December 6 2025
A video introduction using illustrations, personal stories, metaphors, or active learning examples to begin the discussion.
After the video, prompts are supplied for thinking and sharing with others personal perception and experience. This opening activity prompts participants to think about and relate to the topic, and to share with others.
Think about the five most pivotal events in your lifetime that interrupted normal life and made people stop and pay attention to what really matters.
These moments could be disasters, wars, major news stories, tragedies, or even surprising acts of kindness that stirred deep reactions and made people think about life’s biggest concerns.
For each event you list, consider:
As you explore the incident in today’s passage, remember the expected Messiah’s arrival would be “The Event” in that time.
The Bible discussion begins with a careful reading of the whole passage, either from your own Bibles, or from the provided images below.
Then participants are to ask:
On the last and greatest day of the festival, Jesus stands and cries out to anyone who is thirsty. His invitation is to more than a sip. It is a call to come, to trust, and to receive a kind of life so deep that it becomes “rivers of living water” flowing from within. John writes this years later, after the cross, the resurrection, and especially after the Spirit was poured out at Pentecost. Only then did the disciples understand that Jesus was promising an inner well, not just a moment of relief but an ongoing source of strength and renewal (John 4:13–14; Acts 2:17–18).
The crowd responds through their own lenses. Some step closer and whisper, “He is the Prophet,” which means The Messiah. Others pull back because they think they already know where the Messiah must come from. They cannot imagine that the One from Nazareth is also the Son of David who fulfills the Scriptures (Micah 5:2; Luke 2:4).
Take time to review the claims Jesus made about Himself. Some people hold firm, confident convictions. Others wrestle with doubts or lingering question.
A parting video clip with a personal invitation to apply the message to “knowing Christ” and “living in Christ” in the coming week.
