Sermon Based Curriculum
Sermon Date: May 8, 2011
Sermon Title: Jesus Was Just a Man
Sermon Text: Luke 1:35, John 2:1-5, Mark 14:1-2
Small Group Text: See below.
Introduction
The most profound question that has ever… or will ever be asked was put forward by a Jewish carpenter turned Rabbi living 2,000 years ago: "Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?" (Matthew 16:13) The right answer to this question is as problematic today as it was back then, but for different reasons. Back then, the right answer was thought to be blasphemous by the religious elite of Jesus’ generation. Today, the right answer is thought to be ludicrous within a rationalistic world-life view. And yet the New Testament church has historically believed that how a person answers this question determines his/her eternal destiny. How would you describe Jesus to a person who has never been to church?
Discussion
What did Jesus say about himself? Read John 10:24-33 1. What did Jesus claim? (10:30) 2. How did the Jews respond to Jesus’ claim? (10:31) 3. Why did the Jews want to kill Jesus? (10:33) What did other people say about Him? Read Mark 14:61-64 4. What was Jesus claiming about Himself in 14:62? 5. What did the Sanhedrin (Jewish supreme court) consider blasphemy? (14:64) 6. Read John 1:1-2,14-17. The Apostle John, who wrote the book of John, walked with Jesus for three years. How did John describe Jesus? 7. Read Matthew 16:16. To the Jewish people of Jesus’ generation, the claim to be God’s own Son was to claim equality with God. How did Peter describe Jesus? 8. Read Philippians 2:5-11. How did Paul describe Jesus’ identity?
How did Jesus’ work attest to his deity? 9. Read John 10:37-38. According to Jesus, what evidence exists for him to claim to be God? 10. Read Mark 4:35-41. How do you think the disciples would have answered their own question in verse 41? 11. Read Col. 1:15-20. What do these verses tell you about the work of Jesus Christ
Application
1. Based on the scriptures we studied, who do you say Jesus is and why? 2. Who do you know that needs to hear about the Jesus you just studied in the Scriptures above? What first step can you take to tell them about Jesus?
Sermon-Based Curriculum