Why did Jesus speak these things to the disciples?
What will happen to them?
Why will they do these things to them?
When did Jesus want the disciples to remember the things He told them would happen? Why didn’t He tell them at the beginning?
Where was Jesus going to go? What didn’t they ask Him?
What were the disciples feeling?
Why is it to their advantage that Jesus goes away?
What three things will the Comforter convict the world of? Why?
Why doesn’t Jesus say all the things He could say to them then?
Who, instead will guide them into truth? What will He tell them? Whose authority does He speak from?
What else will the Spirit do? How?
What will happen in a little while? Where is Jesus going?
What did the disciples ask?
What was Jesus’ answer in verse 20? While the disciples weep and lament, what will the world do? But what will the disciples’ sorrow turn to?
What illustration did Jesus use for this joy?
When will the disciples rejoice?
What will happen then? What happens when we ask the Father in Jesus’ name?
What mode of speaking had Jesus been using with the disciples? How would He speak in a future time, and what would He tell them about plainly?
What will happen in that day?
Will Jesus pray to the Father on behalf of us? Why or why not?
Who did Jesus come from? To whom is He going?
What 2 things did the disciples say that they understood now that He was speaking plainly?
What was the situation that Jesus predicted would come which would test the disciples? What would happen to Jesus at that time?
What would the disciples be able to feel as a result of the words Jesus had spoken?
What has Jesus overcome?

Thought Questions

Have you seen any evidence through history, and even today, where people think that killing (or otherwise persecuting) a Christian is doing God a service? How would you react if you were the victim in that situation? Are you prepared?
How can you avoid being the persecutor? Do you know the Father or Jesus well enough to recognize truth?
Are you well enough acquainted with Bible prophecy to be able to recognize things when they happen from what has been predicted before?
What is the Spirit doing in your life? are you allowing Him to convict you of sin and to guide you into all truth? How can we tell if the Holy Spirit is working? The Bible says to “test the spirits” (1 John 4:1)
What does vs. 14 tell us about how Christ is glorified? Do a search of the many times Jesus talks about Himself or His Father being glorified (especially in the book of John). What does it mean? How can we apply it to our own behavior, to glorify Christ?
Are you sorrowing? What hope do vs. 20-23 give you? Has there been a time in your life in the past when you had sorrow, but that sorrow had turned to joy?
Why do you think Jesus used figurative language? Would it have been helpful if He had spoken more plainly? would we understand it? Even though the disciples said they were glad He was finally speaking plainly (in vs. 29-30), what was the real outcome (in vs. 32 and Matt. 26:56)?
What does it mean to overcome the world? Can we also overcome? 1 John 2:13, Rev. 2:7.

My prayer is:
that I would continue to believe the truths of Christ even if I am persecuted, and my persecutors think they are doing God a service;
that I would study the words of Christ and the prophecies of the Bible, so that my faith will be strengthened when I recognize their fulfillment;
and that I would recognize that, in times of sorrow, Christ has overcome the world, and my sorrow will be turned to joy.

What is Jesus called here? What is His Father?
What gets taken away? What gets pruned? Why?
Why are His disciples already clean?
Where does Jesus want us to abide? Where will He abide?
Where does a branch have to be to bear fruit?
If Jesus is the vine, what are we?
What will happen to those who abide in Him?
What can we do without Him?
What will happen with those who do not abide in Him? Why?
What else can abide in us if we abide in Him?
Then, what will happen if we ask for what we desire? Why?
How does Jesus love us?
How will we abide in Jesus’ love?
Why has Jesus spoken these things to us?
What is Jesus’ commandment?
What is the ultimate love?
How do we become Jesus’ friends?
What does Jesus call us? Why?
What is the difference between a servant and a friend?
Who chose who? What did Jesus appoint us to do?
What does Jesus command us to do?
What do we know if the world hates us?
What would make the world love us? Why does the world hate us?
What are some other things that if they did to Jesus that the would also do to us? Why do they do these things?
Why do they have no excuse for their sin?
When someone hates Jesus, who else do they also hate?
What would have happened if Jesus had not done these unusual works? But what is the case now?
Why did these things happen this way?
How does Jesus describe the Helper? What will He do when He arrives?
What will the disciples do? Why?

