Week Eight:

Daily Reading:
Monday John 9-10
Tuesday John 11-12
Wednesday John 13-15
Thursday John 16-18
Friday John 19-21

Study Questions:
How did the disciples view the blind man in ch. 9?
Why did the Pharisees take a stand against Jesus?
In what way is Jesus the “Good Shepherd”?
What is Mr. Black’s favorite Bible verse in the whole Bible (this week)?
What did Jesus do when he heard his friend, Lazarus, was sick? Why did this anger the sisters?
Quiz: what is the shortest verse in the Bible? But what does it tell you about the compassion of
Jesus?
What did Jesus mean when he said, “I am the Resurrection and the life”?
How long had Lazarus been in the grave when Jesus called him out?
What was the significance of the Jewish Passover?
What crazy, extravagant thing did Mary do for Jesus just before the Passover? Why do you suppose she did it?
How much was the jar of perfume worth? What do you think of Judas’ question?
Why did so many Jews refuse to see who Jesus really was?
Who refused to allow Jesus to wash his feet at first? Why did Jesus insist?
How does Jesus comfort his disciples in ch. 14? What does he promise them?
Why does Jesus say that it will be better for him to depart?
Why did Jesus say that the world would hate the disciples?
What does Jesus say the Holy Spirit would do when it comes?
Who does Jesus pray for in ch. 17-18?
John is the only gospel that tells us the name of the fellow whose ear got cut off by Peter… what was it?
Who was the first to discover the empty tomb? Is there any significance to the fact that it was a
woman?
What is the first thing she does?
Who refused to believe Jesus had risen until he saw him with his own eyes? Why?
How did Jesus reaffirm Peter after those denials?
What events recorded in John are NOT found anywhere else in Scripture?
Complete the following quote from Jesus in John: “I am the… “

Journal Thoughts:
• How would you rate your spiritual vision right now? Why?
• Whose death has affected you the most?

Memory Verse: John 11:25-26
Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?"

End of 1st Quarter... Have a great Fall Break!!!
Be ready to start Acts 1 when we return next week...

Week Seven:

Reading Schedule
Monday Luke 24
Tuesday John 1-3
Wednesday John 4-5
Thursday John 6
Friday John 7-8

Study Questions:
John Introductories:
Who wrote this gospel?
How is this gospel so completely different from the other three?
Who did he target his audience to?
Mark begins the story of Jesus at the Jordan River. Matthew begins it with the angel’s visit to Mary.
How far back does John go?
Why does John use the word “WORD” to describe Jesus?
Who describes Jesus as the “Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world?”
Who goes to tell Simon Peter about Jesus?
What did Jesus say about Nathanael? What a compliment, huh?
What was Jesus’ first miracle according to John? Where did it take place? Why did he do it?
Who snuck out under the cover of darkness to talk with Jesus further? Why at night?
Describe Jesus’ conversation with the woman at the well in Samaria. What was unusual about it? How did Jesus share the gospel with her? How did she try to evade the conversation? But what was the outcome?
What was going on at the pool of Bethesda in Jerusalem and what did Jesus do there?
In what way is Jesus the “Bread of life”?
How does Jesus respond when confronted with the case of a woman confronted in the act of adultery?

Journal Thoughts:
• Can you think of a time when you were facing harsh punishment for something you did to get
into trouble, and your parents were extra lenient with you? How did you feel in response?
• What tips about sharing the gospel can you learn from Jesus’ encounter with the Samaritan
woman at the well in ch. 4?
• Brainstorm some ideas of ways WE can overcome social and ethnic barriers in our own
community to spread the gospel.

Memory Verse:
John 1:1-3

Week Six:

Sept 13-17

Monday Luke 13-14
Tuesday Luke 15-17
Wednesday Luke 18-19
Thursday Luke 20-21
Friday Luke 22-23

