Daily Devotional and Take Home Questions

Day 1: Luke 2:8-14; Isa. 9:6-7

Day 2: Matt. 10:34-39; Rom. 8:6; 12:18

Day 3: John 14:27; 15:18-21; 16:33

Day 4: Phil. 4:6-9; Psa. 119:165

Day 5: 1 Pet. 3:9-11; 1 Thess. 5:23

Read John 14:1-14

1. Why would Jesus’ disciples hearts be so troubled with anxiety and fear (John 14:1; 12:24, 27; 13:21-22, 33, 6" class="scriptRef">36, 38)? What did Jesus tell them to do to overcome their anxiety (John 14:1, 42" class="scriptRef">Psa. 42)? What does trusting God and Jesus mean in practical terms (Heb. 11:1-3, 6; James 2:14-17)? What are the practical implications of the statement; “Faith is only as good as its object”? What did Jesus mean by “My Father’s house’? (John 14:2)? What comforting hope does Jesus promise His disciples (John 14:2-3; 2 Cor. 5:1; 1 Pet. 1:3-4)? How big of a house with many rooms will this be (Rev. 21:15-19)? What difference does it make to believe in this promise (Heb. 11:9-10)? What did Jesus teach about the way to God (John14:6)? Can Jesus and all other religions of the world all be right as a way to get to heaven? Why did Jesus have to go through with the cross (Matt. 26:39, 42; Rom. 6:23; Acts 4:12)? How would you respond to someone who tells you, “It’s fine that you believe in Jesus, but I and others have our own beliefs that we think will take us to heaven too” (Acts 4:12; Matt. 7:13-14)? Why is Jesus the truth (John 1:14; 18:37; Rom. 1:18-20, 25)? What does it mean that Jesus is the life (John 1:4; 5:24-26)?

2. What does Jesus mean by saying; “Whoever has seen Me has seen the Father” (John 14:7-11; 10:30; 6:38; 5:19; 1:18; Isa. 9:6-7)? What is Jesus claiming here? What evidence does Jesus give to lead us to believe Him (John 14:11; 10:37-38)? How can a follower of Jesus do even greater works than Jesus (John 14:12-14; 16:24; Mark 16:15; Matt. 24:14)?