Thought Questions

What do you think it means for God to prune someone? Do you feel like you have been pruned? How? Is that a good thing? What happens when God prunes you? (see verse 2 for your answer)
How does Jesus’ word make us clean?
How does a person abide in Jesus? Does verse 3, 7 or 10 help you to answer that question? What does abiding in Jesus mean in your personal life, in a practical way?
What are some practical results in your life of abiding in Jesus (fruit bearing)?
What are some of the things you desire? Has God given them to you? Why or why not?
Read verse 7-8 again. Is pruning the only way that we can bear more fruit? How else (from those verses) can we bear much fruit and glorify God? What does this teach us about our relationship with Him, and His relationship with us?
Does Jesus love us? How? What are some examples of ways the Father showed His love to Jesus? How does that translate to how Jesus shows His love to us?
Does verse 10 and 14 sound legalistic to you? Does it fit in with how you generally think of Jesus and our relationship with Him? How can you apply this truth? What does it tell you about how important His commandments are to our relationship with Him?
What are Jesus’ commandments? Are they the same as God’s commandments (in the Old Testament)? Why are they that important?
According to verse 11, what are the results of keeping God’s commandments? Do you believe this? Have you experienced this?
Read John 14:15, 21, and John 15:10, 14. Is there any question that we should keep God’s commandments?
How would you feel if a friend told you what Jesus said in verse 10? But why is Jesus different from your other friends? Might we be stuck in a joyless view of God’s commands?
In verse 14, Jesus tells us to do what He commands, then in verse 15 He tells us we are not servants. Is this a contradiction? How does this shape your view of God’s commandments, and His friendship?
Does verse 16 mean that we don’t have a choice, or that we do have a choice but didn’t choose Him? On this earth, what’s keeping us from truly choosing Christ?
What does Jesus’ commandment to “love one another” entail? Does it mean that the rest of God’s commandments aren’t important? How do they link together? By keeping the Ten Commandments, can we fulfill Jesus’ commandment to love one another, or are they separate?
Does the world hate you? Why or why not? Do you feel like it should, or not? For example, is there something you are afraid to do or proclaim because you are afraid that the world will hate you if you do?
Read verse 22 again. What do you think will happen to people in remote areas of the world who have never heard Jesus’ words? How do you think God will judge them?
How have you observed the Holy Spirit testifying of Christ?
How can you also testify of Him?

My prayer is:
that I would allow Jesus to prune me so that I may bear fruit;
that I would understand that following God’s commandments and loving others deepens my relationship with Him;
and that I would be prepared to be hated by the world, just as it hated Christ, if I am truly on His side.

What is the first command given in this chapter?
If we believe in God, who should we also believe in?
What is in Jesus’ Father’s house?
What did Jesus say to back this up?
What is Jesus going to go do? After that, what will he do? Why?
How do we know where Jesus is going, and how to get there?
If you know Jesus, who else do you know?
Who asked Jesus to show them the Father?
What was His response?
By whose authority does Jesus speak and work?
What other reason do we have to believe, besides that He is in the Father and the Father is in Him?
What will happen with the people who believe in Him? Why?
What will happen when you ask in His name? Why?
What things will Jesus do if you ask in His name?
If you love Him, what will you do?
What will Jesus do to help?
How long will the Helper/Comforter be with you?
Why can’t the world receive the Spirit of truth?
Where will He dwell in those who know Him?
What won’t Jesus leave us as?
What will happen in a little while?
Why will we live?
What triangular situation will happen that day?
Who loves Jesus? Who will love that person?
What was Judas’ question?
What was Jesus’ answer?
Where is the word of Christ from?
Whom will the Father send in Jesus’ name? What will He do?
What is Jesus leaving with us?
What should we not let our heart be?
What was going to happen? If we loved Jesus, what would we feel about that?
Why did Jesus tell them in advance what would happen?
Why won’t Jesus be able to speak much with them after that? Who is coming? How much power does he have over Jesus?
Then, why did Jesus have to do what He was about to do?

