Sermon Review Sheet February 23 2025 Sermon Title: “Missing the Point” Sermon Text: John 11:47-53 Read John 11:47-53. Why do you think that these people would not believe in Jesus, even though they admitted that He was doing miracles (see 11:47)? Write your answer in the space below. Explain in the space below what these adversaries of Jesus were afraid might happen. See John 11:48. Explain in the space below the advice Caiaphas gave regarding Jesus (11:49-50). Include how Caiaphas thought they had to get rid of Jesus without allowing the Romans to blame the Jews. How did the Jewish leaders accomplish this when the Roman trial of Jesus came? See John 19:12. The text says that Caiaphas unknowingly prophesied when he said this about Jesus and His death (11:51). What does 11:51 say about the meaning of this prophecy? Write your answer in the space below. How does 11:52 foreshadow the salvation of the Gentiles and the formation of the church (Jew and Gentile)? Write your answer in the space below. Read 11:53 and write in the space below how these Jewish leaders were being used by the devil to destroy and kill Jesus. Write also about how God was using these wicked leaders to accomplish His divine will regarding salvation in Jesus Christ. Include your thoughts on how God is sovereign over all, and how God can and does use evil to accomplish His plan.