Week 13 - The New Testament

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Fun Small Group Warm Up Question:

What is your favorite Easter activity or childhood memory?

New Testament

Matthew 21 ~ Matthew 22 ~ Mark 11 ~ Mark 12 ~ Luke 20

1.     What do you think it would’ve been like to be part of the crowd when Jesus enters Jerusalem triumphantly? (Matthew 21:8–11)

2.     What do you think is so significant about Jesus beginning (John 2:13-17) & finishing (Matthew 21:12–13) His ministry years by cleansing the Temple?

3.     What do you think “whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, if you have faith” means? (The Cursing of the Fig Tree - Matt 21:21–22) What does a faithful prayer sound like?

4.     Why do you think so many religious leaders (Pharisees, Scribes, Sadducees) challenged Jesus’ authority then? (Jesus in the Temple - Matthew 21:23) Why do people resist His authority today? When are we tempted to resist Jesus’ authority?

5.     What did God teach you from the Parable of the Two Sons (Matthew 21:28–32)?

6.     Why does Jesus warn in so many ways about Hell? (Matthew 21:41)

7.     How do we avoid being wrong? (Matthew 22:29)

8.     How does Jesus summarize the 10 commandments and the whole Bible (Matthew 22:37-39)? How does Satan, the world, and our own flesh make such love so hard?

9.     Who are the people in your life that are the toughest to love? How can we love God and others better?

10.  How does the warning of the scribes apply to us today? (Luke 20:46–47 “Beware of the scribes...”)

11. Why is giving money to God such a touchy subject? Do you think our giving to God can be a good measure of our spiritual maturity? Why or why not? (Mark 12:42, 44 “a poor widow came and put in two small copper coins ... everything she had, all she had to live on”)