37.
Winning the souls of the hostile Critics
John 10: 31-42
- Session: 37
- Week: 6
- Day: 4
Introduction
In this session, John 10: 31-42. The critics of Jesus had picked up stones to stone him because he claimed to be equal to God. However, Jesus attempted to win the souls of violent critics by appealing to their well-known law (Sharia) and to the good deeds he had done for them. Additionally Jesus departed from the presence of the critics to give them an opportunity to reflect on the lessons learned whether to follow you or not.
Objectives
By the end of this session, the learner will have:
- Understood Jesus’s statement that you are gods
- Known how to win the souls of hostile critics
- Appreciated Jesus’ threefold basis of winning hostile critic
Outline
- Winning hostile critics
- Winning seeking followers
- What is Blasphemy
Group Study Time
John 10: 31-42
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 Blasphemy? How would you win the soul of a violent critic?
- Read John 10:31-39. Why did the Jews try to pick stones to stone Jesus? List two strategies Jesus used to win their souls. Discuss
- Read psalms 82:1-7. What does this psalm say about human beings and gods?
- Read John 10: 40-42. How did Jesus win the souls of those who followed him across Jordan?
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
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