SESSION 1
PROMISED
LIKE NO
OTHER
The Point
We can trust that Jesus is the promised Messiah.
The Bible Meets Life
It’s often hard to determine who is a reliable
source for information. Anybody can post
information online and create “facts” to
back up his or her beliefs. Leaders invite our
trust, but we find too many of them aren’t
trustworthy. This reality makes many people
cast a skeptical eye at Jesus. How can we know
Jesus is who He claimed to be? Is our concept
of Jesus something that His followers created?
Hundreds of years before His birth, prophets
pointed to Jesus. We can believe Jesus is the
Messiah because God pointed us to Him even
before His birth.
The Passage
Isaiah 53:2-12
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WHAT DOES
THE BIBLE SAY?
Isaiah 53:2-12
For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a
dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him,
there is no beauty that we should desire him.
2
He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted
with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised,
and we esteemed him not.
3
Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did
esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.
4
But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our
iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his
stripes we are healed.
5
All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his
own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.
6
He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth:
he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her
shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.
7
He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare
his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the
transgression of my people was he stricken.
8
And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death;
because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth.
9
Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when
thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall
prolong his days, and the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in his hand.
10
The Setting
The prophet Isaiah ministered
in the southern kingdom of
Judah in the eighth century B.C.
during the reigns of kings Uzziah,
Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah.
Isaiah 53 is the fourth and final of
Isaiah’s Servant songs or poems
about the Suffering Servant.
These were prophecies about the
coming Messiah, Jesus. Unlike
other messianic prophecies,
because these reflect the
sufferings of God’s Servant, they
were not initially understood to
be about the Messiah.
He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his
knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their
iniquities.
11
Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide
the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto
death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin
of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.
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ENGAGE
(15 MINUTES)
GET INTO THE STUDY
ENGAGE: Begin the session with one or more of the Engage Options on the
next page. (This is optional. If you’d rather skip the Engage Options, just begin
with the first discussion question.)
SAY: Hundreds of years before His birth, prophets pointed to Jesus. We
can believe Jesus is the Messiah because God pointed us to Him even
before His birth.
DISCUSS: Encourage students to discuss the question, “How do you decide
whether you can trust someone?”
ITEM
1
Leader Pack: Use
the Like No Other unit
poster to promote
the six-week series.
ITEM
2
Leader Pack: Use
the Check Your Facts
poster in discussion
of how your students
decide if they can
trust someone. Point
to questions on the
poster to aid them in
finding trust-worthy
information.
THE POINT
GUIDE: Call attention to The Point. Explain that this is the key idea to keep in
mind throughout the session.
We can trust that Jesus is the promised Messiah.
READ: Read and summarize The Bible Meets Life for your group.
Two brothers ran into the kitchen to get a drink after playing outside. On
the table sat a bowl full of eggs their mom was about to boil. “I’ll give you
a dollar if you’ll let me break three of these on your head,” said the older
brother. “Promise?” the younger one asked. “Yes, of course I promise,” the
older brother answered. The two brothers grabbed the three eggs and ran
back outside. The first egg dripped down the younger brother’s face, but he
didn’t care. He had his heart set on the promise of the dollar. The second egg
cracked and ran warmly down his brow. The boy stood there waiting for the
third egg, but his older brother darted off laughing instead. “What about
the third one?” the younger brother called out, soaking in the slimy, sticky
mess of the first two eggs. “I’m not breaking the third one,” the older brother
called back, “because that would cost me a dollar!” Life often serves up
broken promises. People disappoint us. Leaders mislead us. And over time,
trust cracks like an egg, making a mess all over us. So, how do we know Jesus
is who He claimed to be? Why should we believe Him? We know this and
we believe Him because He was promised through absolute prophecy that
ultimately came to pass. Let’s begin our study of the life of Jesus by going
back to a promise that is like no other.
PRAY: Transition into the session by praying that students would trust that Jesus
is who He says He is—the promised Messiah of the world.
