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Judge with right judgementJohn 7:1-24Length: Long

Eat

Read the passage slowly, read it again, then retell it in your own words. If you can't retell it, read it once more.

  • Read
  • Reread
  • Retell

Digest

Answer from what the passage actually says — stay in the text.

  1. What does this passage show me about God?

    • What does Jesus say about judging by appearances, and what do these passages say holds all things together?
  2. What does it show me about people — and about myself?

    • Where have you judged a person or a problem in this community by how it looked on the surface?
  3. What will I obey this week? (a concrete step, with a day)

    • Whose situation will you look at again this week, properly, before deciding about them?
  4. Who will I tell?

    • Who has been judged unfairly here that you could speak up for?

Grow

Growth is God's part, not yours. Do the cycle faithfully and trust Him to give the growth (1 Corinthians 3:6–7).

Pray

Jesus, everything holds together in you, and you refuse to be judged by appearances. Give us eyes that see rightly and a community reconciled to you.