Peace
“Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you; not as the world gives, I give to you. Don’t let your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful.”
John 14:27
Bible Study
Read the Gospel of John in seven days.
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“The Word became flesh, and lived among us. We saw his glory, such glory as of the one and only Son of the Father, full of grace and truth.”
John 1:14 Study notes
John opens by calling Jesus “the Word”, who was with God from the beginning. This chapter says God came close to us by becoming a man. It also tells how the first disciples met Jesus.
Think about
- What does it mean to you that God came to live among us?
- Andrew brought his brother to meet Jesus. Who could you share this with?
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“For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.”
John 3:16 Study notes
A religious teacher named Nicodemus visits Jesus at night. Jesus tells him a person must be “born again”, a new start that comes from God. This chapter includes the best known verse in the Bible.
Think about
- Why do you think Nicodemus came at night?
- What would a new start with God look like in your life?
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“But whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never thirst again; but the water that I will give him will become in him a well of water springing up to eternal life.”
John 4:14 Study notes
Jesus speaks with a Samaritan woman at a well, someone others avoided. He offers her “living water”, a life with God that truly satisfies. She runs to tell her whole town.
Think about
- What are you “thirsty” for in life?
- How does Jesus treat someone others looked down on?
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“Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will not be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.”
John 6:35 Study notes
Jesus feeds more than five thousand people with five loaves and two fish. Then he explains that he himself is the bread that gives lasting life. Some walk away, but Peter says there is nowhere else to go.
Think about
- What small thing could you offer God, like the boy with the loaves?
- Why do you think some people left Jesus here?
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“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.”
John 10:11 Study notes
Jesus describes himself as a shepherd who knows each of his sheep by name. Unlike a hired worker, he does not run away from danger. He freely gives his life for them.
Think about
- How does it feel to be known by name?
- What does a good shepherd do that a hired worker does not?
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“Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will still live, even if he dies.”
John 11:25 Study notes
Jesus' friend Lazarus dies, and Jesus weeps with the family. Then he calls Lazarus out of the tomb alive. This chapter shows that Jesus has power even over death.
Think about
- Jesus wept with his friends. What does that tell you about him?
- Where do you need hope in a hard situation?
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“Jesus said to him, “Because you have seen me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen, and have believed.”
John 20:29 Study notes
On the first Easter morning, Mary Magdalene finds the tomb empty and meets the risen Jesus. Later, Thomas doubts until he sees Jesus himself. John says he wrote all this so that we may believe.
Think about
- Which person in this chapter do you relate to most, and why?
- What is one step you could take in faith this week?
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Words for every day
Bible verses on peace, hope, forgiveness, love, strength and faith.
Hope
“Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope, in the power of the Holy Spirit.”
Romans 15:13
Forgiveness
“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”
1 John 1:9
Love
“This is my commandment, that you love one another, even as I have loved you.”
John 15:12
Strength
“But those who wait for Yahweh will renew their strength. They will mount up with wings like eagles. They will run, and not be weary. They will walk, and not faint.”
Isaiah 40:31
Faith
“Without faith it is impossible to be well pleasing to him, for he who comes to God must believe that he exists, and that he is a rewarder of those who seek him.”
Hebrews 11:6