The Whole Christ: Jesus, the True Christ, and the True Son of God (John 10:22-42)

On Sunday we will finish John 10 as we come to a climactic moment in John’s Gospel, where Jesus enters the temple once more only to find that all the sheep are gone.

Last week, we discovered that Jesus is the Good Shepherd. And as the Good Shepherd he is calling his sheep to follow him. This week, we will see that when he enters Solomon’s Colonnade that he is confronted by a group of unbelievers challenging his words and his works.

Unlike John 5 where Jesus entered the Colonnade to bring salvation to the invalid, now he finds only opponents who seek to stone him and then arrest him. Once more, then, the themes of salvation and judgment run through this chapter. And importantly they show us what it means to be a sheep and what it means that Jesus is the Son of God.

On Sunday we will look at John 10:22–42, as we finish up this section of John. As you have time, read John 10 again, as well as Ezekiel 8–10 and Psalm 82. These two Old Testament passages give some context for John 10 and will help understand and apply this important chapter.

As the Lord allows, I look forward to seeing you Sunday and worshiping the King who walks among his sheep.

For His Glory and your joy,
Pastor David
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Discussion & Response Questions: John 10:22-42

1. John 10:22 begins a new “season.” But how does this passage relate to John 8:12–10:21?
2. What is the Feast of Dedication (v. 22)? What difference does that timing make?
3. Does the location of this conversation matter?
4. What have you learned in John about place and time? How does that apply today? (Hint: All Scripture is fulfilled in Christ).
5. When Jesus is asked to speak plainly (v. 24), what does he say? Why doesn’t he do more to explain himself?
6. What do we learn about sheep (John 10:27–29)?
7. What does the salvation of the sheep reveal about God?
8. Jesus’s final words cite Psalm 82:6. What does this Psalm say? How does it help us read John 10?
9. What does John 10 teach us about salvation? Who is saved? How are they saved? Who has ears to hear?
10. How does John 10 motivate us to evangelism?
11. Where do the people believe (see v. 42)? Why does this location matter?
12. What other observations or questions do you have from John 10?