Check here each week for information to prepare your heart for the upcoming sermon and follow-up questions you can use after the sermon to dig deeper and disciple your family!
Holiness, not Hypocrisy
Holiness, not Hypocrisy-Matthew 23:1-12
Notes:
1) _________________________ – vv1-4.
2) Pursue spiritual disciplines to ___________, not to ____________________ – v5.
3) Do not exalt yourself, rather ____________________________________ – vv6-12.
Digging Deeper:
- How does hypocrisy hurt others and revile the name of Christ?
- Contrast what the scribes and Pharisees do in v4 with Christ’s invitation in Matt 11:28-30.
- Where are you tempted to exalt yourself? What does it look like for you to change?
Other passages to consider:
Prov 15:33; Matt 6:1-18; 15:7; 16:5-12; 20:25-28; James 4:6; 1 Pet 5:1-6.
Look to Christ
Look to Christ- Matthew 22:34-36
Notes:
1) The _____________________ – vv34-40
2) The _____________ Savior/King – vv41-46
DIgging Deeper:
- What does God command us to do? Are you able to meet that standard? What then should you do?
- How can believers grow in their love for God and others?
- Why did Jesus ask the Pharisees these questions in vv42-45? What did He want them to recognize?
- What is your view of Jesus? How can you cultivate a more exalted view of Him?
Other passages to consider:
Lev 19:18,34; Deut 6:4-9; 2 Sam 7:12-14; Ps 110:1; Matt 5:16-20; Jn 1:14; 13:34-35; Rom 3:23-25; 5:5; Gal 5:22-23; Col 1:15; Heb 1:1-3.
Confident in the Power of God
Confident in the Power of God
- Matthew 22:15-33
Notes:
Recognize the power of God to…
Digging Deeper:
- In what ways does this text point us to the power of God?
- Why does 1 Corinthians 1:24 call Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God?
- How can confidence in the power of God affect your daily life?
Other Passages to Consider:
Gen 1:26; Ex 3:6; Job 19:25-26; Dan 12:2; Mk 10:27; Rom 13:1-7; 1 Cor 1:18-25; 1 Pet 2:13-17.
God's Banquet
God's Banquet- Matthew 22:1-14
Notes:
Digging Deeper:
- What does the banquet represent?
- Why do many people today reject the invitation to be saved? For those who respond, how are they able to do that?
Other Passages:
Ps 34:8; Isa 55:1-3; Matt 11:28-30; John 1:12-13; 1 Cor 1:26-31; Eph 1:3-6; Rev 19:6-9; 22:17.