Sermon Outline | Group Questions
Light and dark, truth and lies, good and evil. While the world often feels like it’s filled with shades of gray, we all know that there are ways of living in the world that fill us with hope and joy, and there are ways of being that cause regret and despair. Join us in season three of our teaching series from the Gospel of John, Light in the Darkness, as we follow Jesus as he guides us on the path of life.
The Gospel of John
Bible Text: John 18
From Pastor Assad Saif
Do you understand redemption?
It is difficult to understand redemption. I like to think about how a plastic water bottle is redeemed. It can be viewed as trash from one person's perspective, and yet, it has the price of redemption listed on it. It is worth something, it just needs to be redeemed. Jesus' suffering and work makes the redemption of human souls possible.
John 18 tells of an end of something, and the beginning of something else. I find it difficult to work through story of Jesus’ last moments before his arrest. I find that I am confronted by the reality of the necessity of Jesus’ suffering because of my personal sin. It is fun and exciting to preach on Jesus walking on water and other miraculous moments. However, I have found, the willing suffering of Jesus is incredibly important and meaningful.
This week we will enter the injustice Jesus suffers. I look forward to sharing with you this week! If you want to read ahead, take a look at John 18:1-24. I am grateful for you!
General Life Group Questions
- Is there a sermon point or illustration that you liked or connected with?
- Which Bible verse or verses stood out to you the most?
- Take some time to re-read the Bible verses that stood out to you?
- How do the Bible verses connect to the sermon points?
- How do you think God is speaking to you with these verses?
- What do you think God may be asking you to do with what he is saying to you?
- Think about how you might share this message in your own words with someone.
- Ask God to put someone on your heart to share this message with.
- Who is that person? How will you share God’s truth with them?