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Engage Options
YY Lead with Action
Bring in items that we place our trust in (flash light, credit card, keyless entry
fob, etc.) Show the students the items and how they work. Ask: “In what
ways do we trust these items to be reliable?” (Expect students to say
that there’ll be money on the credit card, the flash light will light up, the key
unlocks our cars, etc.) Say: “We mindlessly put our trust in these items and
rely on them for basic needs, but eventually all of these items will stop
working. Jesus was promised hundreds of years before His birth. Every
prophecy about His life was fulfilled. We can trust that He is who He
says He is.”
OPTION: Consider
using a trust fall
activity for this
session, showing that
truly trusting someone
often comes with
relationship and takes
time. Scripture tells
us that Jesus is more
worthy of our trust
than anyone else.
YY Lead with Atmosphere
Print photos of various world, local, and cultural figures. Make sure to use a
mix of respected, trusted people and less trusted people. Examples include:
Mother Theresa, Truett Cathy, Lecrae, your local mayor, Hitler, Martin Luther
King, etc. Before the session, post these around the room on the wall or spread
them out on the floor. Once students have had a chance to observe all the
photos, ask for first impressions of any of the people pictured. Ask, “Who out
of these people would you most trust to lead you? Who would you least
trust to lead you? Why? … Good leaders or bad, all of these people have
flaws and deal with sin. Jesus on the other hand is the most trustworthy
leader of all.”
YY Lead with Media
Search the Internet for video of trapeze artists performing. Play a brief clip of a
trapeze act in which artists work together and depend on one another during
the performance. After the clip, lead a brief discussion about the role of trust
in a trapeze act. Say, “Trust is of utmost importance for trapeze artists. In
order to do their job well, they must trust one another. We are called to
have this same type of unwavering trust in Jesus. Scripture tells us He is
the most trustworthy of all.”
OPTION: Search for
Youth Ministry 360’s
video “The Thread” on
the Internet. Say: Sin
messed this world up,
but God had a plan
all along. Jesus was
promised, and He came
to earth to call people
back to Himself.
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IMPART
(10 MINUTES)
STUDY THE BIBLE
The Point: We can trust that Jesus is the promised Messiah.
He grew up before him
like a tender shoot, and
like a root y out of dry
ground. He had no beauty
or majesty to attract us
to him, nothing in his
appearance that we
should desire him. 3 He
was despised and rejected
by mankind, a man of
suffering, and familiar
with pain. Like one from
whom people hide their
faces he was despised, and
we held him in low esteem.
—ISAIAH 53:2-3
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ISAIAH 53:2-3
GUIDE: Lead students to understand why and how Jesus came.
Jesus Christ came so that we could have life and experience it more
abundantly. Yet so many people are simply trying to make it—to get by from
day to day. They aren’t living in the power and strength that He came to
supply. The gospel gives life, but they have not applied it.
A lot of the defeat, fear, and worry that many believers face has to do with
a misunderstanding of Christ. They misunderstand what He came to give
… and how He came to give it. This misunderstanding may arise because
when they look at the life of Jesus, they see things they’d rather not see: pain,
rejection, endurance, unpopularity, and humility.
Jesus didn’t come as a pop star or as a reality TV king.
Isaiah 53:2-3 shows us He didn’t have impressive looks or a majestic
presence. Instead, He was despised. He knew grief and hung out with sorrow.
God was clear; the promise He gave was that our Savior would be rejected by
His own people. We see this in the Gospels:
YY His own people did not receive Him (John 1:11).
YY The crowd chose to set a criminal free instead of innocent Jesus
(Luke 23:18).
DISCUSS: Lead students to discuss the question, “How does the description
of Christ in this passage differ from today’s celebrities?”
READ: Ask a volunteer to read the following:
Have you ever felt rejection? It cuts deep. It’s a pain we can’t even adequately
put into words. It knocks the wind out of you. It’s a pain that lingers, causing
you to doubt your own worth. When it happens, you might try to ignore it.
You eat, shop, or entertain your way out of it.
But Jesus didn’t run from rejection. He knew God always has a purpose for
the pain, and He willingly embraced it.
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Commentary
ISAIAH 53:2-3
Isaiah is known as one of the great eighth-century prophets of Israel and Judah.
