18-02-2024

John’s Disciples Follow Jesus

18 February 2024

Reading – John 1: 35-42

John’s Disciples Follow Jesus

35 The next day John was there again with two of his disciples. 36 When he saw Jesus passing by, he said, “Look, the Lamb of God!”

37 When the two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus. 38 Turning around, Jesus saw them following and asked, “What do you want?”

A closer look at the Bible reading: 

  1. How do you think John felt when his disciples left him to follow Jesus? 
  2. What does this say about John? 
  3. What motivated the disciples of John to follow Jesus? 
  4. What motivated Andrew to tell Simon about him? 
  5. How do you think that Simon felt when Jesus changed his name to Cephas (meaning rock)? 

A personal response to the story: 

Put yourself in the Bible story. You are one of the disciples of John “the Baptist” that overheard him say “Look, the Lamb of God!” You then decided to approach Jesus to find out more about him. As you walk towards him, Jesus turns to you and asks you “What do you want?” (Other Bible translations – “What are you looking for?”)

What is your answer? 

What is your motive for wanting to follow Jesus? 

How much do you know about him? 

What is one way you can follow Jesus more closely in the coming week? 

God bless,

Tim