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4.18.2022 – Intro to Matthew & The Beatitudes
- Why do we need more than one gospel?
- What new thing(s) did you learn from the gospel of Mark?
- What things do you hope to learn from the gospel of Matthew?
- What things did you learn previously that you might need to unlearn?
4.24.2022 – The Sermon on the Mount pt. 1
- If you were a 1st Century Christian who was familiar with Mark’s gospel, what would be your response of a “new” gospel seemed to pop up from another community? How might you read this new gospel?
- How might a person respond to the beatitudes if they did not find themselves fitting the categories of poor, persecuted, or hungry?
- What should the church today learn from Jesus’ interpretation of the Law and Mathew’s use of the Old Testament?
5.1.2022 – The Sermon on the Mount pt. 2
- Why do we engage in religious practices? Should a “reward” be our concern at all?
- What religious practices am I doing outside of communal worship?
- What role does (should) social media play in our religious practice?
- Think of a different religious practice and ask how you might apply this pattern.
5.8.2022 – The Sermon on the Mount pt. 3
- What do you think are the heavenly treasures that Jesus refers to in to in this passage?
- How does this section relate to the Lord’s Prayer?
- How does this passage present a “community rule” without recreating a “law?”
- What are some of the non-physical things in our life that we might worry about today that should fall under this instruction?
5.15.2022 – Have you removed the log from your eye? (The Sermon on the Mount pt. 4)
- Why are we prone to see the mistakes in others, yet ignore or own?
- What are situations within the church where we might easily “condemn” the speck in someone else’s eye instead of focusing on restoring relationship?
- How do the instructions on asking, seeking, and knocking in Matt 7 relate to the Lord’s prayer in Matt 6?
- How should we respond (emotionally, intellectually, spiritually, etc) when our prayer requests appear to go unanswered or are not answered in the way we asked?
5.22.2022 – Closing out the Sermon on the Mount
- What are your thoughts on reading these verses with an emphasis on ‘action’ or ‘deeds?’
- How does the emphasis on ‘judgement’ and future consequences factor into the conversation we’ve had on reward?
- How are you putting Jesus’ teachings in the Sermon on the Mount into practice?
- How are you becoming more aware of your own inner intentions when dealing with others?
- How are you loving others?
- How is your life confirming to Matthew’s ‘other-worldly’ logic?
Download Study Guides from previous studies
The Characters of Your Life’s Story – Discovering David – Click here to view/download the study guide PDF for the Sunday Night Bible Study
My Story – Job: A Resurrection Story – Click here to view/download the Study Guide for My Story: Job
Acts: Our Stories – Acts: Our Stories – Study Guide
The Gospel of Mark – Mark Discussion Questions