Women of Grace Fall Semester ‘03

With the Master in the Upper Room

Homework for Lesson Five: John 13:36-38

A Shocking Prediction

Your Homework is Not Only to Sharpen Your Understanding of the Bible but a Ministry to Others in Your Small Groups! Be Faithful to Give Careful Thought to Each Answer with the Expectation of Sharing with Others What You have Discovered.

 

 

Memory Work-John 13:38

1) (a) Read John chapter 13 making note of all the times Peter's name is mentioned. Also note when his old name, Simon Peter, is mentioned.

 

 

 

 

 

 

(b) Why do you think John calls Peter, Simon Peter at times?

 

 

 

 

 

2) (a) How many questions does Peter ask the Lord in John 13, and how does the Lord answer each one?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(b) What quality of love do you see displayed from our Lord towards Peter during these "questioning" times?

 

 

 

3) (a) What do these verses teach you about making rash vows? Ecclesiastes 5:1-7

 

 

 

Matthew 5:33-37

 

 

 

James 5:12

 

 

 

(b) How could Peter have applied these verses before making his rash vow in John 13:37?

 

 

 

 

 

4) Read the other accounts when Jesus' foretold of Peter's denial. What are the differences and what are the similarities? Mt. 26:30-35

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mark 14:26-31

 

 

 

 

 

 

Luke 22:31-34

 

 

 

 

 

5) (a) In Luke 22:31-32 what did Jesus mean by, "Simon, Simon, behold, Satan has desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat"?

 

 

 

 

 

(b) What did Jesus mean by, "and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren"?

 

 

 

 

 

 

(c) What comfort do you take in these verses?

 

 

 

 

 

 

6) Read either I Peter or II Peter and write down all the ways that Peter "strengthens the brethren" through his writings.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7) (a) In what ways do Christians deny the Lord?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(b) In what ways do you deny the Lord?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(c) Are you willing to literally lay down your life for Christ today?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8) Look back over question 7b and bring a prayer request for your partner based on your answer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Come with a request so that we might pray for you.