Thought Questions

Is your heart troubled? What excuse do you have, after reading John 14:1? How much do you believe in God the Father, and God the Son?
Are you looking forward to being in the same place as God, or are there things you’d rather do on your own?
Why were the disciples so confused, even after having been with Jesus all that time? Do you understand the way to heaven?
Why do you believe in Jesus? Do you believe in His authority coming from the Father? Do His works help you in that belief?
Do you believe that you can do even greater works than these? What would that require?
What have you asked recently in Jesus’ name? What would you like to ask? What’s keeping you from it?
Do you love Jesus? Do you keep His commandments? Do you really believe this is a qualification, after reading John 14:15? Are you willing to keep them?
What evidence have you seen in your life of the Holy Spirit’s presence?
Think about Judas’ question in verse 22. Has Jesus manifested Himself to everyone in the world in all of history in the same way? Do you feel as though you have an “advantage” because you know and believe the Bible Scriptures? What do you think belief in Jesus depends the most on–culture, knowledge, experience, sincerity, or something else? What was Jesus’ answer to Judas, and how do you think His statement answers the question?
Do you wish Jesus were still on earth? How does the Holy Spirit take His place in your life on earth?
The disciples were heartbroken when Jesus died. Should they have been, knowing what we know now? Are you heartbroken when a loved one in Christ dies? Where can we find rejoicing in death? How about in Jesus’ death?
Jesus says the same thing in John 14:29 and 13:19. Do you understand prophecies of the future in the Bible? Why should we understand them? Do they give you a sense of hope and strengthening of your faith, or just confusion and fear?
Who is “the prince of this world?” Explain why he is called that. Who elected him?
Why did Jesus die? Was it because people killed Him, or because Satan killed Him, or for some other reason? Use verses 30-31 for your answer.

My prayer is:
that, when my heart is troubled, I would remember the words of John 14:1-4, that Christ is preparing a place for us, so that we can be with Him;
that I would have the faith to believe that Christ really will answer my prayers;
and that I would have the strength and will to want to keep His commandments, in order to keep my heart pure to follow Him.

Which feast was happening?
What did Jesus know about His life then?
Who did He love to the end?
Who was to betray Him?
What had the Father given Jesus? Where was He going?
What did He do then as a result?
How did He wash the disciples’ feet?
Who protested against this? What did he say?
What did Jesus say in response to Peter’s protest?
What did Peter want Jesus to wash?
What was Jesus’ response?
Were they clean? All of them?
What did Jesus know that led Him to say that?
After Jesus finished washing the disciples’ feet and He sat down again, what did He tell them to do?
Why should they do that? What would be the result?
What was Jesus predicting? How did He support this prediction?
Why did Jesus give this prediction beforehand?
What is the connection between Jesus and the One who sent Him?
Why was Jesus then troubled in spirit?
What was the disciples’ reaction?
Who finally asked Jesus who would betray Him?
What was the sign Jesus gave for who it was?
Who did Jesus give the bread to?
What happened when Judas received the bread? What did Jesus tell him to do?
What did the disciples think Judas might do?
What did Judas do next?
What did Jesus say when Judas left?
What is the new commandment?
How will the world know who His disciples are?
What did Peter ask Jesus?
When could Peter follow Jesus?
What did Peter say he was willing to do for Jesus?
How many times was Peter going to deny Jesus?
What sign was going to happen then?

Thought Questions

How did the devil get access to Judas’ heart?
What is the symbolism of foot washing? What was Jesus trying to show?
If Jesus Himself came to wash your feet (or something equivalent; a humble, dirty task that you think is beneath your status), how would you respond?
Why did Jesus say that (most of) the disciples were already clean? Do you think you are clean?
How does doing what Jesus tells us make us happy (vs. 17)?
If “the servant [us] is not greater than his master [Jesus],” and Jesus committed this and other humble acts of service, what does that tell us about how we ought to treat one another?
What might have been the result if Jesus had not given the prediction in advance that Judas would betray Him? What might the other disciples have thought?
Why do you think Jesus allowed Judas to be one of His disciples, knowing that he would betray Him in the end?
How do you think the disciples felt about Judas? Did they have any suspicion of him?
Did it sound like Jesus was publicly pointing out Judas to all the disciples, or just to John and Peter? Why?
What did Jesus mean when He said it was time for Him to be glorified? Find other instances in the Bible where He says that.
Why is the commandment to love one another “new?” Had that ever been thought of before? What part of verse 34 is “new?”
How was Jesus an example of love like none other had been before? Think about the Jews’ ideas of love in those days.
How can we show that we are Jesus’ disciples, in practical ways?
Would you tell Jesus that you are willing to lay down your life for Him? What do you think He would say?

My prayer is:
that I would follow the example of Jesus’ humility and love by performing thoughtful tasks for others, even if they seem unpleasant to me;
for protection from the devil’s influence by giving me a clean, pure heart;
and for the faith even to be willing to lay down my life for Christ’s sake if necessary, that I may follow Him wherever He goes.

