They saw the miracles He performed, were at His crucifixion and death and then ate and talked with Him after He was resurrected. They knew for sure He was the Son of God.

2.  Another way to determine the meaning of Bible words is to look at the context. Often this will reveal the true meaning. Read the following passage and from the context describe baptism: Romans 6:3-5.

    "Or do you not know that as many of us as were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death?  Therefore we were BURIED with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was RAISED from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.  For if we have been united together in the lieness of His death, certainly we also shall be in the likeness of His resurrection,"  Baptism is a burial and a resurrection or raising, for us, in water.

3. Family Discussion/Challenge question:

Discuss why “I want to witness to you about the Lord” is a new, or a different, meaning from the New Testament use of the word “witness”. Hint: Did the Apostles see Jesus? Did Jesus see His Father? Did the Father see the Son? Did you see Jesus?

4.  How many times can you find the words “witness/witnesses” and “testify/testified/testimony” in the text below?     

Witness/witnesses: 8;

testify/testified/testimony: 3

“If I bear witness of Myself, My witness is not true. There is another who bears witness of Me, and I know that the witness which He witnesses of Me is true. You have sent to John, and he has borne witness to the truth. Yet I do not receive testimony from man, but I say these things that you may be saved. He was the burning and shining lamp, and you were willing for a time to rejoice in his light. But I have a greater witness than John’s; for the works which the Father has given Me to finish—the very works that I do—bear witness of Me, that the Father has sent Me. And the Father Himself, who sent Me, has testified of Me. You have neither heard His voice at any time, nor seen His form. But you do not have His word abiding in you, because whom He sent, Him you do not believe. You search the Scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life; and these are they which testify of Me. But you are not willing to come to Me that you may have life.

Using our lesson text, find the answer for the following questions:

5. Which of the following did Jesus NOT name as a witness of who He is: John, the Father, His works, the Scriptures, Moses, and Mickey Mouse?   Mickey Mouse

6. Jesus described someone as a “burning and shining lamp”. Who was he describing?      John the Baptist

7. Find and name two things Jesus said that these Jews did not have in them. Should we have these two things in us?  The God the Father's word and the love of God; Yes

8. According to Jesus, why were these Jews searching the Scriptures?     In the Scriptures they thought they had eternal life

9. What were they not willing to do in order to have eternal life?  To come to Jesus that they may have life

10. Who did Jesus say accused them?   Moses

11. Who did Moses write about?  Jesus

Name the Witness

12. John and Greg were shopping at Walmart. They saw a woman put some jewelry in her purse without paying for it. They told security and she was caught. Later they told their Mom about what they saw. When Dad came home, Mom told Dad what the boys had seen. Name the witnesses. What was the testimony given by the witnesses?

    John and Greg saw the woman steal; security found the stolen property in her possession. Each witness would tell what he/she saw and did.

13. Mary and Lisa climbed up into Mary’s tree house. From their perch they were able to see a man break into their neighbor’s house and steal a tv. While they were watching, Mary’s brother, Luke, climbed up into the treehouse with them. He saw the man coming out of the house with the TV. Luke ran into the house and told his Mom. His Mom called the police. Later Mary’s and Luke’s Mom told the neighbor what had happened. Name the witnesses.

    Mary, Lisa witnessed the entire burglary.  Luke saw the finish when the man left with the TV. 

14. Andy had planted pumpkins and two of them had grown very large. He planned to enter them at the state fair. A thief came and took the pumpkins while Andy was in school. When Andy’s sister, Anna, came home from school she ran outside to play. She immediately noticed that Andy’s pumpkins were missing and she went looking for him to tell him. Andy’s best friend, Bill, also noticed that the pumpkins were missing when he came over to ask Andy to play ball. Mom ran out when Anna told her and she saw that the pumpkins were missing. Name the witnesses who saw the thief take the pumpkins.

    No witnesses to the theft 

15. Trey and Eric were outside playing when they noticed fire burning in a trash pile in an empty lot. The wind was blowing and they could tell the fire was heading for their neighbor’s house. Eric ran inside and told his Mom and she dialed 911 after she ran outside and confirmed that the fire was getting out of hand. The firetrucks came and the firemen put out the fire. Later Eric’s grandparents came over and he told them about the fire. Aunt Betty dropped by and he also told her. Who witnessed the fire?

    Trey, Eric, Eric's mother and the firemen