Becoming a Child

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"Becoming a Child"

Mark 10:13-16

Questions for further reflection:

1. What are the heart attitudes of a child that Jesus wants adults to cultivate?

2. How dependent on God are you in your day-to-day life? 

3. Do you tend to be more teachable or a more opinionated person? 

4. When did you put your faith in Jesus Christ?

5. How does it make you feel that through faith you become a child of God?

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Marriage, Divorce, & Remarriage

Marriage, Divorce, & Remarriage

Mark 10:1-12

Questions for further reflection:

1. Why do the Pharisees want to know what Jesus has to say about divorce?

2. What is God's feeling about divorce?

3. Why can marriage be difficult?

4. What is Jesus's point in quoting Genesis 2?

5. What does Ephesians 5:22-33 declare about marriage?

6. Why does God put restrictions on divorce and remarriage?

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Humility

Humility

Mark 9:30-50

Questions for further reflection:

1) Why is the gospel humbling?

2) Why is position and rank so appealing?

3) Why does Jesus want to crush that desire?

4) What do we lose when we think our corner of Christianity is the only one that is right?

5) How are you being challenged to repent?

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Glorious

"Glorious"

Mark 9:1-13


Questions for further reflection:

1) Why is Jesus transfigured?

2) What tie to the OT do we see in verses 1-3? Why is that significant?

3) What does the cloud reveal?

4) Why should we listen to Jesus?

5) Why does having the Word so important?

6) Why is suffering so necessary?

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Do You Not See?

"Do You Not See?"

Mark 8:1-26

Questions for further reflection:

1) What miraculous things does Jesus do here?

2) What is Jesus currently doing in your life?

3) What has Jesus done in your life in the past?

4) How can you remember what Jesus has done for you in the past?

5) What do you need to run to Jesus for?

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Merciful

"Merciful"

Mark 7:24-37

Questions for further reflection:

1) How has Jesus lavished mercy on you?

2) How is Jesus leading the woman to respond the way she does?

3) What undeserving person needs the mercy that you have been given?

4) Why is the healing so different from other healings?

5) What does Jesus's sigh communicate?

6) What broken person needs the mercy that you have been given?

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Clean or Defiled?

"Clean or Defiled?"

Mark 7:1-23

Questions for further reflection:

1) How are the religious leaders trying to follow God?

2) Why is Jesus so upset with the religious leaders?

3) How do you see yourself falling into the same trap as the religious leaders?

4) What defiles a person?

5) What did you learn or understand better from the 2 trees diagram?

6) What is God pointing out to you?

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Disciple-making in a Pandemic

"Disciple-making in a Pandemic"

Matthew 28:16-20

Questions for further reflection:

1) What is a disciple?

2) What does it mean to make disciples?

3) What does Jesus's authority have to do with disciple-making?

4) Who is the Lord bringing to mind regarding disciple-making?

5) Why is Jesus's presence so important with disciple-making?

6) What is the first step that you are being challenged by?

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Blessings

"Blessings"

Proverbs 8

Questions for further reflection:

1) Why is wisdom calling out?

2) What is important about her words?

3) Practically, what does wisdom give us?

4) What is so significant about wisdom's creative element?

5) How can you lean into wisdom?

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Warnings

"Warnings"

Proverbs 6:1-19

Questions for further reflection:

1) How is this passage telling us to be responsible?

2) Why is co-signing such a bad idea?

3) What are ways you fall into laziness?

4) How are you challenged to pursue your faith more?

5) How  have you maybe sown discord in the church?

6) How can you intentionally pursue unity?

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Bitter Honey & Sweet Water

"Bitter Honey & Sweet Water"

Prov. 5:1-23, 6:20-7:27

Questions for further reflection:

1) Why is Genesis 2:20-25 so foundation to understanding God's ways?

2) What warnings regarding sex is God giving us in Proverbs?

3) Why are there consequences to disobeying God in this area?

4) How does God lovingly provide?

5) Is there sin you need to confess and bring into the light?

6) Why is Jesus's healing so important to you?

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The Paths

"The Paths"

Proverbs 4

Questions for further reflection:

1) Why such a push to get wisdom?

2) What does wisdom provide?

3) What is the difference between the two paths?

4) What does the right path provide?

5) What does it mean to keep your heart?

6) How does this passage point you to the beauty of the gospel?

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X Marks the Spot

"X Marks the Spot"

Proverbs 3:13-35

Questions for further reflection:

1) Why is wisdom more precious than riches, health, pleasantness, and peace

2) How is God's wisdom displayed in creation?

3) How is the wisdom God used to create given to us?

4) What are ways you can cling to wisdom?

5) When have you known God to be clinging to you?

6) How can you speak life this week with wisdom?

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Listen

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"Listen"

Proverbs 1:20-33

Questions for further reflection:

1) How is wisdom trying to get your attention?

2) How is wisdom being drowned out?

3) What occurs if we repent?

4) Why won't wisdom be found?

5) What happens when a person is turned over to their sin?

6) How does wisdom give security?

Enticement

Wisdom in the Midst of Chaos

Questions for further reflection:

1) Why is wisdom beautiful?

2) In what ways are you challenged to be more attractive?

3) Which of these: belonging, sense of power, easy gain, are a greater temptation for you?  

4) How can you help Faith Baptist Church be more attractive?

5) Why does gospel doctrine + gospel culture = power?

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