by Eric Spivey | Apr 14, 2019 | Discussion Guides, Easter 2019
= Click here for content from Members' Night! On April 9 we had a Downtown Members’ Night, including Ryan Burger’s powerful story of God’s faithfulness in his life and important updates from Tyler. Passage Intro Two things you need to keep an...
by Eric Spivey | Apr 8, 2019 | Discussion Guides, Easter 2019
Passage Intro As Jesus rode into Jerusalem and the crowds sang his praises, for one brief moment everyone treated him like he deserved to be treated. I’m the coming days we’ll see the moment get ruined as the crowds reject him and his disciples disown him. In just...
by Eric Spivey | Mar 26, 2019 | Discussion Guides, Seen: The Gospel of John
Passage Intro The Gospel of John documents seven signs, or miracles, that Jesus did during his ministry that were meant to help people see that he was the Messiah (John also mentions that Jesus did a number of other signs he didn’t document; 20:31). We’ve looked at...
by Eric Spivey | Mar 20, 2019 | Deep Dive, Seen: The Gospel of John, Series Resources
Deep Dive: Notes About John 9:39-41 Note about v.39-41After healing the blind man, Jesus gives insight into part of his purpose on earth; Jesus came both to pronounce God’s favor on the far off (Matt.5:1-11; Luk.4:18-19) and to pronounce judgement on those whose lips...
by Eric Spivey | Mar 20, 2019 | Discussion Guides, Seen: The Gospel of John
Week 8 – John 9:1-41 Passage Intro Every time Jesus healed someone he was communicating some deeper truth about himself; Jesus’ miracles were always a sign pointing to something greater. At bare minimum it was that God was at work through him, so people should...
by Eric Spivey | Mar 13, 2019 | Deep Dive, Seen: The Gospel of John
Deep Dive: Textual Concerns in John 8:1-11 Textual Concerns To start, you should know that tons of research has been done about this specific passage, and plenty of faithful Christians see this story as either the authoritative Word of God (such as RC Sproul) or, at...
