Matthew 22: Accepting the Invitation (The Story of Messiah)

1.Why do so many people refuse the invitation to receive God’s grace?

 

 

 

2.Why are government, family and religion more interesting to some people than grace?

 

 

 

3.Why are Christians so ungracious at times?

 

 

 

4.What obstacles kept you from following Jesus and how did you ultimately overcome those obstacles?

 

 

 

 




Matthew 21: Misunderstanding Jesus (The Story of Messiah)

1.When have you felt most misunderstood? When have you felt most understood?

 

 

 

2.Why do you think people tend to monetize and commercialize church?

 

 

 

3.What does a fruitful life look like?

 

 

 

4.Have you seen more people finish strong who started weak or starting weak and finishing strong?

 

 

 

5.Why do God’s messengers get attacked so often?




Galatians 5: Heart of Kindness (Fruit of the Spirit)

1.Do you have any ways of thinking, or habits, that get in the way of how God wants to work through you?

 

 

 

2.What is a time that someone treated you with kindness in a way that changed you?

 

 

 

3.What gets in the way of being kind?

 

 

 

4.Take a moment to pick another person in your group and share something meaningful and kind towards them?

 

 

 

5.In what ways do you want to be kind this week?




Matthew 20: Entitlement (The Story of Messiah)

1.When have you been offended by people not treating you with the respect you deserve?

 

 

 

2.What does success look like for you?

 

 

 

3.How do you deal with the unfairness in life?

 

 

 

4.Who is a servant who has touched your life?

 

 

 

5.How do you aspire to serve?




Matthew 19: The Point of the Law (The Story of Messiah)

1.Do you tend to be the kind of person who takes comfort in being better than others or are you the kind of person who feels inferior to others?

 

 

 

2.Why do people care so much about who is right or wrong in a divorce?

 

 

 

3.Did anyone’s divorce have much of an influence on you as a child?

 

 

 

4.Why would helping the poor have a benefit for someone who had been wealthy?

 

 

 

5.How can being guilty affect us in a positive way?