Did Jesus say to His Father, “Father, save me from this hour”? Why or why not?
Instead, what was His statement? How did God respond to it?
What did the people standing by think the sound was?
Why did God speak at that time?
What was it time for then? Who was going to be cast out?
What would happen when Jesus was lifted up from the earth? What was He signifying?
What was the people’s confusion about this statement?
What was Jesus’ reply?
What two things regarding light did Jesus admonish us to do in verse 36?
Did the people believe Him?
Who predicted this? What did the prophecies say?
According to the prophecies, what would have happened if the people were not blind and hardened?
Among which group was found believers of Jesus? However, what did they not do? Why?
Although, they believed Jesus, what did they love more than the praise of God?
According to Jesus Himself, whoever believes in Him believes in whom?
Why did Jesus come into the world?
What happens when anyone hears His word but does not believe?
Who or what will judge those people? When?
Whose authority does Jesus speak with? What is that command described as?

Thought Questions

Who was Jesus’ audience as He spoke in this passage? (Look back starting from verse 12 and continuing.) Was it a certain type of people, or a mixture?
What was Jesus’ attitude toward His death? How does that inspire you to feel about the troubles you face in your life? How does God’s vocal response help you strengthen that?
If you had been there, do you think you would have heard a voice, or thunder? Who would you have thought spoke the words?
Who is the ruler of the world? Why would he be cast out then?
Would you have been confused by Jesus’ teachings on His death like the people were? Do you think God expected them to understand everything then, or to grow in faith when looking back on the events that had been prophesied? Do we always have to understand everything at the time to have faith that God is right?
How does Jesus’ statement in verse 35-36 answer the people’s question in verse 34?
How do you believe prophecy relates to its fulfillment? In other words, do people behave a certain way because it was destined to be, or could the prophesies have been different? For example, would Isaiah have been told something different than he said in Isaiah 53:1 if the people in Jesus’ time (and other times) had believed His report?
What does it mean when it says God hardened their hearts?
Were the rulers wrong or weak by not confessing Christ at that time for fear of the Pharisees? Some of them confessed Him later (Acts 6:7).
What does “the praise of God” mean? We always hear about how we should praise God, but how could God praise us? Do you want the praise of God? (See also 1 Corinthians 4:5.) Is there anything about you now that God could praise?
Look back on our previous conversation regarding Jesus’ judgement, including John 5:22. Sometimes He seems to say that He has been given all judgment by the Father, sometimes He seems to say that He judges no one. Now, in verse 48, He says that the word itself will judge those who reject Him. How do you understand God’s judgment?

My prayer is:
that in every situation, even unto death, my attitude would be, “God be glorified;”
that I would have faith in Christ, even if I don’t understand everything now;
and that my main goal would be to have the praise of God, not the praise of humans.

Who gathered the next day? Why?
What did they do?
What did they say?
What did Jesus ride on? What prophecy was that a fulfillment of?
When did the disciples understand all of this? What was the result?
Why did this group of people assemble to honor Jesus this way? What had they previously witnessed?
What frustrated the Pharisees?
Who else was among those at the Feast?
Who did they come up to? What did they ask him?
Who did he go tell?
What was Jesus’ response to this? What hour has come?
What happens to the grain if it dies?
What happens to those who love their lives? What happens to those who hate their lives?
What two things happen with those who serve Christ?

Thought Questions

Read verses 17 and 18 again. Why were these people honoring Jesus this way? Do you think all of them continued to honor Him? Why or why not?
What kind of king did the people expect Jesus to be?
Do you think the people involved knew that they were fulfilling the prophecy of Zechariah 9:9?
Why didn’t the disciples understand these things then? Why do you think they understood better after Christ was glorified? Is prophecy always given for the purpose of telling things in advance, or sometimes to help us understand after things have happened? How do you feel about God when you find out that something He had predicted far beforehand comes true?
Why did Greeks come to a Jewish festival? What does this tell you about which cultures or nationalities will be saved in God’s Kingdom?
Why do you think Philip and Andrew might have been involved with communicating with the Greeks? Look again at John 1:40-45. How can we help bring each other to Jesus in practical ways?
How was Jesus’ answer in verse 23 related to the question of seeing the Greeks? In other words, what’s the connection between Greeks coming to see Jesus, and the hour coming that Jesus should be glorified? (See John 12:32)
How is Christ glorified? How would you elaborate on and apply the idea that if a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it brings forth much fruit?
What does Jesus mean by loving/hating your life? What do you love or hate about your life? What would you be willing to give it up for?