Included in Isaiah’s prophecies are a number of poems called servant songs
(generally viewed as 42:1‑4; 49:1‑6; 50:4‑9; 52:13–53:12). Most Christian scholars
view these songs as describing the promised Messiah’s ministry as God’s
Suffering Servant. The fourth servant song in Isaiah begins in 52:13, where
God called attention to His Servant. God proclaimed that His Servant would
act in such a wise and intelligent way that He would be successful and exalted
(Isa. 52:13). Although many would be awestruck by the Servant’s disfigured
appearance, He would purify (or startle) many nations by His selfless suffering
and resulting exaltation. In Isaiah 53, the prophet’s main focus was not on the
Servant’s suffering, as horrible as that was, but rather the Servant’s triumph and
victory over and through His suffering.
[VERSE 2] At the beginning of His redemptive role, God’s Suffering Servant
appeared to be lowly and unattractive, but the Scripture stresses God’s
watchful and protective care for His Servant. To observers, a young plant was
merely an ordinary shoot among many others, attracting little notice. A root
out of dry ground existed in adverse circumstances and likely would wither
and die. The Scripture stressed the Servant’s humble beginnings and the
hostile environment in which He lived. The Servant’s personal appearance was
unimpressive. People conferred no honor on Him. They paid no attention to
Him; they gave Him no second look.
TIP: Ask students
to name some their
favorite celebrities
and list the qualities
associated with
them. After they’ve
done this, compare
those qualities to the
description of Jesus in
this passage.
[VERSE 3] People the Servant encountered by and large treated Him
with contempt and drew back from (shunned) Him. He suffered pain and
experienced human weakness. The Servant was someone people turned away
from—literally, hid their faces from—as though they could not bear to look at
Him. They did not value Him; that is, they reckoned Him as nothing. They did
not recognize the Servant for who He was and what He was accomplishing.
Note the parallels between Jesus and the Suffering Servant. Jesus came as
God’s Suffering-Servant Messiah. His mother was a young peasant woman and
His legal father was a carpenter. He grew up as merely one more peasant boy
in the lightly regarded village of Nazareth in Galilee. He grew as all Jewish boys
grew and was only one among many. Few if any took notice of Him. As soon as
He began His public ministry, He experienced rejection, and He carried out His
entire redemptive mission in a hostile environment.
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IMPART
(10 MINUTES)
Surely he took up
our pain and bore
our suffering, yet we
considered him punished
by God, stricken by him,
and afflicted. 5 But he
was pierced for our
transgressions, he was
crushed for our iniquities;
the punishment that
brought us peace was on
him, and by his wounds
we are healed. 6 We all,
like sheep, have gone
astray, each of us has
turned to our own way;
and the Lord has laid on
him the iniquity of us
all. 7 He was oppressed
and afflicted, yet he did
not open his mouth; he
was led like a lamb to the
slaughter, and as a sheep
before its shearers is silent,
so he did not open his
mouth. 8 By oppression
and judgment he was
taken away. Yet who of
his generation protested?
For he was cut off from the
land of the living; for the
transgression of my people
he was punished. 9 He was
assigned a grave with
the wicked, and with the
rich in his death, though
he had done no violence,
nor was any deceit in
his mouth.
—ISAIAH 53:4-9
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STUDY THE BIBLE
The Point: We can trust that Jesus is the promised Messiah.
ISAIAH 53:4-9
DISCUSS: Lead students to discuss the question, “What ideas or images come
to mind when you hear the word ‘prophecy’?”
GUIDE: Explain the soundness of Scripture and the uniqueness of the
prophecies about the Messiah.
Research and analysis by historians, linguists, sociologists, and archeologists
have demonstrated the soundness of the Scriptures through forensic science,
the discovery and study of ancient literature, and much more.
The Bible is set apart from all other books in one other way: its prophetic
accuracy. God’s Word contains hundreds of prophecies written by a
number of inspired writers over a period of centuries. A large portion of
the prophecies has already been fulfilled with perfect precision because
prophecies are based on the sovereignty and eternal knowledge of God.
Isaiah 53 alone contains a number of prophecies, including Jesus’ piercing,
His beating, and even His silence in the face of oppression and accusation.
