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Matt Henderson // John 13 : 1 - 17

Kevin Meisch // John 12 : 37-50

Questions for Community Groups -

1. What signs have you seen God perform in your life that have led you to believe in Jesus?

2. John 12:40 says some people did not believe in the signs Jesus performed because God "has blinded their eye and hardened their heart, lest they see with their eyes, and understand with their heart, and turn, and I would heal them.” What thoughts, feelings and emotions come up for you when you read this passage? 

3. How do we reconcile God blinding people so they can't believe Jesus with the truth that Jesus "did not come to judge the world but to save the world" (12:47)?

4. Believing in Jesus is a public action. How is Jesus calling you to live out your faith in public this week? 

Ryan MacDonald // John 12 : 1-11

Community Group Questions:

1. What is your reaction to Mary's extravagant act of worship?
2. When people observe your life is it evident that you love and cherish Jesus? 
3. How has Jesus taken you - like Lazarus - from death to life? 
4. How is Jesus calling you into deeper devotion and relationship with Him?
5. How can you adore and show gratitude to Jesus this week? 

Mbonisi & Tashinga Malaba // Mark 7: 24-30

Ryan T // Matthew 28:18

Alan Frow // John 10

Sermon Questions:
Jesus is the good shepherd. All who come to the Father through him will receive his love and care. Jesus knows us, providing what we need. Jesus guides us, keeping us safe from the enemy's plans to separate us from God's love and salvation. Jesus leads us, even when we can't make sense of our circumstances. And Jesus lays down his life on the cross, bringing us into a joyful relationship with the Father. 

1. How has Jesus led you through trial and danger? 
2. How are you taking time to listen to Jesus our shepherd's voice in daily life? 
3. In what ways are you straying for the path of Jesus your shepherd? 
4. What other sheep outside the faith is Jesus calling you to remember?