My prayer is:
a prayer of praise and “Hosanna” to him who gives life, raises the dead, and is the fulfillment of ancient prophecies;
that I would not only be drawn to Christ because of His glorification, but that I would help others to come to Him as well;
and that I would not love my life on earth so much that I’d be unwilling to give it up for God’s Kingdom.

Where did Jesus go? When was that? What had happened there?
Who did Jesus have supper with?
Who anointed the feet of Jesus? What did she use? What did she wipe Jesus’ feet with?
What did Judas Iscariot say?
What was his motive for saying that?
What did Jesus say that Mary was anointing Him for?
Who will we always have with us? Who will we not always have with us?
Why did all those Jews want to come to that event?
Who did they want to kill? Why?

Thought Questions

Why do you think Mary anointed Jesus’ feet?
How should we honor our friends before their funerals, not after? Are there some things you can think of that people do to honor the dead that ought to be done when they are alive to appreciate it?
Do you think Mary anticipated criticism for her act? Do you have to courage to honor Jesus in ways that others would disapprove of?
Did Judas have a good point about giving the money to the poor, or not? Should we be generous to the needy? What is the difference (or differences) in this situation?
Did anyone at that time, on either side, doubt that Lazarus had been dead or that he had been raised from the dead? How do you know?

My prayer is:
that I would honor and show loving affection to those in my life so that they know I love them, and not wait until their funerals;
that I would honor Christ above all, with everything I have, first and best.

(verse 45 & 46) Did some of the Jews believe Jesus? Why? How about some others?
What did some of the Jews go tell the Pharisees?
Who gathered a council? What did they discuss? What did they worry would happen if they didn’t stop Jesus?
Who was the high priest?
What was his statement?
How did he come to that conclusion?
Who was Jesus to die for?
What did they plot to do from that day onward?
As a result, where did Jesus go?
What holiday was coming up?
Where did the people from the country go to? Why?
What was the big question among the people at the Temple?
What was the command given by the priests and Pharisees?

Thought Questions

If you saw a person raised from the dead, how would you react? Would you praise God for His wonderful works, or be bitter and jealous of the power of the One who raised him? Why did the chief priests and Pharisees react the way they did?
Why did the works of Jesus make the Pharisees and priests so frightened? What did that have to do with the Romans?
Was Caiphas a good guy? (Read Matt. 26:57-68.) Can God use a person who does not love Him for His work? Even to prophecy? Why would He do that?
Who are the “children of God who were scattered abroad?”
Was Jesus being cowardly by moving to a town near the wilderness? If you are threatened with death, even for a noble cause as martyrdom for God, would you run away? Is there a time to hide, and a time to face danger? How would you know?

My prayer is:
that I would always have a spirit of praise to God for His wonderful works, and desire to follow Him as a result;
and that I would have wisdom in how to deal with dangerous situations, knowing that there is a time to protect myself and a time to face danger for Your glory.

Who was sick? Where was he from?
Who were his sisters? What did Mary do?
Who sent a message to Jesus? What was the message?
What was Jesus’ response?
How long did Jesus stay where He was?
After that time, where did Jesus announce that He wanted to go?
What was the problem, according to the disciples?
Why don’t people stumble in the day? What happens in the night? Why?
What did Jesus say the situation with Lazarus was? What was He planning to do?
What was the confusion with the term “sleep?”
What did Jesus tell the disciples plainly?
Why was Jesus glad He was not there?
Who said he was willing to go along and die with Jesus?
When they arrived, how long had Lazarus been in the grave?
How far was Bethany from Jerusalem?
Who joined Mary and Martha to comfort them?
Who rushed out to meet Jesus first? Who stayed in the house?
What did Martha say to Jesus?
What did Jesus tell her?
When did Martha think Lazarus would rise?
How did Jesus then describe Himself? What would happen to those who believe in Him?
What did Martha proclaim that she believed?
What did Martha do after this?
Where was Jesus?
Who followed Mary?
What did Mary say to Jesus? What did she do as she was saying this?
How did Jesus react when He saw Mary and the others weeping?
What did Jesus do when they brought Him to the grave?
What skeptical comment did the Jews make?
What kind of grave was Lazarus in?
What command did Jesus give?
What objection did Martha raise?
What did Jesus remind her that she would see if she believed?
What was Jesus’ prayer as they opened the tomb?
What was the reason He gave for saying this prayer aloud?
What did Jesus say to Lazarus? How did He say it?
What happened?
What was the result among many of the Jews?
What did a few others go to do, though?

