An expository lecture class verse by verse led by Pastor Robert Read.

John Lesson 8 Study Questions

1.    The friend of the bridegroom: John explained to his followers that he was like the best man at a ________; he isn’t the ___________. He isn’t to be the focus of attention, but to supervise the bringing of two people together.

2.    He must increase, but I must decrease: John the Baptist understood it was good for him to become less _______ and known, for Jesus to become more visible and known. In even larger aspects, this should be the motto of every Christian, especially ________ among God’s people. 

3.    He who comes from above: John wanted everyone to know where Jesus came from. Jesus was different from everyone else because He came from ________. He wasn’t an exceptionally spiritual or wise or good man; He was and is ____, from heaven.

4.    No one receives His testimony: John prophetically anticipated the ___________ Jesus would endure in His ministry. He came from heaven, He testified to the truth, but relatively no one _________ His testimony, even though witnesses certified it as the truth of God.

5.    He whom God has sent speaks the words of God: Jesus is a uniquely reliable __________, because He has the Holy Spirit without _______, in contrast to the previous prophets.

6.    He who does not believe the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him: John explained that because Jesus is the man from heaven, there is a _______ price to pay for rejecting Him. If you reject the Son, then you receive the _______.

7.    This also means that when the disciples began the practice of _________ baptism on Pentecost (Acts 2:41), their prior experience of baptizing was in connection with __________, cleansing, and identification with the Messiah’s work.

8.    He needed to go through Samaria: Although the road through Samaria was the ________ route from Jerusalem to Galilee, pious Jews often avoided it. They did so because there was a deep _________ and dislike between many of the Jewish people and the Samaritans.

9.    Because the Samaritans had a historical connection to the people of Israel, their faith was a combination of commands and rituals from the Law of ________, put together with various _____________. Most of the Jews in Jesus’ time despised the Samaritans, disliking them even more than Gentiles – because they were, religiously speaking, “half-breeds”.

10.    Being wearied from His journey: After a long day walking, Jesus was wearied. John has been careful to show us that Jesus is ____, but also wanted us to know that Jesus was not a super-man. Jesus genuinely submitted to our _______ limitations.