12 Ordinary men
Teachers
Lesson Summary
The teacher opened the session with a prayer and an update on Addie Fulfer before turning to the Apostle John. The class reviewed the previous week’s focus on John’s balance of love and truth, citing John 1:14 and 2 John 3, and then expanded to examine John’s struggle with ambition versus humility, using Mark 10:35‑40 as an example of the request for seats at Jesus’ right and left. The instructor highlighted John’s unique self‑reference as “the disciple whom Jesus loved” in passages such as John 13:23, 20:2, and 21:7‑20, suggesting that John deliberately avoided naming himself to keep the focus on Christ. Further, the lesson traced John’s growth from a desire for glory to a posture of humility, referencing 1 John 3, Revelation 1:9, and the promise in Matthew 19:28. The teacher emphasized that John’s transformation demonstrates how believers can balance love, truth, ambition, and suffering in their own lives. The session concluded with encouragement to apply John’s example in personal discipleship and church service.