TheDreamofJesus-Learning,Listening,&Loving Incarnation: HelivesHislifewithus John1:14;&I John 2:6
EnlightenourMind-
1. ReadJohn1:1-13together.WhatwordsandphrasesdoesJohnuseintheseversestodescribewhoJesusisandwhatHedidwhenhecametoearth?WhatdoyoulearnaboutJesus?
Whattruthfromtheseversesareyoumostgratefulfor,andwhy?
2. LookcloselyatJohn1:14.WhatisJohntryingtodescribebythesephrases.
“TheWordbecamehuman”-
“madeHishomeamongus”-
“wehaveseenHisglory”-
3. TheincarnationofJesusisimportant,becausewearetemptedtocreateourownideasofwhoGodisandwhatHeislike.InwhatwaysdowemakeGodinourownimage?
AsyoureadJohn1:14-18,whatdoyoulearnaboutGod?HowisthatnewordifferentfromwhatyouusedtoimagineGodtobe?
CaptureourAttention-a. Whenenteringaswimmingpoolwouldyourather“jumprightin”or“slowlydipin”?Whatdo
youimagineitfeltlikeforJesustomovefromHeaventolivelifeonearth?
b. ShareyourTake-A-WayfromlastSunday’ssermon.Whatinsightortruthfromthemessagecapturedyourattention?Whatareyoudoingtoliveouttheimplicationsofthattruth?
Big Idea: Jesus came into our world to show us what God is really like and how we can be in relationship with Him. Now, Jesus calls us to reflect Him in the ways we live, love and give of our lives for the causes close to God’s heart. In this series, we will discover, through Jesus’ life, what it means to be truly human and how, by the power of His Spirit at work in us, we can live like Him.
HUMAN – Life Group Sermon Study Week 1, Weekof10/15/17
Helping People Find Their Way Back To God
Week 1, HUMAN:Incarnation–TheDreamOfJesus John 1:14
4. Later,JohnwrotealettertoencouragebelieversinJesustolivelikeHim.Read1John2:6.Underlinethethreemostimportantwordsinverseandthenwritetheverseoutinyourownwords.
“ThosewhosaytheyliveinGodshouldlivetheirlivesasJesusdid.”(1John2:6,NLT)When/Howdidyoumakethedecisionto“liveinGod”?
5. SinceyoudecidedtotrustJesusandfollowHim,howhaveyouattemptedtochangeyourlifesoyoucanliveasJesusdid?WhatwasthemostrecenttimethatyoulearnedsomethingaboutJesusanddecidedtochange,somethingyouwerecurrentlydoing,inordertobemorelikeJesus?
6. WhatisyourresponsetothisquotefromDallasWillard,“JesusteachesyoutoliveyourlifeasHewouldliveyourlife.”HowistheincarnationofJesusthatisdescribedinJohn1:14,amodelofhowwecanbelivingtoday?Howdrasticallywould“incarnationalliving”impactyourweeklyschedule?
Prayan“Imagine”prayerforyourchurchtohelpyourcitytofindtheirwaybacktoGod.
EmbraceJesus’dream- practiceJesus-likehabitseveryday.a. WhatabouttheincarnationofJesusmostamazesyou?TakesometimetopraiseGodforHis
plantosaveusbysendingJesusintoourworld.
b. IfyouweretofollowJesus’exampleof“incarnation”inyourworldtoday,whatwoulditlooklike?Whatareaswouldyouneedtogotowardinorderto“makeyourhome”withpeoplewhoneedtoknowJesus?
c. TakealittletimethisweektoreadthroughJohn’sgospelofthelifeofJesus.RecordwhatyoulearnabouthowJesuscamenearpeopleinanefforttoshowthemGod’slove.ThisisanewhabitthatyoucanformtopracticeJesus-likehabitsofListeningtotheSpiritandLearningfromJesus’teachingandexample.Howwillyouputintopracticethefivehabitsofadisciple’slifethisweek?
1.BlessonepersoneachdaybyshowingthemGod’slove, 2.Eatwiththreepeopleeachweek,3&4.ListentoandLearnfromJesuseachweek, 5.Sharetheinsightyoulearnwiththreepeopleeachweek.
d. Whatisstoppingyou?Identifyyourpersonalroadblockstobeing“incarnational”inawaysomewhatlikeJesusmodeled?Identifyanareaofneed.OverthenextfewweeksimplementatplantopracticeJesus’exampleofincarnationalliving.
Helping People Find Their Way Back To God
