Learner’s test of trust of Jesus’ divinity (Part 1)
John 6: 1-15
- Session: 18
- Week: 3
- Day: 6
Introduction
In this session John 6: 1-15 we see that people followed Jesus for different reasons. Both non believers and young believers followed Jesus primarily for what he did (his hand ) but not who he is. (His heart). Jesus would always test his followers for their trust, later He also would test His disciples in four possible areas, their enemies issues, the crowds issues, inner circle’s issues and their own issues. In this session, Jesus began by testing his disciples why they followed Him, or why they trusted Him. He also tested them on the crowds food issues. Somebody said, life is a test, a trust and a temporary assignment.
Objectives
By the end of this session the learner will have:
- Identified possible reasons believers and non believers followed Jesus by looking at the verses provided.
- Evaluated how Jesus’ followers respond when tested on crowd’s food issues.
- Appreciated that our help comes from God alone who created heaven and the earth not our own efforts neither from other people or from dark world.
Outline
- Why people follow Jesus
- Our help comes from the Lord alone
- Test of trust, on feeding
- Management lessons on the event of feeding the 5000
Group Study Time
John 6: 1-15
Connecting
- Gather with two or more people for a community discovery bible study session.
- Start with a heartfelt prayer, inviting God to guide and bless your understanding.
- Explore the passage by reading it at least twice, using different Bible versions if available, then retell the story together as a group.
- Reflect and share the challenges and blessings you experienced from the previous study.
Comprehending
- What is a test of trust? Why does Jesus test his disciples? How does Jesus test His disciples?when and where does Jesus test his disciples.
- Read John 6:1-2, 14-15. Identify why large crowds followed Jesus?
- Read John 6: 5-9. Propose four areas where our help might come from? How did Jesus test Philip concerning bread? What was Philip’s and Andrew’s answer?
- Read John 6: 10-15. What was Jesus’ answer to that question? List at least 5 management lessons Jesus taught His disciples and the crowds and ourselves?
Committing
- Engage with the Bible—read, study, memorize, meditate, pray, listen, and live it out.
- List three lessons you have learnt as an agent of change that you would like to put into practice and teach others about.
- Take time and worship Jesus with the attributes revealed about Christ.
- Use the SPACEPETS model, to assist you in putting God’s word into practice. Look for:
- Sin to confess
- Promise to claim
- Attitude to change
- Command to keep
- Error to change
- Prayer to make
- Example to copy
- Truth to obey and
- Something praiseworthy
Communicating
- Identify one person you can connect with and share the valuable insights and lessons you gained from this session.
- Reach out to a new believer—either in person or by phone—and pray with them to support them through their challenges, including any concerns about attending church.
- Create a new group and guide others through this study to help them grow in their understanding.
Post Lesson Teaching Summary
Great job completing the study! Take a moment to listen to this summary to reinforce your group’s understanding of the text and ensure you’re all on the same page. We’re here to support your learning journey!