Here's Your Sign--Lesson 6--So You Think You Can See?--John 9

Discussion Questions:

1. In what ways have you found yourself interpreting the world according to how you are

instead of how it really is?

2. How have you seen God work through your limitations?

3. How does adding eternity to the equation of life help you to see the rationale of allowing

suffering and hardship?

4. How has your mind’s eye picture influenced your understanding of situations that are out

of your comfort zone? Are there times you have been blind when you thought you could

see?

5. What led the former blind man to the point of worshiping Jesus? What do you learn about

your own ability to worship from this account in John 9?

Here's Your Sign--Lesson 5--Overcoming More than the Elements--John 6:15-21

Discussion Questions:

1. What makes it difficult to practice Jesus being the King and I am His servant? What are

some ways to keep these in proper order?

2. What kind of a King would send His followers into the dark and storms and then allow

them to struggle for a long while?

3. Share a time in your life when God demonstrated to you that He is a God who sees

(Yahweh Roi). How does this give you confidence in the midst of the current storms you

encounter?

4. Why is it important that Jesus didn’t calm the storm before walking on the sea? How does

this fact illustrate the kind of King Jesus is? How does this tie to the picture of the sea in

the book of Revelation?

5. What is the significance of God not removing the darkness, but giving boundaries to it?

How have you seen God use darkness in your own life?

Here's Your Sign--Lesson 4--Bread and Fish for Everyone!--John 6:1-15

Discussion Questions:

1. What kinds of demands do you picture the public placing upon Jesus as they recognize

His abilities to teach and heal and perform signs? What enabled Jesus to stay focused

and refreshed instead of burning out and growing tired, cynical or discouraged?

2. What desires drive your life? What do your desires reveal about you?

3. What struggles do you have with selfishness and/or entitlement? How would the world be

different if people were more focused on thankfulness?

4. Why does John emphasize Jesus being a better Moses? How are the tests Moses and the

Israelites have to deal with similar to the test Jesus gives his apostles in John 6?

5. How often do you get quiet with the LORD so He can see your deepest desires? What

kind of commitment will you make this upcoming week to let Him reveal what your

desires are saying about you?