You will need to allow extra time for this session to watch the movie. Maybe you want to meet somewhere special to do this.

LOOK BACK

1. How have you experienced God this week?
2. What are you thankful for?
3. Is there anything which has been bothering you since we last met?
4. What have you put into practice since our last Discovery Bible reading?
5. Were you able to share the Discovery Bible passage or a God experience with anyone?

Pray together:

• Thank God for the experiences, ask for God‘s help.
• Pray that you may get to know new aspects of God and that your friendship with God would be strengthened and become deeper.

LOOK UP

Watch one of the following:

• The JESUS film
• Life of Jesus (Gospel of John) — also available on Jesus Film Project app (183min)
• Son of God (170min)
• The Messiah from The Bible Project YouTube channel (6min)
• The Passion of the Christ (127min)

These films are an accurate depiction of the life, teaching, and suffering of Jesus. There are three ways you can decide to watch this film:

• As a historic film: Everything shown becomes a story that happened 2000 years ago and has no relevance for us nowadays.
• As the salvation of humanity: Jesus died for the sins of the entire human race, but it may not feel personal since you are one in billions.
• As the price for MY salvation: Watching with the understanding that Jesus suffered for ME personally helps us grasp what really happened. This film is about US—someone suffered the worst torture to free ME from the power of evil and allow me to choose God’s way again.

Decide how much of the movie you will watch together. If you do not have time for the entire movie, consider starting at the one-hour mark. This will still give examples of Jesus’ teaching and miracles before He goes to Jerusalem to suffer and die.

If you are watching the JESUS film:

Stop at 1:15

6. What has impressed you about what Jesus has said or done so far?
7. How has Jesus described His mission or purpose (see 1:14)?
8. What has Jesus forecast will happen to Him? (1:15)

Stop at 1:43

9. What is Pilate’s attitude toward Jesus?
10. Why does Pilate have Jesus punished?

After the film:

11. What does it mean to me that Jesus suffered so much for me?

LOOK FORWARD

12. Do you want to place your trust in Jesus today?
13. Where do I have an opportunity in the next week to share my experiences with God with someone and invite them to start a friendship with God?