THE GREATEST COMMANDMENT – Matthew 22:36-40
- How do you feel when people ask you a question which you’re pretty sure they already know the answer to?
- In what ways do we sometimes try to sidestep our responsibility to obey God?
- How do you think some of the Pharisees who opposed Christ feel now—knowing that they were face to face with the Truth and they rejected Him?
- How do we measure the magnitude of our love for Jesus?
- What does it mean to “love your neighbor as yourself”?
- How often do you argue just for the sake of arguing?
- Why do you think we like to debate what the Bible means, yet often resist changing our lives based on what it says?
- How can we keep our focus on what really matters?
- What does God want you to do more than anything else in your job, family, church, and neighborhood?
- What can you do today to love Christ with all your heart, soul, and mind?
- What loving act will you plan to do soon for a neighbor in need?
WHOSE SON IS THE CHRIST? – Matthew 22:41-46
- What objections to Jesus’ identity do people raise today?
- What are good ways to respond to people who doubt Jesus’ identity?
- How would you answer a friend who says, “Prove to me that Jesus is God”?
- In telling people about Christ today, what are some of the more important details to include?
- Why is the question, “Who is Jesus?” far more significant than any other issue?
- To what issues do you tend to get sidetracked when you try to witness for Christ?
- What emotions or thoughts prompt people to stop talking about their relationship with God?
- What area(s) of your life do you need to surrender to the lordship of Christ today?
- What can you do (or stop doing) this week to become more effective in introducing your non-Christian friends to Christ?