Describe Jacob and Esau’s relationship. Why do you think that it took the form that it did? What are some of the most concerning...
Why do you think that Isaac is so concerned that Jacob find a wife from among his family, instead of from among the Canaanites?...
Why do you think it is that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God? (15:50) According to this passage, what needs to happen...
Why is Jacob afraid (32:7) after he hears about Esau (32:6)? Read Jacob’s prayer (32:9-12), and compare and contrast it the prayer...
Why do you think that Joseph’s brothers hate him so much that they sell him into slavery? (Genesis 37) Why do you think they have such...
This Sunday, we will resume our journey through the gospel of Luke, looking at Luke 18:31-34. We will consider how Jesus is the...
What is Jesus referring to when he says that the Son of Man was written about by the prophets (18:31)? What are some Old Testament...
How does the blind man respond when he is made aware that Jesus is passing by? What is the significance of the language that he uses?...
How do we see Zacchaeus’s faith on display in this story? What does Zacchaeus teach us about the nature of faith? Compare and contrast...
What reasons does Luke give for why Jesus tells this parable? (19:11) How is this particular parable relevant to those reasons? What...
What do you think are some of the strengths of the Believers Baptism position? What is the Scriptural support for Believers Baptism?...
How does the previous parable about the ten minas lend context to this scene of Jesus entering Jerusalem? What is significant about...
Why do you think that Jesus wept as he saw the city of Jerusalem? (19:41) How does your heart respond when you consider the heart of...
Compare and contrast this passage with some parallel passages (Matthew 21:12-13, Mark 11:15-19), and a passage describing a similar...
Why do you think the religious leaders are so upset at Jesus? Why are they so interested in where his authority comes from? (Or...
Who is represented by the various characters in the parable (vineyard owner, tenants, servants, son, others)? Why do you think that...
Why are the religious leaders so upset? Why do they feel the need to try and entrap Jesus? How might we be guilty of some of the same...
How would you articulate the main theme of the book of Philippians? What words and ideas stood out to you? What two options are in...
In Ecclesiastes 12:9-11, the author claims that he has sought to speak “words of delight”, as well as “words of truth”. How does he go...
How does 111:1 speak to the relational nature of the Christian life? How does it speak to church membership, and the necessity of...
