QUESTIONS TO DISCUSS IN LIFE GROUP OR WITH YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS: Passages to consider: Colossians 3:1-14 and 2 Corinthians 4:16-5:10 1. Share what was significant to you from the interview with Randy Alcorn. 2. What has God shown you about Himself, eternity, and mankind through this series? 3. What passages have helped you grasp […]
CONTEXT Jesus is dealing with Pharisees who are rejecting Him because of their self-righteousness. Luke 5:31-32 31Jesus answered them, “Healthy people don’t need a doctor—sick people do. 32I have come to call not those who think they are righteous, but those who know they are sinners and need to repent.” PARABLE Luke 18:9-14 What are […]
THE PARABLE OF THE PHARISEE AND THE TAX COLLECTOR Luke 18:9-14 9To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everybody else, Jesus told this parable: 10“Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 11The Pharisee stood up and prayed about […]
WHAT ARE PARABLES? A parable is, literally, something “cast alongside” something else. Jesus’ parables were stories that were “cast alongside” a truth in order to illustrate that truth. His parables were teaching aids. They use a common, culturally relevant story to reveal a moral, spiritual, or kingdom truth. They reveal the heart […]
STORYTELLER & PARABLES – A culturally relevant story “cast alongside” a truth in order to illustrate that truth WHY PARABLES – Spiritual truths requiring spiritual discernment by the Spirit of God (1 Corinthians 2:12-14) DISARMING A STRONG MAN “Now he was casting out a demon that was mute. When the demon had gone out, the […]
1. Jesus provides evidence for who He is by miracles. Matthew 12:22-23 (NIV) Then they brought him a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute, and Jesus healed him, so that he could both talk and see. 23 All the people were astonished and said, “Could this be the Son of David?” Why miracles? To […]
Who are “Pharisees”? – The Religious Leaders of Jesus Time 1 – Jesus _________________ that He is _________ Matt 12:22-23 (ESV) 22 Then a demon-oppressed man who was blind and mute was brought to him, and he healed him, so that the man spoke and saw. 23 And all the people were amazed, and said, […]
KINDNESS THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT: KINDNESS Galatians 5:22-23 (NLT) But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things! • We should be kind to others. We all know it. The Bible instructs us to […]
Determined to Walk in Wisdom QUESTIONS TO REFLECT AND DISCUSS:Passages to consider: Daniel 1:3-21, Romans 12:1,2; Jeremiah 1:8; Jeremiah 29:4-14Ice Breaker: What is some of the best advice you have received? What is some of the worst?• Share something from the sermon that you want to remember throughout the week.Questions:1. Read Daniel 1:3-21. What stands […]