TWO ROADS, TWO TREES, TWO HOUSES
(The King’s Speech- Part 14)
Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount Conclusion
THE ILLUSTRATIONS:
THE WARNING:
THE DIFFERENCE:
Life Group Questions for the Week of March 22, 2020
- Looking back at your notes from this Sunday’s message, was there anything that particularly caught your attention, challenged or confused you?
- In Mt.7:21 Jesus says “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven . . .” What does this tell you?
- There’s a difference between knowing about Jesus and really knowing Jesus. Many believe if you do certain things, God will bless you. The good news is God wants to give you a perfect record through Jesus so you are totally accepted and adopted by God. And then, for the rest of your life, you live completely for him. In light of that, discuss what Martin Luther meant when he said, “We are saved by faith alone, but the faith that saves is never alone.”
- What message do you take from the fact that the storms of life come to both those who live for Jesus and those who don’t?
- Does it surprise you that God allows storms to come to people who love Him and are following Him?
- Read John 16:33. Jesus never hid the fact that hardship would come to His people in this world — and yet He always pointed to a victory in Him that transcended these things. What are other verses and Bible promises that are meaningful to you in the face of the storms and hardships of life?
- What redemptive purposes have you seen God work through the storms that come to His children?
- Read Mt. 7:21. What is “doing the will of the Father” and what does it look like?
- Obedience would have been a tall order if Jesus had called us to it and left us to try to pull it off on our own. But that’s not the case. He’s given us his Holy Spirit. What patterns of life have you found that help you experience the Spirit’s power and help you sense His nudges and leadings so that you can obey?