Questions:
What was the reaction when Jesus healed a crippled woman after teaching in the synagogue? Why?
How did Jesus respond to the criticism?
What is the meaning of Jesus’ parable of the Narrow door in ch. 13?
Why does Jesus describe being a disciple in such extreme terms… such as in 14:25-34?
What three things are lost in ch. 15?
Why does the younger son (in the parable of the prodigal son) leave home? What does he hope to do?
How does he lose all of his money?
What is his father’s reaction when the son decides to return home?
Why does this make the older brother angry?
How does this parable describe God’s love for each of us?
What is the lesson of the Rich Man & Lazarus?
What happens when the poor man dies? What happens when the rich man dies? How are these two
fates different?
How many did Jesus heal from leprosy as he was traveling to Jerusalem in ch. 17? How many came back to thank him? Why do you suppose this is?
What is the lesson from the parable of the Persistent Widow?
What is the lesson from the parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector? How does this parable fly in the face of the culture of the 1st century?
Who was Zacchaeus and what did he do to see Jesus?
What did Jesus say to do about taxes when questioned in ch. 20?
What is the significance of the Last Supper?
What argument do the disciples get in just after the supper?
What happens in the garden when the guards show up to arrest Jesus?
Why do you think Peter disowns Jesus? Was he scared? Embarrassed? Disappointed? Confused?
What did the guards write on the sign to hang over Jesus’ head on the cross?
What happened in the Temple and around town when Jesus actually died?

Journal Thoughts:
• Have you ever been unfairly criticized? Can you think of a time… how did it make you feel?
What did you do to respond to it, if anything?
• Who would you go out of your way to see today… like Zacchaeus did to see Jesus? Why?

Memory Verse:
Luke 15:32
But we had to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.'" NIV

Week Five:

Monday Luke 3-4
Tuesday Luke 5-6
Wednesday Luke 7-8
Thursday Luke 9-10
Friday Luke 11-12


Questions:

Notice how Luke locates these events in history… who was the Emperor?
Who was governor of Judea?
Who was the tetrarch of Galilee
… the tetrarch of Iturea & Traconities?
… the tetrarch of Abilene?
… high priest?

What is different about the genealogy of Jesus in Luke compared to Matthew’s? Why do you suppose this is?

In the list of people in Jesus’ genealogy, which one surprises you the most to see there?

Who led Jesus into the desert to be tempted?

What temptations did the devil tempt Jesus with?

How did Jesus respond to the temptations?

Whose mother-in-law did Jesus heal in Capernaum?

Why do you suppose Jesus often withdrew to “lonely places” to pray? (cf. 5:16)

How are the blessings Jesus pronounces in ch. 6 so different from conventional wisdom?

What does Jesus say for us to do to our enemies? Why is this so difficult?

What did the centurion in Capernaum ask of Jesus?

How did the sinful woman in ch. 7 express her love for Christ?

What did Jesus do when confronted with the demon-possessed man in ch. 8? What did he say his name was? Why? Why must the owner of those pigs been upset?

What did James and John offer to do for Jesus when he was snubbed by the Samaritans?

What instructions did Jesus give to the 72 he sent out to spread the good news?

What question prompted Jesus to tell the story of the Good Samaritan?

Who were the Samaritans and why did Jews dislike them so?

How is the “punchline” of the Good Samaritan parable different from what the original hearers would have expected?

How did Mary and Martha act when they had Jesus over to their house? Which behavior did Jesus commend and which did he criticize? Why?

What did Jesus say about prayer in ch. 11?

Journal Thoughts:
How do you like to spend time with God? What time of day? What do you like to do the most… pray, read, journal, listen to music, meditate?
Re-tell the story of the Good Samaritan using modern-day terminology and examples…



Memory Verse:
Luke 6:27-28
But I tell you who hear me: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.

Week Four:

This week's reading:
Monday Mark 9-10
Tuesday Mark 11-13
Wednesday Mark 14
Thursday Mark 15-16
Friday Luke 1-2

Review Questions:
Who did Jesus take with him up the mount of Transfiguration?
What did they see and hear?
What did Jesus say about little children being brought to him?
In what way does he expect folks to be like little children in order to enter the kingdom of God?
What did James and John ask Jesus?
Whose sight did Jesus restore in Jericho?
What does ‘Hosanna’ mean? Why did the crowd shout it as Jesus entered into Jerusalem?
What made Jesus so angry when he entered the Temple in Jerusalem?
What did Jesus say was the “Greatest Commandment”?
What did the widow throw into the offering? Why did Jesus commend her so for it?
How does Mark’s version of the “Great Commission” compare with Matthew’s?

