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I. Introduction

• The first pericope of the lesson is very well known and comes from Mark 10:17-31. It can also be found in Matthew 19:16-30 and Luke 18:18-30. The first part of the pericope is the story about a man who comes to Jesus and asks how to receive eternal life. Jesus tells him to keep the commandments, and the man responds that he has faithfully kept the commandments since his youth. Jesus, then further instructs him that he must give all he has to the poor to receive treasure in heaven and the man goes away grieving because he was wealthy. Read the rest of this entry »

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I. Structure of John 9

• John 9 is one continuous story involving the healing of a blind man. I will try to deal with the story as a whole because I think it is remarkably constructed. The literary features are very interesting, and I think play an important role in terms of how we understand and our affected by the story. I think the combination of the Savior’s actions and John’s retelling of the story is quite beautiful. Before we dive into the actual text of the story, let’s think about the story in outline form: Read the rest of this entry »

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I. Introduction

• Hydraulic fluid, spills, and saving the river.

II. Structure of John 7

• John 7 is pretty long; I think it is helpful to have a rough outline of the structure of the chapter. I don’t mean this to be definitive, but rather I just want to give an overview of what is going on.[1]
  
  

  7:1-13	Should Jesus attend the Festival?
  7:14-18	Is Jesus a Qualified Teacher?
  7:19-24	Jesus and the Law
  7:25-31	The Origins of Jesus
  7:32-36	Where is Jesus Going?
  7:37-39	The Living Water
  7:40-44	A People Divided
  7:45-52	A Leadership Divided

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I. Who’s the Greatest

• Read Matthew 18:1-4:

  (1) At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven? (2) And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them, (3) And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. (4) Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

A. The Question