Hearing before
Annas
John 18:12–14, 19–23
12Then the detachment of soldiers, the captain, and the Jewish temple
police arrested Jesus and tied Him up. 13First they led Him to Annas, for he was the father-in-law of Caiaphas,
who was high priest that year. 14Caiaphas was the one who had
advised the Jews that it was advantageous that one man should die for the
people.… 19The high priest questioned
Jesus about His disciples and about His teaching.
20“I have spoken openly to the world,” Jesus answered him. “I have
always taught in the synagogue and in the temple complex, where all the Jews
congregate, and I haven’t spoken anything in secret. 21Why do you question Me? Question those
who heard what I told them. Look, they know what I said.”
22When He had said these things, one of the temple police standing by
slapped Jesus, saying, “Is this the way you answer the high priest?”
23“If I have spoken wrongly,” Jesus answered him, “give evidence about the wrong; but if rightly, why do you hit Me?”[1]
Intro Questions
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- God is ... What do we learn about God in this passage?
- We are ... What do we learn about people in this passage?
- I will ... What has the Holy Spirit revealed to us in this passage? How can I apply it to my life this week?
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OPEN:
- As a child, what was one "big" thing you really messed up on: Missing the catch for the final out? Forgetting the crucial line in the school play? Leaving something behind, never to be recovered?
- After forgetting a name or making a mistake, what do you do?
- What do you think Peter and the other disciple hoped to do? How do you account for the difference between Peter here (John 18:17) and in the garden (John 18:10)?
- What is ironic about the high priest's questioning of Jesus?
- How do Jesus' answers expose this trial as a mockery (John 18:23)? If you were there, what would you have done on Jesus' behalf?
- What feelings must Peter have had after the rooster crowed (John 18:27; see 13:37-38)? What do you suppose Peter did at that point?
- How does the story of Peter both humble and encourage you? When have you felt like Peter?
- How do you explain the ups and downs in your own spiritual life?
- When have you dealt with someone whose mind was so made up that the facts didn't matter? How do you deal with this when it relates to your faith?
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