Jesus Comforts His Disciples - John 14:1-4
Understand It
- How didn’t Jesus want His disciples to respond to His departure? (14:1)
- How did Jesus want His disciples to respond to His departure? (14:1)
- In what did Jesus want His disciples to trust? (14:1)
- Where did Jesus say He was going? (14:2)
- What assurance did Jesus give His disciples that what He said was true? (14:2)
- What is in God’s house? (14:2)
- What did Jesus say He was going to do in His Father’s house? (14:2)
- What did Jesus tell His disciples that He would do for them? (14:3)
- What promise did Jesus make? (14:3)
- What did Jesus’ disciples know? (14:4)
Apply It
- What troubles do you need to entrust to God today?
- What can you do today to prepare yourself for an eternity with Jesus?
Jesus the Way to the Father - John 14:5-14
Understand It
- What did Thomas ask Jesus? (14:5)
- What did Jesus tell Thomas that He was? (14:6)
- Whom did Jesus say that His disciples would know if they really knew Him? (14:7)
- Whom did Philip ask Jesus to show them? (14:8)
- What did Jesus ask Philip in response to Philip’s request to be shown the Father? (14:9)
- How did Jesus characterize His relationship with the Father? (14:10-11)
- What evidence did Jesus use to prove that He is in the Father and the Father is in Him? (14:11)
- What did Jesus say that those who had faith in Him would do? (14:12)
- Why did Jesus say that anyone who had faith would do greater things? (14:12)
- Why did Jesus say that He would do whatever His believers asked in His name? (14:13)
- What did Jesus say that He would do for His followers? (14:14)
Apply It
- What can you do this week to deepen your relationship with Christ?
- What can you do today to bring glory to God?
- Whom do you need to tell about the way Jesus offers a relationship with God?
Jesus Promises the Holy Spirit - John 14:15-31
Understand It
- What did Jesus say His disciples would do if they loved Him? (14:15)
- What did Jesus say He would ask God to give His disciples? (14:16)
- Why could the world not accept the Spirit of Truth? (14:17)
- What did Jesus promise the disciples? (14:18)
- Why did Jesus tell His disciples that they would live? (14:19)
- How is Jesus related to the Father and to His disciples? (14:20)
- What is the result of obeying Jesus’ commands and loving Him? (14:21-23)
- What did Jesus say the Counselor would do? (14:25-26)
- What did Jesus leave with His disciples? (14:27)
- Why were the disciples to be glad that Jesus was leaving them? (14:28)
- Why did Jesus tell His disciples about the future? (14:29)
- Why did Jesus say He wouldn’t speak much longer? (14:30)
- What did Jesus intend to show the world? (14:31)
Apply It
- In what specific way can you show Jesus that you love Him today?
- What can you do today to experience and enjoy the peace Jesus has given you?
- What troubling problem or fear do you need to turn over to God?
