Key Thought: Christ’s resurrection is central to our faith, but before He was resurrected, He had to die. Jesus came to die.
November 5, 2022

1. Have a volunteer read Revelation 13:8.

1. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point is in this passage.
2. How could Christ be considered slain from the foundation of the earth?
3. Personal Application: Was the plan of salvation put in place if man fell or for when he fell? Share your thoughts.
4. Case Study: One of your relatives states, “I would never have killed an animal and slit its throat as they did in the Old Testament. That was a bloody and gruesome ritual.”. How would you respond to your relative?

2. Have a volunteer read John 1:1-30.

1. Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is.
2. What is the essential message to us when Jesus said, “It is finished”?
3. Personal Application: What does the death of Jesus tell us about the idea that someone could be saved by their works? Share your thoughts.
4. Case Study: One of your friends states, “When Jesus said, “It is finished”, that was the end of the plan of salvation. Jesus sat down at the right hand of the Father and if you accept Jesus, you’re saved; if you don’t; you’re lost. That’s it. ” How would you respond to your friend?

3. Have a volunteer read John 3:14-18, Romans 6:23.

1. Ask class members to share a short thought on the theme of these texts.
2. What has Christ’s death on the cross accomplished for us?
3. Personal Application: How does this help us understand the difference between eternal life as automatic and eternal life as a gift? Share your thoughts.
4. Case Study: One of your neighbors states: “What is the significance of the comparison of Moses lifting up the serpent in the wilderness to Jesus dying on the cross?” How would you respond to your relative?

4. Have a volunteer read I Corinthians 1:18-24.

1. Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is.
2. What kind of signs were the Jews looking for in the Messiah that Jesus hadn’t already given them?
3. Personal Application: Why is there so much unbelief in the world today? What are people focused on? Share your thoughts?
4. Case Study: Think of one person who needs to hear a message from this week’s lesson. Tell the class what you plan to do this week to share with them.

(Truth that is not lived, that is not imparted, loses its life-giving power, its healing virtue. Its blessings can be retained only as it is shared.”Ministry of Healing, p. 148).

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