Long Story Short - The Messiah Study Notes
April 7, 2019

MY STORY
What books on your shelf are begging to be read?

Which is harder for you to get your head around: an innocent person imprisoned or a guilty person set free? Explain.

QUICK REVIEW
READ Acts 2:22-24
According to this passage, how do you explain the miracles, wonders and signs which Jesus performed while he was on the earth? How was Jesus raised from the dead?

How does this passage give you hope for living a powerful Christian life today? How can this passage be an encouragement to you?

DIGGING DEEPER
READ Isaiah 9:1-7
In this passage, Isaiah gives a prophecy for the coming of Jesus. How does this prophecy fulfill God’s promise to David about always having a descendant on the throne? How else have you seen this prophecy fulfilled in your life?

READ Luke 4:14-21
As Jesus reads from Isaiah 61:1-2 in the synagogue, he reads a prophecy about himself. What five (5) things does this prophecy tell that the Messiah will do, and how have you seen these things fulfilled in your life as a Christ-Follower?

TAKING IT HOME
READ John 20:24-31
During this encounter with his disciple, Thomas, Jesus gives a blessing to a very specific group of people. Who was this blessing for and what do you think the blessing represented? Verses 30-31 sum up the Gospel of John and the entirety of the Bible. So, what do you see as the purpose of God’s letter to us, the Bible?


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