Study Questions

1. What is something that you are really interested in or fascinated with that doesn’t actually affect your life at all? 

2. The message this weekend emphasized the difference between belief and amazement. How would you explain the difference in your own words?

3. Read through 1 John 5:1-5. What repeated themes stick out to you? 

4. Why do you think John connects love, obedience, and overcoming the world together? 

5. Read verses 6-12. Why is it important that Jesus came by water and blood? See Hebrews 2:17.

6. What are the three witnesses, and what do they point to? See Leviticus 8:6-30.

7. How is Jesus the fulfillment of the Old Testament sacrificial system as our Great High Priest? See Hebrews 4:14-5:6.

8. What does John say that is given to us in verses 11-12?

9. Are there areas of your faith that recently have looked more like amazement than transformation? 

10. Is there an area in your life where God’s commands have felt burdensome to you? 

a. What would it look like for you to approach it from a place of love and gratitude rather than obligation?