1. 1) What does it mean to “Put on your own belt or girdle”? (v.18)

    2) What does it mean to “Have gone where you wanted”?

    3) What does it mean to “Stretch out your hands”?

    4) What did Jesus mean when He told Peter that “Someone else will put a girdle around you”?

    5) What did Jesus mean when He told Peter that “Someone else will lead you where you do not want to go"?

2. 1) How did Peter finished his life? (v.19)

    2) Why didn’t God rescue him?

    3) Why did his death bring about God’s glory? (Philippians 1:20, John 17-4)

3. 1) Why did God create us? (Isaiah 43:7)

    2) What is the purpose of our living? (1 Corinthians 10:31)

    3) When you are doing well in your business, how would you glorify God?

    4) When your business is failing, can you still give glory to God? How can you do that? (Romans 8:28)

    5) When you are healthy, how would you glorify God?

    6) When you are sick, can you still glorify God? How can you do that?

    7) When suffering from fatal sickness, can you glorify God? How can you do that?

4. 1) What is our basic living attitude to glorify God? (Romans 12:1)

    2) What is the maximum way to glorify God?

    3) What is the impact of martyr to the world? (Acts 1:8, 7:57-60)

    4) Is martyr due to God’s grace or the inability of God’s protection?

    5) Do you know about two kinds of martyr? Which one is more difficult?

5. 1) Why did Peter ask Jesus about the fate of John? (v.21)

    2) What is wrong with a Christian who intent to compare with other Christians?

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    3) What does it mean when Jesus asked Peter to “Follow me”? (v.22)

6. 1) Why did John testify to these things about Jesus in the Gospel of John? (v.24, John 20:30-31)

    2) Whom should we believe in order to be saved?

7. 1) Was John satisfied in introducing Jesus at the end of his testimony book (The Gospel of John)? (v.25)

    2) When you express your thought, what percentage of your thought do you expect your listener to understand?

Life applications:

1) How would you like to finish your life?

2) About what should I be conscious in my daily life?

3) If martyr will bring the maximum glory to God, what kind of attitude should I take in daily living?

4) What should I do in order to avoid comparison with other Christian?

Prayer:

Heavenly Father, thank you for saving me from the kingdom of darkness by the grace of Your Son, Jesus.  Help me live a life to glorify Your name. By fixing my eyes on Jesus, I will serve the Lord everyday without comparing with others.  We pray in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen!