Sermon Discussion Guide 1-11-26

Sermon Discussion Guide
The Book of John | John 13:18-38

Gathering Question:
What is one way you’ve experienced God in your life this week?

Gathering Prayer
Father, by Your Spirit, would You guide us into all truth. Help us to hear and be attentive to Your voice as we work through this study. In the name of Jesus, Your Son, we pray, Amen.

Opening Questions

• What stood out to you in the sermon? 
• What insights did you gain? 
• What questions did it raise?

Read John 13:18-38

• How does the footwashing inform what it means to love one another?

Judas

• What stands out to you about Judas in this passage? 
• What does Judas' story teach us about hidden and unchecked sin?

Peter

• Why do you think Peter thought laying down his life was something he could do?
• How does it change things to realize Jesus doesn’t need us to save him—but saves us?

John

• John calls himself the beloved disciple. How is “being loved by Jesus” different from “loving Jesus”?
• What would change in your life if you truly saw yourself as a “beloved disciple”?

Love One Another

• Love is not just an idea, but a way of life. What makes it easier to talk about love than to actually live it? For you, what gets in the way of loving real people in real situations?
• Love is a way of life lived with real people. Why is it easier to love the idea of the church than the actual people in it? How does remembering who was at Jesus’ table help reframe disappointment with the church today?

Closing Prayer