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Zombie Jesus

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Jesus often used pleasant, natural symbols to share about God’s love, like flowers, sheep, and birds. But how should we approach the verses in which he uses more dramatic and visceral symbols like blood and flesh? In the final week of the series, we’ll explore how Jesus shocked his original audience to help them think about their shared humanity and invite them into a more spiritually rich experience of God. Watch Full Service Discussion Guide To view a .docx version of this guide, click here. Before we begin, let’s take a quiet moment and pray for God’s direction of our time together. Then we’ll take a couple of minutes to go around and share where we’ve seen God at work in our lives this week and specifically how we were able to apply the Action Steps from last week’s discussion. Introduction We are in the third and final week of a series called Wait, Jesus Said What? We’re looking at some of Jesus’ most startling and difficult sayings and working together to understand the truth he wants us to learn. In this discussion, we’re going to look at this statement from Jesus: “Unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you cannot have eternal life within you.” But before we think and talk about this, let’s start with something a bit easier! Connect Let’s start our discussion time with some “get-to-know-you” questions. What is one food you could happily eat every week? What is a food everyone seems to love that you could live without? When you need to recharge physically or emotionally, what usually helps? Opening Most of us depend on all kinds of things to keep life going. We need food and sleep. We need relationships and meaningful work. We may also look to things like success, comfort, money, entertainment, recognition, or even being in control to make us feel secure and satisfied. None of those things are necessarily bad. The problem comes when we ask something temporary to give us what only God can provide. Jesus describes himself as the “bread of life.” Just as food sustains our physical bodies, Jesus says that real and eternal life comes through him. He doesn’t simply want to become one more part of our lives. He wants to become the one we depend on for life itself. This leads us to our main idea for the week: We can only find real life by relying solely on Jesus. Unpack Read each set of verses out loud as a group, making observations as you go. Afterward, discuss each of the connected questions before moving to the next set of verses. Read Exodus 16:1-31 In this passage, God supernaturally provides the ancient Israelites with quail, and a bread-like food called “manna” as they wander in the wilderness. What does God’s response to the Israelites’ complaining reveal about him? God tells them that the manna will appear daily. How would this encourage daily dependence on God? Why do you think some people still tried to collect more than their daily portion? In what ways can you relate to their desire to have more than they needed for that day? Read Psalm 63:1-5 David wrote this song while he was in the wilderness. He uses the physical experiences of hunger and thirst to describe his desire for God. What imagery does David use to describe his desire for God? David compares being satisfied with God to enjoying “the richest foods.” What do you think he means? What are some things we commonly look to for satisfaction instead of God? What is one area of your life where you currently “hunger and thirst” for God? Read John 6:53-57 Jesus uses food imagery to describe how completely we need him. Put yourself in the story. Why would Jesus’ language have been confusing or offensive? After reading Exodus 16 and Psalm 63, how does the Bible’s earlier food imagery help you understand what Jesus is saying? What do you think Jesus means when he says his followers will “live because of me”? What is the difference between making Jesus part of your life and relying on Jesus as the source of your life? What might change in our everyday lives if we really believed that Jesus is the one who sustains us? Action Step This is where we take what we’ve discussed and put it into practice! Read the action steps below and discuss how you can live them out this week in practical ways. 1. Doggedly identify and expose what distracts you from Jesus. Ask yourself this week: What am I chasing? Maybe it’s money, comfort, success, approval, entertainment, control, politics, a relationship, or even a worry that consumes your attention. Identify one thing that is taking more of your attention and energy than it deserves. Then ask: How is this distracting me from relying on Jesus? 2. Begin today to live your eternal life through Jesus. Jesus describes eternal life as ...
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