Lesson Schedule:
1. Have the class read the class aloud as a whole class or in small groups (individuals taking a verse or two each). Encourage them to say the verse number so everybody can keep track of where they are.
10 Minutes: Personal study and writing observations, meanings, and applications. Encourage them to write a few in each section rather than doing one section in such detail they go get to others.
10 Minutes: Sharing observations in small groups.
10 Minutes: Sticky spots teaching time. There may be passages where it would be helpful to do the "Sticky Spot" time first.
Close with an application question and encourage it to be discussed in small groups till class is over.
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Reference—Catchy Title to Create Interest
1. Have people read the passage aloud
NOTES: Write 1-3 things for each section.
Observations: What do you learn about the main characters? Any conflicts or high points, theme or main idea, surprises?
Meaning: Are there any “editorial comments?” What does this passage reveal about who Jesus is and what He came to do?
Applications: Does anything challenge or confirm my understanding? Is there an attitude or action I need to change? What does a disciple of Jesus do and think because of this passage?
STICKY SPOTS:
Briefly highlight 2-3 sticky spots in the passage where you can offer some strategic background to enhance understanding or prepare the class for answer likely questions or objections from someone who is new to the Scriptures.
Think about it.
- Irwin Lutzer askes the teacher to think about this question. "Why should someone's life be transformed by this message?" Howard Hendricks put it this way. "What are you trying to do to these people?"
- A question that prompts us to wrestle with the teaching in the text?
- A question that prompts us to reflect on a practical application?
- A question that helps us to see the Gospel and look to Jesus as our example, Etc.
- STICKY SPOTS:
- What are sticky spots? There are two main ideas to keep in mind when deciding what the sticky spots are for a passage.
- First, are there any Old Testament allusions, cultural customs, historical background, or language gaps that need to be closed to understand what the text is saying?
- Second, what is someone likely to be asked about the text by an unbeliever or new believer?
1. Allusions to or quotations from the OT.
1. Joh 1:23
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Isa 40:3
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2. Joh 1:51
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Ge 28:12
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allusion
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3. Joh 2:17
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Ps 69:9
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4. Joh 3:14
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Nu 21:8,9
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allusion
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5. Joh 4:37
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Mic 6:15
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allusion
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6. Joh 6:31
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Ps 78:24
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7. Joh 6:31
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Ex 16:15
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allusion
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8. Joh 6:45
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Isa 54:13
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9. Joh 6:49
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Ex 16:15
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allusion
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10. Joh 7:22
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Le 12:3
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allusion
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11. Joh 7:38
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Isa 55:1
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allusion
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12. Joh 7:38
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Isa 58:11
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allusion
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13. Joh 7:38
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Isa 44:3
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allusion
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14. Joh 7:38
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Zec 13:1
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allusion
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15. Joh 7:38
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Zec 14:8
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allusion
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16. Joh 7:38
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Pr 18:4
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allusion
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17. Joh 7:38
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Isa 12:3
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allusion
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18. Joh 7:39
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Isa 44:3
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allusion
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19. Joh 7:42
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Ps 89:4
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allusion
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20. Joh 7:42
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Ps 132:11
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allusion
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21. Joh 7:42
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Mic 5:1,2
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allusion
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22. Joh 8:5
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Le 20:10
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allusion
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23. Joh 8:5
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De 22:21
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allusion
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24. Joh 8:17
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De 19:15
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25. Joh 9:31
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Ps 82:6
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26. Joh 10:34
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Ps 82:6
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allusion
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27. Joh 12:13
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Ps 118:26
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allusion
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28. Joh 12:14,15
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Zec 9:9
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29. Joh 12:34
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2Sa 7:13
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allusion
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30. Joh 12:34
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Ps 89:30,37
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allusion
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31. Joh 12:34
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Ps 110:4
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allusion
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32. Joh 12:34
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Isa 9:7
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allusion
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33. Joh 12:38
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Isa 53:1
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34. Joh 12:40
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Isa 6:9
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35. Joh 12:49
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De 18:18
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allusion
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36. Joh 13:18
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Ps 41:9
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37. Joh 15:25
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Ps 69:4
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38. Joh 15:25
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Ps 109:3
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39. Joh 15:25
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Ps 35:19
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40. Joh 17:12
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Ps 41:10
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allusion
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41. Joh 17:12
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Ps 109:8,17
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allusion
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42. Joh 19:24
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Ps 22:19
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43. Joh 19:28
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Ps 69:21
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allusion
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44. Joh 19:36
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Ex 12:46
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45. Joh 19:36
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Ps 34:20
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46. Joh 19:36
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Nu 9:12
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allusion
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47. Joh 19:37
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Zec 12:10
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48. Joh 20:9
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Ps 16:10
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allusion
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49. Joh 20:17
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Ps 22:22
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allusion
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2. Apparent contradictions or items from the Skeptic’s Bible
3. Highlight cultural or historical items that are important to understanding the text
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4. Wording that is frequently misunderstood or misused by cults, etc. or a word study on an important key word for the book of John.
5. Parallel passages that help us understand what John is emphasizing or leaving out to help his point. It can also be helpful to use a harmony of the Gospels to help understand where the text fits in the chronology (Realize that sometimes that is not important to the point John is making.)
6. A hermeneutical principle that helps understand the passage and will help with other sections.
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