Ready Living

Luke 12:35-48

1. What makes a person ready for Jesus’ return?

2. What is different about people who are ready and those who aren’t?

3. Are there areas of your life where you view yourself less like a steward and more like the master?

4. How are you serving in God’s Kingdom?

Being A Servant

Luke 17:7-10

1. When does serving God feel good?

2. When does serving God not feel good?

3. Who is an example of a true servant in your life?

4. What keeps us from being servants?

5. Why is our culture producing such fragile people?

Lost and Found

Luke 15:1-10

1. Why do you think “good” people (pharisees) were critical of Jesus and the “bad” people (sinners) were drawn to Him?

2. What do these parables teach us about God’s nature and the ministry of Jesus?

3. What implications do these parables have for unbelievers?

4. What implications do these parables have for us as believers?

5. Where might you be stuck in your ways and in need of repentance?

Tares Among the Wheat

Matthew 13:24-30

1. What do you think makes us want to exclude people from being “real” Christians?

2. Have you ever believed some things about Christianity that turned out to be wrong?

3. How have you felt judged by others? How did it affect you?

4. What do you think are the minimum requirements for someone to be a Christian?

Life’s Not Fair

Matthew 20:1-16

1. Does it feel better to give someone something they deserve, or something they don’t deserve?

2. Why do you think comparison steals so much joy from our lives?

3. Does God owe us anything?

4. What are we really saying to God when we say that things are unfair?

5. In what ways has God been graceful in your life?