Thursday Bible Study

  “I AM [the Way]”   John 14:1-14_     [Discussion starter] Who do you want to be around when you’re hurting or distressed?   How does that person (those people) bring comfort to you?     Jesus’ followers felt like their world was falling apart. Jesus had just told them that he was leaving and they couldn’t come with him. The path to the cr oss was for Jesus alone. In the backwash of their sorrow and distress, Jesus speaks words of peace – and makes an astonishing claim!     [Read John 14:1-14]     Think about times of stress and sorrow in your life, and then consider what the disciples were feeling. What is it like to have a “ troubled” heart?       What will Jesus be doing when he leaves his disciples (verses 2-4)?       In what ways is Jesus preparing you to be with him in the Father’s house?       In verse 5, what does Thomas’ question tell you about what was troubling his heart? ...

  “I AM [the Resurrection]”   John 11:1-27_     Jesus often confronted death and the pain it brings into our lives. In this passage he comes to a grieving woman with a startling word of hope...     [Read John 11:1-27]     From what you have read in this passage, how would you describe the relationship between Jesus and Martha?       How about the relationship between Jesus and Lazarus?       What risk was Jesus taking by going back to Judea (verses 8 & 16)?       How would you feel if your closest friend did not come when you needed him or her the most?       In verse 22, what do you think Martha had in mind when she said, “I know that even now God will give you whate ver you ask”?       What situations might cause us to be disappointed with God?     What does Jesus mean when he says that the person who believes in him will live, even though he dies (verse 25...