High School Group 082910

The truth is out there and it matters-mysteries, but exist outside ourselves.
-Revealed through Jesus. we read gospels “good news” which tell about Jesus
-you are not alone – Spirit. John 16:13

Prayer: O, Word made flesh, be present with us as we seek your truth. Give us your Spirit and fill us with your grace. Amen.

Deception detectives: 2 truths, 1 lie. Tell. Vote. Most surprising truth, conviceing lie. How did you tell? We want to focus on discovering the truth from The gospel of John about Jesus.

Pilate said, “What is truth?”
-Is there more than one truth? Several? Objective truth or personal, subjective, truth?
-what you ate for breakfast. Truth: hide it, not know it, forget it, different perspectives. But 1 truth.
-viewpoint, perceptions, complete truth is hard to figure out: like in a court case. Accuracy?
-john claims to tell the whole truth. Close friend, eye witness
-not everything, but enough to find life in him John 20:30-31 He is trust worthy 21:24
-But the Spirit is the true revealer of the Truth of jesus - 14:16-17, 15:26-27

Facility facts: 5 minutes. 2 different perspectives. Study building. The rest come up with q’s: How many windows? Where are the doors? What is the shape of the roof? What color is it? How many chimneys, what kind of plants?
Accurate about the entire building? What if we added them all together? Archetect/ building plans?
John claims to reveal the truth about Jesus, not just because john was an eyewitness and agreed with other eyewitnesses, but because John was informed by God – the architect and builder of the story.

What does John Claim?
-Who do people say Jesus is? Teacher, prophet…Messiah?
-Son of God in human flesh, creator, savior, ruler of all, the only way!
Read 1:1-18 – verse each? – write down the claims John makes about Jesus. Discuss
14- things Word, with/was God, life light of men, darkness not understood/overcome, john testified, own did not receive, those who believed/children, became flesh and dwelt, glory/one and only, was before me, grace/blessings, law/grace truth, father’s side.

Blind Box: guess what’s inside. Change guesses after each turn.
What made it difficult to guess before the envelope was opened?
Why is it more difficult to know the truth about God before the coming of “the Word”- revealed.
Why are people still unware of the truth now that Jesus has come?

Prayer
Heavenly Father, thank you for making the truth known to us and your grace available to us through the gift of your son, Jesus. Thank you for adopting us as Children when we were slaves to sin, for declaring us innocent when we were guilty and for giving us eternal life when we deserved eternal destruction. Help us to remember how much your truth matters. In the name of Jesus. Amen.

(Thank you CPH)