 | New Testament Bible Reading Challenge4 March 2013 to 28th February 2014
Week 16: Bible Reading Plan and Discussion Starters
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Welcome to The Salvation Army's Challenge to read the New Testament from beginning to end within one year, reading just 5 chapters per week.
We are now onto Week 16 of our New Testament Bible Reading Challenge....and are halfway through the Gospel according to John.
Great Expectations: Expect
God to speak through the Scriptures, expect to learn new things about
Him, and about ourselves, and expect to read and absorb some familiar
stories and passages.
Top Tip!To get the most out of this challenge, start each daily reading with a short, simple, sincere prayer asking God to guide your thinking as you read. Then open the Bible and read slowly, with the aim of learning something new. After the reading, consider how it may affect your life and relationship with Jesus, and allow your increased knowledge of the Scriptures to shape your character and strengthen your trust in God.Take your time - enjoy this opportunity - and may God bless you as you embark upon this New Testament Bible Challenge.
Captain Phil Layton
Monday, June 17, 2013 --- John 8 --- Jesus rescues the adulteress, and makes more claims about His divinity.-
v6, What do you think they were going to accuse Jesus of? If he agreed
with their interpretation of the Law, were they hoping His compassion
would override it?
- v6-8, It may be impossible to know exactly what Jesus was writing in the ground - but what suggestions would you have?
- v58-59, Some may say that proving Jesus' divinity is a big part of the Gospel according to John...how do these verses help?
- v58-59, How can these verses help us today as we proclaim the Gospel?
Tuesday, June 18, 2013 --- John 9 --- Jesus heals a man born blind, and talks about spiritual blindness- v3, How might this verse help many who fear that their illness or physical condition is a judgment from God?
- v13-34, This section turns the tables on the Pharisees, who begin by interrogating the man born blind, and end up feeling lectured by him!...what can this teach us about occasions when we feel the odds are stacked against us (humanly speaking)?
- v38, The man born blind eventually realises who Jesus is, and places his belief in Him. What is the first thing that the man then does, and what does this tell us about Jesus? (see also Luke 4:8)
Wednesday, June 19, 2013 --- John 10 --- Those who oppose Jesus do so on the grounds of His claims to be God.- v3, who might 'the watchman' be referring to?
- v30-33, These are very important verses - clearly, although Jesus calls Himself the 'Son of God', and He refers to God the 'Father'....nevertheless, the two are one, both are God, and the Jews understood perfectly well that this was His teaching. How helpful might these verses be to those who struggle with belief in the Trinity?
Thursday, June 20, 2013 --- John 11 --- Jesus raises Lazarus from the dead, and the plot to kill Him intensifies.- v35 is said to be the shortest verse in the entire Bible. What does it tell us about Jesus? Why was He crying?
- compare v45 & v53, as is often the case, Jesus becomes a polarising figure....to what extent is this still true today?
Friday, June 21, 2013 --- John 12 --- The triumphal entry, and Jesus predicts His death.- v16, Why is this verse regarding the disciples' ignorance such useful information? How does it add credibility to the Gospel account?
- v28-30, can you imagine what it must have been like to hear the voice of God?
- v6-8, It may be impossible to know exactly what Jesus was writing in the ground - but what suggestions would you have?
- v58-59, Some may say that proving Jesus' divinity is a big part of the Gospel according to John...how do these verses help?
- v58-59, How can these verses help us today as we proclaim the Gospel?
Tuesday, June 18, 2013 --- John 9 --- Jesus heals a man born blind, and talks about spiritual blindness- v3, How might this verse help many who fear that their illness or physical condition is a judgment from God?
- v13-34, This section turns the tables on the Pharisees, who begin by interrogating the man born blind, and end up feeling lectured by him!...what can this teach us about occasions when we feel the odds are stacked against us (humanly speaking)?
- v38, The man born blind eventually realises who Jesus is, and places his belief in Him. What is the first thing that the man then does, and what does this tell us about Jesus? (see also Luke 4:8)
Wednesday, June 19, 2013 --- John 10 --- Those who oppose Jesus do so on the grounds of His claims to be God.- v3, who might 'the watchman' be referring to?
- v30-33, These are very important verses - clearly, although Jesus calls Himself the 'Son of God', and He refers to God the 'Father'....nevertheless, the two are one, both are God, and the Jews understood perfectly well that this was His teaching. How helpful might these verses be to those who struggle with belief in the Trinity?
Thursday, June 20, 2013 --- John 11 --- Jesus raises Lazarus from the dead, and the plot to kill Him intensifies.- v35 is said to be the shortest verse in the entire Bible. What does it tell us about Jesus? Why was He crying?
- compare v45 & v53, as is often the case, Jesus becomes a polarising figure....to what extent is this still true today?
Friday, June 21, 2013 --- John 12 --- The triumphal entry, and Jesus predicts His death.- v16, Why is this verse regarding the disciples' ignorance such useful information? How does it add credibility to the Gospel account?
- v28-30, can you imagine what it must have been like to hear the voice of God?
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