The passage speaks of His grave and His purity. The passage also mentions
that our own iniquities would be placed on Jesus as our sinless Savior. Grief
and sorrow tell a tale much more painful than a beating itself. Jesus came
not only to bear our sins, but also our burdens.
SAY: In your pain, know this one truth: You are not alone. Jesus sees. He
knows. He cares. He’s been there. And because He has suffered, He offers
a comfort not merely rooted in acknowledgement but in compassionate
understanding.
DO: Direct students to complete the Action Point, “Fulfilled.”
Fulfilled
Look up the following passages and note the prophesies from Isaiah 53 that
were fulfilled in Jesus.
YY John 12:37-38
YY Romans 4:25
YY 1 Peter 2:22-25
Commentary
ISAIAH 53:4-9
At first, people who viewed the Servant’s sufferings drew the wrong conclusion.
In accord with the accepted view of their time, they viewed His sufferings as
God’s punishment for His sins. The words stricken, struck down, and afflicted
stressed the intensity of the Servant’s suffering and the violence involved. In a
dramatic reversal of their thinking, they came to understand that the Servant
suffered for them. In reality, the Servant took on Himself people’s sicknesses
and pains.
[VERSES 5-6] In the clarity of their insight concerning the Servant’s sufferings,
people realized that their transgressions (rebellions against God) and iniquities
(perversity, wrongdoings) led to the Servant’s being pierced and crushed. The
Hebrew words for the violence He endured were the strongest terms possible
for painful death. The Servant’s violent, excruciating death resulted in people’s
peace—their being made whole—and brought spiritual healing through
forgiveness. He provided the remedy for sin, which brought reconciliation
and peace with God. It encompasses everybody; no one is excluded. Finally,
we have to be careful how we interpret the Lord’s punishment of the Servant.
The Servant was not punished for anything He had done. The Hebrew word
translated punished means “to cause to light on” or “to cause to fall on.” The
Servant’s suffering involved His taking on Himself the iniquity (wrongdoings) of
everyone else.
[VERSES 7-9] The Servant endured His suffering in regal silence. The images
of a lamb led to the slaughter and of a sheep silent before her shearers drive
home the point that the Servant made no cry of protest as He suffered. His lack
of complaint indicated He suffered willingly on others’ behalf. Isaiah 53:8 seems
to describe the Servant’s trial and death. The phrase taken away because of
oppression and judgment has been interpreted as the Servant’s being taken
from confinement to a trial and the verdict of death. The Servant was killed (cut
off) as a result of people’s rebellion, or willful disobedience of God’s commands.
The people who killed the Servant intended to make His grave with the wicked,
but God’s intervention placed Him with a rich man; He received an honorable
burial. The Servant was innocent of any wrongdoing. He had no sin or guilt.
The parallels between Isaiah’s prophecy Servant and Jesus are many and
obvious. Jesus adopted the Suffering Servant model for His ministry, and His
disciples saw His suffering mirrored in the words of Isaiah’s song. Early believers
viewed Jesus’ excruciating death on the cross as voluntary and vicarious; He
willingly died on sinners’ behalf. At Jesus’ trial, He remained silent in the face of
false charges. His burial was intended to be that of a common criminal, with His
corpse likely thrown into the Valley of Hinnom. Joseph of Arimathea, however,
provided a new tomb and gave Jesus an honorable burial.
TIP: This may be an
opportunity to talk
about the deception
of horoscopes.
Everything that
the prophets
foretold came true,
but psychics and
horoscopes are
gimmicks used to
deceive people for
personal gain.
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IMPART
(10 MINUTES)
STUDY THE BIBLE
The Point: We can trust that Jesus is the promised Messiah.
Yet it was the Lord’s will
to crush him and cause
him to suffer, and though
the Lord makes his life an
offering for sin, he will see
his offspring and prolong
his days, and the will
of the Lord will prosper
in his hand. 11 After he
has suffered, he will see
the light of life and be
satisfied; by his knowledge
my righteous servant
will justify many, and he
will bear their iniquities.
12
Therefore I will give
him a portion among the
great, and he will divide
the spoils with the strong,
because he poured out
his life unto death, and
was numbered with the
transgressors. For he
bore the sin of many, and
made intercession for the
transgressors.
