Series Resources
sermon-based study guide
This guide is designed to guide a group discussion around the weekend sermon. You can also use this as an individual, but we highly recommend finding a friend and inviting them to discuss with you. Menlo Church has Life Groups meeting in-person and online using these guides. We’d love to help you find a group.
What you will find in this guide: A discussion guide for groups and individuals. If you are using this as an individual be sure to engage with each question in a journal or simply in your mind as you prayerfully consider what you heard in the sermon and seek to discover what God is inviting you to know and do.
Study Guide: Is Jesus Really God?
Connect
- How have doubt, questions or exploration grown your faith?
Engage
Read John 1:1-5
- Who is John referring to as the Word?
- What biblical story is John connecting with Jesus in this passage?
- What does this passage teach about Jesus?
- What does Jesus give to the world in these verses?
Apply
- Phil cited C.S. Lewis' quote about Jesus not being just a great moral teacher but either the Son of God, a lunatic, or something worse. How does this quote impact your understanding of who Jesus claimed to be?
- What role does the resurrection of Jesus play in your faith? How does it impact your understanding of who Jesus is and the validity of His teachings?
- How can you personally engage in a deeper exploration of the claims of Jesus and the reliability of the Bible?
- What steps can you take to continue your journey of faith discovery this week?
Prayer
Spend time praying for each other, your towns, and the Bay Area.
Going Deeper
Menlo Midweek Podcast:
Tune in every Wednesday for a conversation with the previous week’s speaker. It’s a deeper dive into the message and an engaging time to learn, reflect, grow—and have fun.
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/menlo-church-sermon-podcast/id129950807