Lries .
  2. Destroy Lives .
  1. It doesn't matter what you day, it matters who you Hear (John 8:45-54)

    John 10:27 - My sheep hear my voice...

  2. It doesn't matter what you day, it matters who you Know (John 8:55-59)

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Small Group Discussion
Read John 8:39-59

  1. What are some ways you’ve seen yourself acting like your father?

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

  3. Read John 8:47. If someone can’t hear God, how can they truly come to Christ? Is there any way to change someone who is unable to hear God?

  4. Explain John 8:56. How did Abraham “see” Jesus’ day? What does this say about how people were saved BEFORE Jesus came to the earth?

Breakout
Pray for one another.

Knowing Jesus - Knowing His Freedom

Introduction:

Knowing His Freedom (John 8:31-38):

  1. Freedom Comes from Abiding in God's Word. (John 8:31-32)
    1. Abiding is how I Love Jesus

      John 14:15 - If you love me, you will keep my commandments...

      John 15:10 - If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commandments and abide in his love.

  1. Abiding is Proof I'm a Disciple of Jesus.

    Matthew 10:22 - But the one who endures to the end will be saved. (Matthew 24:13)

  2. Abiding is what sets me Free .
  1. Slavery comes from Abiding in Sin. (John 8:33-38)

    Three Signs That You Are a Slave:

    1. Slaves try to be Self-Sufficient . (John 8:33)
    2. Slaves are controlled by their Sin the truth. (John 8:34)
    3. Slaves aren't at Home with Jesus. (John 8:35-38)

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Small Group Discussion
Read John 8:31-38

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

  2. How is abiding in the Word the proof of being a true disciple (John 8:31)?

  3. Jesus said “the truth will set you free” (John 8:32). Explain what exactly Jesus meant by freedom in this often-misquoted verse.

  4. How “into the Word” are you today, on a scale of 1-5? (1 = not at all, 5 = I’m in it constantly)

Breakout
How well have you been abiding? Are you “at home” in sin or in the Word right now in your life?

Knowing Jesus - Knowing the Light of the World

Introduction:

Isaiah 49:6 - I will make you as a light for the nations, that my salvation may reach to the end of the earth.

Knowing the Light of the World (John 8:12-30):

  1. You can come to the Liight ... (John 8:12)
  1. Or you can stay in the Dark . (John 8:13-27)
    1. Willful Ignorance doesn't want to Know the truth. (John 8:13-20)
    2. Pride doesn't want to Apply the truth. (John 8:21-30)
  2. If you look to the cross, you will Know Jesus . (John 8:28-30)

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Small Group Discussion
Read John 8:12-30

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

  2. Explain how willful ignorance and pride keep someone (who doesn’t believe in Jesus) in the dark. Why would these make someone refuse the light?

  3. Re-read John 8:28. How does the cross give the ultimate revelation that Jesus is God?

  4. What are some ways that people have “reinvented” God, ie, worship a god of their own imagination (John 8:19)? Before you came into the light of Christ, how did you imagine God to be?

Breakout
Pray for one another to walk in the light of Jesus Christ! Is there any area of your life that you’ve been keeping in the dark?

Knowing Jesus - Knowing His Grace

Introduction:

We All Need Grace (John 8:1-11):

  1. But we don't often Give it. (John 8:3-5)

    Leviticus 20:10 - If a man commits adultery with the wife of his neighbor, both the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.

Am I a gracious person?

  • Deep down, am I still angry with someone who wronged me, ever after they apologize?
  • Are there broken relationships in my life that I refuse to heal?
  • Do I believe certain people don't deserve forgiveness?
  • When someone messes up, do I prefer to criticizing their mistakes over praying for them to get to a better place?
  1. But we don't often Recognize our need for it. (John 8:6-9)
  2. But we don't often Understand it. (John 8:10-11)

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Small Group Discussion
Read John 7:53 - 8:1-11

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

  2. In John 8:7, Jesus said, “Let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her.” People often quote this to mean “we are all sinners, so it’s never right to call out someone’s sin.”

    • Is this an accurate interpretation of this verse? Why or why not?

    • How and when IS it appropriate to call out someone on their sin?

  3. John 8:9 says the older ones walked away first. Why do you think that was? How does experience seem to temper inappropriate zeal?

  4. Jesus told the woman to “sin no more” (John 8:11). How does knowing Jesus motivate us to walk away from sin?

Breakout
Pray for one another to grow in Jesus’ grace - and being gracious to others.