—ISAIAH 53:10-12
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ISAIAH 53:10-12
READ: Ask a volunteer to read the following:
Have you ever reached that place where your best friends, family,
connections, or anything else where you previously had put your hope just
wasn’t enough? It is at that moment we realize how much we need Jesus.
What other people offer in those moments comes up lacking, yet it is in
those times Jesus’ presence is experienced all the more.
After all, Isaiah prophesied that the Messiah would come to help us. The
anguish He went through provided our justification before God. Now that
our sin has been atoned for, Jesus continues to intercede on our behalf. In
fact, because of His sacrifice Jesus now intercedes for us from a position
of strength.
GUIDE: Help students understand that there has never been anyone who is
like Christ.
In Romans 8:34, we read that Jesus is the One who died, but even more, He
has been raised and He is at the right hand of God where He intercedes for
us. Through His death, Jesus secured our pardon. Through His resurrection,
He secured our daily hope. He is the promised Messiah who not only came
for us but also remains as our lifeline and assurance.
We can trust what the Bible tells us about Jesus, and turning to Jesus as
your help is the wisest thing you could ever do. He is uniquely positioned to
provide guidance, comfort, strength, and power.
Jesus’ life and ministry were like no other. His death and resurrection were
like no other. And the prophecies that point to Him are like no other. No one
is like Jesus. He is and forever will be there for you … like no other.
YY He is the friend who stays closer than a brother (Prov. 18:24).
YY He is a helper who is always found in times of trouble (Ps. 46:1).
He is your Mediator and your Master. He is your risen King.
DISCUSS: Ask students to answer the question, “What causes us to doubt the
simple truth that Jesus is enough?”
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Commentary
ISAIAH 53:10-12
God took no delight in the Servant’s suffering. Rather, God took the provision
of forgiveness and reconciliation on Himself. God’s will was that the Servant
give Himself on others’ behalf, even to the extent of being crushed (bruised)
severely. The Servant’s voluntary self-sacrifice was a restitution offering;
offering Himself provided the complete means for people to receive
forgiveness. At this point the verb tenses become future. The Servant’s death
would not be the end for Him. He would be vindicated and victorious. He
would have spiritual offspring who would continue His influence. Also, He
would prolong His days, a statement that seems to suggest resurrection.
Beyond His suffering and death, the Servant would look back and be satisfied
by a mission well-done. Because the sinless Servant would carry people’s
iniquities, they would have access to God through Him.
[VERSE 12] God is the Speaker in verse 12. Because the Servant would faithfully
fulfill His redemptive mission, God would give Him the many as His portion.
This verse is translated in two ways. The first has God giving the Servant
numerous followers as the recompense for His self-sacrifice (HCSB). The second
interpretation has the Servant among the victorious dividing the spoils (NIV,
ESV). An additional reward would be His receiving homage from the world’s
mighty. Some interpreters take spoil as plunder or booty taken in war; thus
the Servant would receive His share—the greater share—of His victory’s
results. Others view the world’s great ones as the Servant’s spoil or reward; He
would be sovereign over all others. In either case, God would exalt His Servant
because the Servant willingly gave Himself to the extent of dying. He was
branded as a rebel against God, One who transgressed against Him. The truth,
however, was that the Servant bore the sin of many. The Servant voluntarily
died for the sake of the true rebels—people who stubbornly revolted against
God and refused to obey Him.
TIP: Encourage your
students to connect
outside the group
meetings. Whether it
is an encouragement
via text or hanging out
at school, lead them
to have community
together beyond the
session time.
Again, the parallels between the Suffering Servant and Christ stand out. Christ
voluntarily suffered and died to provide atonement for sins. He was raised to
life and gained spiritual offspring—faithful followers who continue to extend
His redemptive ministry. He accomplished God’s redemptive purpose and was
satisfied He had done His task well. Through Jesus’ atoning self-giving, sinners
can be made right with God. Because of Jesus’ faithfulness to His mission, even
to the extent of dying, God has drawn many people to Him and has exalted
Him as sovereign. Jesus died between two insurrectionists (rebels against
Rome) and was counted as one of them. Yet He actually intervened on sinners’
behalf by bearing their sins. He provided a means of rescue from sin and its
consequences. Isaiah 53:1‑12 helped early Christians make sense of Jesus’
crucifixion. That’s why quotations from Isaiah 53:1-12 occur in the four Gospels,
Acts, Romans, Philippians, Hebrews, and 1 Peter.
