JOHN 1:6-13
THE FAITHFUL WITNESS
Application Guide
READ THE TEXT
JOHN 1:6-13
6 There was a man sent from God whose name was John. 7 He came as a witness to testify about the light, so that all might believe through him. 8 He was not the light, but he came to testify about the light. 9 The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world.
10 He was in the world, and the world was created through him, and yet the world did not recognize him. 11 He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him. 12 But to all who did receive him, he gave them the right to be children of God, to those who believe in his name, 13 who were born, not of natural descent, or of the will of the flesh, or of the will of man, but of God.
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
In general, was there anything that stood out to you from the sermon or the reading of the text? Was there anything you were confused by?
The author of the gospel introduces John the Baptizer to us in the text. What was the most important thing about him?
What was the response of the world to Jesus when He came into the world? What was the response of His own people?
Do you identify more with John (as a faithful witness) or those who rejected Jesus? Why?
What is required of a person to become children of God?
By whose power is someone born into the family of God?
What is the natural response of those who have been adopted into the family of God?
What are ways you and/or your group can testify to the work of Jesus in your life/lives?
How was the gospel and the work of Jesus magnified through the text or sermon?
Is there anything the Spirit is calling you to obey as an individual or as a group?