A Father's Portrait of His Son: The Light

A Father’s Portrait of His Son– “The Light” - Pastor Perry Kallis – 1/15/2012
Text John 1:5-13 - Small Group Discussion Questions
The Farther away you get from the original the less value you have.
1. How many different types of light can you think of and what are their purposes?

2. What darkness in the world takes us away from the Original “Jesus”?
3. Why do we accept the things that are so far removed from Jesus? What are those things?

4. Why do you think John the Baptist was one of the greatest prophets?

5. What can we learn from John the Baptists Life? What can we emulate in our lives?

6. How can we reflect Jesus light in our everyday activates?

7. Why are people blind to the light of Jesus?

8. What is the difference between “receiving” and ‘Believing”?

9. What does it mean to you to be a light in a dark world?

10. When it comes to reflecting God’s Light is a single light best or many lights? Why?

A Father's Portrait: The Word

A Father’s Portrait of His Son– Pastor Perry Kallis – 1/8/2012
Text John 1:1-4 - Small Group Discussion Questions
1. What is unique about the Gospel of John compared to the other Gospels?

2. Why did John write His Gospel? Was it something deeper than a historical record?

3. Why did John use the word “WORD” to describe Jesus? What did that mean to the Greeks?, The Jews? How about you?

4. What are the implications from verse 1? How does that strike you?

5. How does verse 1 relate to Hebrews 1:3?

6.How do Revelation 1:7 and 2 Cor. 5:10 relate to who Jesus is? How does this knowledge affect you?

7. What does Colossians 1:16-17 paint a picture of in relation to Jesus?

8. How does Jesus bring Light to the world? How about to your life? What do you bring to the world?

9. Why is it important to come to Jesus daily? What if we don’t?