Week 4 - The New Testament

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What was your favorite pet growing up?

New Testament

Mark 3 ~ Luke 5 ~ Luke 6 ~ Matthew 5 ~ Matthew 6

1.     In Mark 3:1-6 the religious leaders are looking to accuse Jesus of doing something wrong.  When and where have you experienced people hardened against you? Trying to entrap you?  What can we learn from Jesus’ example?

2.     How is our mission similar to the twelve apostles (Mark 3:13-15)?  Why is such a humbling task?  How can we be encouraged and emboldened in this task?

3.     With whom did Jesus encounter opposition in Mark 3:21?  Why?  How have you experienced, or should expect, similar opposition?

4.     How do we know if are part of God’s family? (Mark 3:35)  What does it look like to honor God with your lips but not with your life (Matthew 15:7-9)?  What does it look like to confess with your mouth and believe in your heart (Romans 10:8-9)?

5.     What kind of faith does it take to be made clean by Jesus (Luke 5:12-16)?  How are we often tempted to make ourselves clean by our “good works”?

6.     Who are the modern day outcasts that we might be tempted to avoid and not witness to? How does the example of Levi’s salvation convict and grow you (Luke 5:27-32)?  How can we be tempted to be self-righteous like the Pharisees?

7.     Skim over “The Beatitudes” of Matthew 5:1-12.  How have you experienced God’s blessings in these areas?  How do you want to grow in experiencing God’s blessings in these areas?

8.     Skim over the areas Jesus speaks to in His sermon on the mount (Matthew 5-6).  Which areas do you need to hear Jesus preach to you about?  What section does our community need to hear?  What temptations might we face to not preach or speak certain truths?

9.     What aspects of prayer do you see in the example Jesus gives us in “The Lord’s Prayer” (Matthew 6:5-14)?