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Each Sunday we provide questions based on the sermon to guide a discussion time into deeper spiritual understanding.

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CERTAIN THINGS John 5:17-30, May 5th, 2024

1. What is there you used to be certain of, but have changed your mind about? Is there something you have become more convinced about over time?

2. Read over John 5:16-18. These verses describe intense efforts to silence Jesus. What are your thoughts about these efforts? Look at these other texts from John’s Gospel that describe further efforts.

7:1 7:19 7:25 8:37 10:31 10:39 11:53-54

3. Looking at verses 19-20, how would you describe the relationship between God the Father and God the Son? (see also verse 30) Why does this matter for Christians?

4. How can it be said that Jesus is the giver of life? What are some implications of that certainty?

5. Try to recall the list of miracles that atheists must believe. Which one stands out to you? Why do evolutionists persist in spite of the improbability of these miracles?

6. One of those “miracles” is that order comes from chaos. What makes this so improbable? How would an evolutionist explain this? Why would they want to?

7. In looking at verses 22-23, Jesus declares that He is the final judge. Compare that with chapter 3, verse 17. How do we reconcile these two ideas?

8. What are you most looking forward to in the future resurrection? (5:28-29)

9. What part of this text is especially encouraging for you in your faith? How is your faith bolstered here? Why are you so certain of these things that you would stake your eternity on them?