The passage for our study this week, John 6, contains a nugget regarding Jesus’ deity and His supernatural knowledge: Jesus saw the hungry crowd, and already He knew how He would feed them.
Yet Jesus took this opportunity to test Philip with a question, not for His sake but for Philip’s. A test shows something about the person being tested. The teacher already knows the material and presumably has taught it to the students, so the test reveals whether or not the students have grasped the material. Philip believed Jesus was the Prophet greater than Moses (John 1:45), but how far did that belief go?
When tested, Philip resorted to earthly considerations for providing food, but he was being tested by the very Bread of life, a lesson he was about to relearn through a hands-on, miraculous experience.
Tips for Teaching This Week’s Session of The Gospel Project for Adults
Every week for Volume 4: From Captivity to the Wilderness, Ken Braddy, Lifeway’s director of Sunday School, will offer guidance to help leaders prepare to lead and teach each session of The Gospel Project for Adults.
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Tips for Teaching This Week’s Session of The Gospel Project for Students
Every week, student ministry leaders offer guidance to help leaders prepare to lead and teach each session of The Gospel Project for Students. Listen in as he shares:
- The main point of the session
- Any challenges and opportunities for additional discussion that may arise during this session
- Encouragements for leaders
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A Final Reminder
Don’t forget, you can find tools to help you prepare and lead the discussion in the Additional Resources for this volume. We hope these are a blessing to you as you walk through this session together.
*This week’s leader devotional is written by Matt Carter and Brice Johnson. It is adapted from the daily devotions for Unit 24, Session 2 from The Gospel Project for Adults’ Daily Discipleship Guide.