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IMPACT
(10 MINUTES)
APPLY IT
TIP: Encourage
students to not
only look up all the
prophecies, but also
all the promises
God makes to His
children in Scripture.
Challenge them start
memorizing these
promises, so they
can recite them in
the future when they
are going through
difficult situations.
READ: Ask for a volunteer to read aloud a few ways students can take what they
have learned and Apply It.
YY Discover His promises. Just as God fulfilled the prophecies, He keeps all
His promises. As you read the Bible, trust what He says and build your life
on His promises.
YY Trust His plan. If your future seems uncertain, leave it in God’s hands.
Just as God can orchestrate the fulfillment of so many prophecies in Jesus
Christ, He will work in your life. He knows what lies ahead for you and He
will be with you.
YY Search His prophecies. Use a Bible dictionary or concordance and look
up all the Old Testament prophecies about Jesus. Consider how each
prophecy underscores the truth of who Jesus is.
GUIDE: Lead students to consider which of the three suggested responses to
the Bible study most closely applies to them and their current circumstances.
ASK: Which of these responses do you personally need to focus on most
as you live this session out? Allow time for responses.
WRAP UP
PRAY: Close in prayer, asking God to give students wisdom and to help them
place their trust in Jesus as they begin to discover more about Him.
ASK: Ask students about last week’s Live It Out options. Discuss any responses
and encourage students as they choose to apply the Bible to their lives.
GUIDE: Encourage students to complete one or both of the Live It Out
activities for the week. Let them know you will discuss them next time you
meet.
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LEADER LIVE IT OUT
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ages, visit www.BibleStudiesForLife.com.
Before the session, challenge yourself to grow with your students through this Live It Out.
Rejected | John 15:18
Notes:
Jesus had a lot to offer people while He was on earth, but many rejected Him.
Jesus told His disciples that they would face rejection too. Even though He wasn’t
accepted, Jesus fulfilled the promises of God.
YY Have you faced rejection because of your faith in Jesus? Describe that
experience.
YY Are you walking in the promises of God regardless of whether or not
people accept or reject you?
YY How can you start living in perseverance today?
ONE CONVERSATION™
Scripture: Isaiah 53:2-12
Topic: Messianic Prophecy
Use these discussion starters to help foster a spiritual conversation with your family.
THE BIBLE MEETS LIFE: It’s often hard to determine who is a reliable source for information. Anybody can post information online
and create “facts” to back up his or her beliefs. Leaders invite our trust, but we find too many of them aren’t trustworthy. This reality
makes many people cast a skeptical eye at Jesus. How can we know Jesus is who He claimed to be? Is our concept of Jesus something
that His followers created? Hundreds of years before His birth, prophets pointed to Jesus. We can believe Jesus is the Messiah because
God pointed us to Him even before His birth.
STUDENTS
THE POINT: We can trust that Jesus is the promised Messiah.
• How has your confidence in the truth of the gospel grown over
the years?
• When was the last time you told someone about Jesus?
Discuss the following quote: “Jesus, that I know as my Redeemer
cannot be less than God.”1 —Athanasius
1. Trevin Wax, “Top 5 Christian Theologians,” The Gospel Coalition, 18 August 2008 [cited 15 September
2014]. Available from the Internet: http://thegospelcoalition.org.
LIVE IT OUT: Your student has been encouraged to do one or
both Live It Out activities in the Personal Study Guide. Here are
some suggested ways to help your student:
If he or she plans to complete Rejected:
• Discuss with your student ways he or she can react when
persecution or rejection takes place.
• Pray with your student, asking God to fill him or her with the
strength to stand up to rejection or persecution when it comes.
If he or she plans to complete Jesus is Enough:
• Encourage your student to make a list of the ways Jesus is
greater than everything else in this world.
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