JOHN 8:12-20
THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD
Application Guide
READ THE TEXT
JOHN 8:12-20
12 Jesus spoke to them again: “I am the light of the world. Anyone who follows me will never walk in the darkness but will have the light of life.”
13 So the Pharisees said to him, “You are testifying about yourself. Your testimony is not valid.”
14 “Even if I testify about myself,” Jesus replied, “My testimony is true, because I know where I came from and where I’m going. But you don’t know where I come from or where I’m going. 15 You judge by human standards. I judge no one. 16 And if I do judge, my judgment is true, because it is not I alone who judge, but I and the Father who sent me. 17 Even in your law it is written that the testimony of two witnesses is true. 18 I am the one who testifies about myself, and the Father who sent me testifies about me.”
19 Then they asked him, “Where is your Father?”
“You know neither me nor my Father,” Jesus answered. “If you knew me, you would also know my Father.” 20 He spoke these words by the treasury, while teaching in the temple. But no one seized him, because his hour had not yet come.
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
In general, was there anything that stood out to you from the sermon or the reading of the text? Was there anything you were encouraged or confused by?
Why did the religious leaders get upset that Jesus claimed to be the light of the world?
We learned three truths from the “I am” statement of Jesus.
Jesus is God. (“I am…”)
Jesus is the way to God. (“…the light…”)
Jesus is the way to God for all people. (“…of the world.”)
What part of this truth might you struggle to believe?
How do we find good news from this passage?
As a community group, how might we more fully reflect the light of Jesus to others in our everyday lives?
How was the gospel and the work of Jesus magnified through the text or sermon?
Is there anything the Spirit is calling you to obey as an individual or as a group?