<p> John 14:12-31 November 8, 2015</p><p>Jesus ______was the ______thing that ever ______to us.</p><p>GREATER WORKS... John 14:12-14; John 3:5-8; John 11:25,26; Acts 1:8,15; 2:41</p><p>______doesn’t always mean ______.</p><p>...THAT HE DOES IN US... John 14:15-24; Ezekiel 36:26,27; Philippians 2:12,13; Romans 8:9</p><p>Jesus was ______his disciples; the Holy Spirit is ______Jesus’ followers.</p><p>Doing ______God ______is its own ______.</p><p>...EVEN IF WE DON’T UNDERSTAND IT John 14:25-31; Acts 5:41</p><p>When we ______to the ______we have, the Holy Spirit ______more.</p><p>Prayer of Permission: Lord, help me to ______what you ______for me. Discussion Questions for Small Groups or personal study John 14:12-31 Week of Nov. 8, 2015 (week 9 of 10)</p><p>1. Do you usually embrace change, or do you prefer that things stay the way they are? Give an example.</p><p>2. Read John 14:12-14. How do you think the disciples may have responded to the idea that they would do greater works than Jesus had done? </p><p>Read John 3:5-7. How might the “work” described here be considered greater than Jesus’ miracles? </p><p>3. Read Acts 1:8 & 15 and 2:41. How does the number of believers from Jesus’ direct ministry compared to the number who believed after Peter’s first message represent a “greater work”? </p><p>Read 2 Corinthians 5:20. How is our ministry to others a “greater work”? 4. What “limitation” is placed on the promise of answered prayer in How might the “Prayer of Permission” mentioned in Sunday’s vv. 13 & 14? message (Lord, help me to want what you want for me” help us when we feel Paul’s struggle?</p><p>What does it mean to pray “in Jesus’ name” (see also James 4:2 and 1 John 5:14 & 15)? 7. Read John 14:25-31. If Jesus is God (as he repeatedly claimed to be), in what way is the Father greater than he is (v. 28) – see also Philippians 2: 6-8? </p><p>5. Read John 14:15-24. Sunday’s message suggested that Jesus’ statement in v. 15 was intended as an affirmation and encourage- ment for the disciples rather than a demand. Do you agree? Why How does the teaching of this passage give the kind of peace or why not? Jesus talks about in v. 27? </p><p>As your group prays, thank God for the ministry of the Holy Spirit and Read Ezekiel 36:26,27 and Philippians 2:12,13. What do these ask him to reveal more of his truth to you. passages say about the relationship between the Holy Spirit and obedience in the believer’s life? Requests:</p><p>6. Read Romans 7:14-25. How does Paul’s experience fit with what Jesus said about the work of the Holy Spirit and the importance of obedience? </p><p>How does Paul’s experience compare with your own? And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, even the Spirit of truth. Messages and expanded Discussion Sheets are online at: LivingHope.like.to</p>