Thought Questions

Compare John 11:4 with John 9:3. Is Jesus saying the same thing? Does God cause suffering or allow it? Why? How can you compare the temporary suffering of pain on earth, or even death, with the glory of Christ’s healing and resurrection that He offers?
Jesus said He loved Mary, Martha, and Lazarus. More than other people? Even though “God so loved the world,” what do you think His relationship with specific people on earth was like? Why?
Compare John 11: 9, 10 with John 9:4, 5. Is Jesus saying the same thing here? What does He mean and why does He give that answer when people are asking how things will turn out in suffering? Can we apply that answer when people ask us the same type of questions?
In verse 11, how did Jesus refer to death? Why does he use that comparison? How does death compare to sleep? What does a person do when they are sleeping? What does a person do when they are dead?
What does verse 16 tell you about “Doubting Thomas?”
What does verse 20 tell you about Martha the homemaker and Mary who at another time had rushed to Jesus?
Did Martha have faith? What did she say she believed in verse 27? What about verse 39?
What did Mary and Martha mean in verses 21 and 32? Did the Jews mean the same thing in verse 37? What’s the subtle difference?
Why did Jesus wait four days after Lazarus died to raise him, instead of coming right away to prevent his death? What does that tell you when, at times, He does not answer our prayer for someone’s healing? Is there still hope? Are there times when God can be glorified more by not answering our prayer immediately than if He did? Is it worth it?
Why did Jesus choose to raise Lazarus from the dead? Why did He do miracles at all?
Does God operate differently now than when Jesus was on earth?

My prayer is:
to be comforted with the thought that death is no more than a sleep, and that Christ can wake us up at His word;
and to understand that at times the delay in God’s healing is to prove something even bigger in demonstrating the glory of God.

What kind of person enters the sheepfold in a way other than through the door?
Who enters through the door?
Who opens the door?
What happens when the doorkeeper (porter) opens the door and the shepherd calls the sheep?
What will the sheep do with strangers? Why?
What are the two things Jesus calls himself in this illustration? (look through verses 7-11)
Who are all the other people who have come for the sheep? (vs. 8)
What three things will happen with everyone who comes through the door of Jesus?
What does the good Shepherd do?
What does the hireling do? Why?
What will Jesus do with the other sheep, not of this fold?
Why does Jesus’ Father love Him?
Who has the power to lay down and take up His life?
How did the Jews respond to this illustration?
What had Jesus done that caused some of them not to believe He had a demon?
What time of year was this? Where was Jesus?
What question did the Jews have for Jesus?
What was His answer? What was supposed to tell them the answer?
Why don’t they believe?
Who gave the sheep to Jesus?
Who is Jesus one with?
How did the Jews respond to this?
What question did Jesus ask the Jews?
What reason did they give for trying to stone Jesus?
What is blasphemy?
What was Jesus’ reasoning for this?
What did Jesus say about His works?
What is supposed to be the result of believing His works?
Where did Jesus go? What had happened there?
What did the people say about Jesus there?
Thought Questions

What other “robbers” are lurking in the world, trying to steal the sheep? How can we recognize Jesus’ voice and follow Him, while avoiding following the robbers?
Many people believe there are many ways to be saved, not just through Jesus. What can you show those people through this chapter about why Jesus is the only way we can be saved? What are the alternatives, according to this illustration?
However, consider verse 16. Who do you think the sheep of the other folds represent? What do you think God’s relationship is with people who do not know of Him? Verse 16 says “they will hear My voice.” How do you think those who don’t know of Him can hear His voice?
What are some ways the thief (Satan) tries to steal people?
Can Satan mimic Jesus’ voice? Can you recognize Jesus’ voice? How can you be sure?
Who might the hireling represent? What might the wolves represent?
Why did the Jews still not understand who Jesus was? Would you have understood if you were there? What is our understanding determined by?
How did Jesus show Himself to be the Christ of God? Did He do it through words, or through actions? Why, then, were the Jews complaining about blasphemy (vs. 33)?
Can your works show God’s power, too? Are works important in revealing God to others?
What is blasphemy? What are some examples of humans “making themselves God” that you can think of? Does Jesus’ explanation apply there? How can we test if Christ is God, or if other humans are God?
What is the difference in attitude between the Jews in verses 20 & 33 and verses 41-42? How can you apply this to your attitude toward God?

My prayer is:
that I would listen, recognize, and hear Christ’s voice when He calls;
that I would recognize and avoid robbers trying to steal the sheep;
and that I would recognize the difference between human blasphemy and Christ’s true divinity through both their words (according to the Scripture) and works.