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"Two Scrolls - The Gospel Story According to Luke” - w/ Tim Richards - Week 19

Pastor Tim Richards continues The Two Scrolls series, looking at Luke 19:1-10.

SERMON QUESTIONS:

1. Why do you think Jesus told Zacchaeus, "I must be a guest in your home..."?

2. Try doing your own compare and contrast between Luke 19:1-10 and Luke 18:18-30. What is similar? What is different?

3. What lessons do you draw from these two very different interactions people had with Jesus?

4. Do you have an impossible story in your life--some way that Jesus has changed your direction that once seemed completely improbable?

"Two Scrolls - The Gospel Story According to Luke” - w/ Tim Richards - Week 18

Pastor Tim continues The Two Scrolls series, looking at Luke 17:1-10.

 

SERMON QUESTIONS

1. Have you ever had a tree that needed to be removed? How hard was it?

2. Jesus talked aboaut giving a brother or sister a rebuke. Do you find it harder to give or receive a rebuke? Why? When is a rebuke important? How can you do it without losing a friend?

3. Jesus put more emphasis on forgiving than He did on rebuking. Is forgiveness easy or hard for you?

4. What lesson does the mustard seed have to teach us about faith and forgiveness?

”Two Scrolls - The Gospel Story According to Luke” - w/ Tim Richards - Week 17

Pastor Tim continues The Two Scrolls series, looking at Luke 16:1-31.

 

SERMON QUESTIONS

1. Do you like movies about clever con jobs? If so, what is one of your favorites? Why do you think Jesus chose to teach a good lesson using a sneaking character (Luke 16:1-13)?

2. Thinking about the two parables Jesus told, what difference does it make if we view our resources as something we are entitled to or entrusted with?

3. In Luke 16:15, Jesus talks about something being an "abomination" in the sight of God. What does that word mean (feel free to grab a dictionary)? What is it that Jesus calls an abomination? Why?

4. Jesus seems to be warning some very smart people about their habit of justifying bad behavior. Have you ever caught yourself rationalizing or justifying something you knew wasn't right? If you're brave, share what it was and how you tried to convince yourself it was really okay.

”Two Scrolls - The Gospel Story According to Luke” - w/ Tim Richards - Week 16

This Sunday Pastor Tim continues The Two Scrolls series, looking at Luke 15:1-35.

 

SERMON QUESTIONS

1. What does it mean to grumble? Was there something in your childhood that you grumbled about? If you have time and a Bible concordance, try looking up all the uses of "grumble" (grumbled, grumbling). What is the problem with grumbling?

2. Compare and contrast the three stories. What is similar? What is different? How does each complement the others?

3. If Jesus walked into our community, what is something He might do that might surprise some Christians and give Him a chance to re-tell these stories of lost things being found?

4. Which characters in these stories do you identify with and why?

”Two Scrolls - The Gospel Story According to Luke” - w/ Lance Lewis - Week 15

Pastor Lance continues The Two Scrolls series, looking at Luke 14:25-35.

 

SERMON QUESTIONS

1. How do you process Jesus' teaching that one must "hate" his father or mother in order to follow Christ?

2. Have you faced a situation where following Jesus caused tension?

3. How do we live out Galatians 6:14: "May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world."

4. Have you considered the value of a good finish? Do you believe in "spiritual retirement"?

”Two Scrolls - The Gospel Story According to Luke” - w/ Tim Richards - Week 14

This Sunday Pastor Tim continues The Two Scrolls series, looking at Luke 13:1-9.

 

SERMON QUESTIONS

1. If you were going to give this section a title, what would it be?

2. What does the fig tree represent in Jesus’ story? Why do you think that?

3. This passage has lots of warnings but are there any evidences of grace?

4. Do you think Jesus’ words have any application to Christians living in 21st century America? If so, what? If not, why not?

”Two Scrolls - The Gospel Story According to Luke” - w/ Tim Richards - Week 13

Pastor Tim Richards continues his series "Two Scrolls--The Gospel Story According to Luke." He looks at Luke 12:35-39.

 

Sermon Discussion Questions -

1. What difference does it make in our understanding of Scripture if the warnings Jesus gave were for events near or far from the people He was talking to?

2. Why do you think the people Jesus was talking to were better at predicting the weather than they were at understanding what Jesus had to say?

3. Has your faith in Jesus ever created tension in your relationships with family or friends? If so, how have you dealt with it? In terms of being ready for the Master to return, what sorts of things for you specifically do you think Jesus has given you to do that He wants to find you doing?

”Angels of Christmas” - w/ Tim Richards - Week 3

This Sunday, Pastor Tim Richards brings the 3rd sermon in a 4-week Advent series called "The Angels of Christmas--Advent's Heralds of Hope." This week looks at the angel's message to Joseph from Matthew 1:18-25.

 

Sermon Questions:

1. Why do you think Matthew makes a point of telling us that Joseph was a just man? What role did that trait play in Joseph's decision about how to deal with the revelation of Mary's pregnancy?

2. The angel tells Joseph not to fear. What fears do you think Joseph might have had?

3. What part of the angel's message is most interesting to you and why?

4. As you prepare your heart for Christmas, what are you thankful Jesus has saved you from?

”Angels of Christmas” - w/ Tim Richards - Week 2

Tim Richards brings the 2nd sermon in his 4-week Advent series called "The Angels of Christmas--Advent's Heralds of Hope." This week looks at the angel's message to Mary from Luke 1:26-38.

 

Sermon Questions:

1. Do you know the story of your name? Why was it given to you? What does it mean?

2. The angel's greeting to Mary as a favored or graced person (Luke 1:28) has led to controversy, with some thinking Mary was given a special role in dispensing grace. What did you learn about this controversy?

3. What did you learn and what is significant to you about the name of Jesus?

4. The book of Revelation uses lots of imagery, some of it hard to understand. In Revelation 2:17, we are told that God will someday give a new name to those who conquer. What kinds of things do you think God may incorporate into the new names He gives His children?

”Angels of Christmas” - w/ Tim Richards - Week 1

Pastor Tim Richards begins a 4-week Advent series called "The Angels of Christmas--Advent's Heralds of Hope." This week looks at the angel's message from Luke 1:5-25. SERMON: 36:26

Sermon Questions:

1. What picture comes into your mind when you think of seeing an angel?

2. Have you ever had an experience that overwhelmed you with fear? What happened? What insight does that give into Zechariah's experience?

3. What aspect of the angel's message to Zechariah do you find most meaningful?

4. If God sent you to tell someone about the Good News of Christmas, how would you explain it? What has it meant in your life?

 

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