In Christ Alone - Part 86

Home Fellowship Discussion Guide, Week of September 12th

Q: Have there been times when you needed someone to help you carry your cross?

FIRST READ: John 19:16-30

Q: Why is it significant that Jesus was crucified between two other men? (v. 18) Why was it important that Jesus was in the middle?

Q: READ: Luke 23:39-43. What had the criminal done to deserve Paradise? In Luke 23:40-42, what do we know about the heart-attitude of the thief who was welcomed into Paradise?

Q: What was wrong with the sign Pilate made? What was right with it? (v. 19)

Q: READ Psalm 22. Why did John quote this chapter? Make note of the sections that apply to Jesus’ crucifixion.

Q: Who is “the disciple He loved?” (v. 26) Why was this section included? What do we learn from verses 25-27?

Q: Why is it significant that a Hyssop branch was used? Where else do we see the Hyssop branch? (v.29)

Q: Why did Jesus say, “It is finished?” What was finished? What was the primary work assigned to Jesus by the Father?