Luke Introductories:
Who was Luke?
What was his profession?
What other book did Luke write?
Who did Luke address his book to?
Who are John the Baptist’s parents?
What was their reaction when they were told that they would have a child in their old age?
Does this remind you of any Old Testament characters?
Where is Jesus born?
Why did Mary & Joseph have to travel to Bethlehem?
What group was the first to receive the news that “A Savior has been born to you…”?
What did Simeon say about Jesus?
What happened at the Temple when Jesus was about twelve?

Journal Thoughts:
• This week we’ve read about both the birth and the death of Jesus… two hugely significant
events. Which one do you find yourself thinking about more often? Why? Which is more
important?
• What do you do to honor or celebrate either the birth or the resurrection of Jesus in your
family?

Memory Verse: Mark 10:45
For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many." NIV

Week Three:

Monday Matthew 26-27
Tuesday Matthew 28 – Mark 1
Wednesday Mark 2-4
Thursday Mark 5-6
Friday Mark 7-8

The Big Ideas”
What religious feast was Jesus celebrating with his disciples when he instituted the “Lord’s Supper”?
How did Jesus give new meaning to the bread and the cup as a part of the “Lord’s Supper” meal?
How many times did Jesus say Peter would deny him?
Where did Jesus take his disciples after the final supper? What did he go there to do?
Who betrayed Jesus? How? For what?
What became of Judas?
What was the Sanhedrin?
Why did Pilate send Jesus to Herod?
Who did Pilate offer up for release with Jesus? Who did the crowds choose?
What is ‘crucifixion’? How was it a particularly painful method of execution?
How long did Jesus hang on the cross?
How long did Jesus stay in the tomb?
Who donated his tomb for Jesus’ body?
What is the “Great Commission”?
Mark: Introductories
Who was Mark?
Who was Mark’s primary audience?
How is Mark’s gospel different from Matthew’s?
In Mark’s early chapters, Jesus’ healings & miracles are emphasized. Name 3 such occasions
18
Who is Levi?
How did Jesus respond when his mother and brothers came to see about him in ch. 3?
What is the lesson of the parable of the mustard seed?
How does Jesus demonstrate his power over nature? … over the supernatural?
What did Jairus ask of Jesus?
Who interrupted Jesus on the way to see about Jairus’ daughter?
How was Jesus received in his hometown?
Why did some believe that Jesus was John the Baptist “returned from the dead”? What had happened
to John?
What did Jesus use to feed the crowd of 5,000 who had gathered to hear him speak?

Journal Thoughts:
• Have you ever been in a situation where you felt awkward being a believer or almost
embarrassed to be a Christian? Describe…
• How does the Lord’s Supper help you focus on who Jesus was and what he did for you? Can
you think of a time when the supper has been especially meaningful for you?

Memory Verse:
Matthew 28:19-20

Week Two:

Monday Matthew 14-16

Tuesday Matthew 17-19

Wednesday Matthew 20-22

Thursday Matthew 23-24

Friday Matthew 25


The Big Ideas”

How and why did John the Baptist die? Who killed him?

Who walked on water with Jesus? What happened & why?

Who was Jesus talking about when he quoted, “These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me?”

Who was the first to confess that Jesus was the Messiah?

Who did Jesus call ‘Satan’ for his irreverent and misguided remark just afterwards?

What was the “Transfiguration”? What happened to Jesus?

Who did the disciples see with Jesus on the mount of Transfiguration? Why?

Did Jesus recommend paying taxes?

How did Jesus instruct his disciples to handle a brother who commits a wrong to you?

What was the lesson of the Unmerciful Servant?

Based on Jesus’ comments in ch. 19, what is God’s intention for marriage?

What did Jesus ask the “rich young man” to do in order to be a follower?

What did Jesus ride into Jerusalem on for the final time? Why?

When did Jesus tell his disciples that he would return? What signs would there be?

What is the lesson of the parable of the Ten Bridesmaids in ch. 25?

Who are the ‘sheep’ and who are the ‘goats’?

Journal Thoughts:
What famous people would you love to meet? How do you think you would have responded if you had been with Jesus on the Mt. of Transfiguration that day?
If you were the rich young man, what would you have done? Do you have a prized possession that you would find difficult to give up?


Memory Verse:
Matthew 16:16-17
16 Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God."
17 Jesus replied, "Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by man, but by my Father in heaven. NIV