Prepared by William Earnhardt, for Sabbath School class, October 12, 2024.

Main Theme: This week’s lesson looks at three of the greatest signs of Jesus’ divinity. What is striking is that, in every case, some people did not believe the miracle or perceive its significance. For some, it was a time of turning away from Jesus; for others, a time for deepening blindness; and for others, a time to plot Jesus’ death. And for others—a time to believe that Jesus was the Messiah.

Read in Class: John 6:1-14. Ask the class the summarize this passage.

Study: What parallels can be found here between Jesus and Moses? That is, what did Jesus do here that should have reminded the people of the deliverance that their ancestors had received through the ministry of Moses?

Apply: Read Isaiah 53:4-6 and 1 Peter 2:24. What great truth do these texts teach about Jesus as the Lamb of God? How does His divinity tie into this truth, and why is this truth the most important truth we can ever know?

Share: Your friend asks, you how God has provided for you in a way that helped you see His miraculous power? What do you tell your friend?

Read in Class: John 6:26-36. Ask Class to summarize this passage.

Study:  How did the people respond to Jesus’ miracle of feeding the multitude, and how did Jesus use this to try to teach them who He was?

Apply: How can we avoid getting caught up in material things at the expense of the spiritual?

Share: Your friend from church complains that some people only come to church when there is fellowship lunch and they don’t even bring anything. All some people come to church for is the socials and food. What do you tell your friend?

Read in Class: John 19:1-16. Ask clas to summarize this passage.

Study: What did the disciples think was the cause of this man’s blindness, and how did Jesus correct their false beliefs?

Apply: What should this story tell us about the dangers of being so blinded by our own beliefs and traditions that we can miss important truths right before our own eyes?

Share: Your friend says there seems to a lot of division in our world today. How can we tell if someone is a good person or not when we keep hearing rumors all the time? How do we know what to believe about people? What do you tell your friend?

Read in Class: John 11:38-44. Ask the class to define the main point of this passage.

Study: What did Jesus do that supported His claim?

Apply: What hope does the divinity of Christ give you concerning death? Why are both his humanity and divinity so crucial in validating your hope?

Share: Your friend says he is sure Jesus was a good man, but He was not God? What do you tell your friend?