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GROUP PRAYER TIME:
AUTHORITY ISSUES MATTHEW 28:16-20 MARANATHA BIBLE CHURCH OCTOBER 23, 2016
A. REVERENCE: What does this passage reveal about God – His character, nature, attributes? B. RESPONSE: How could or should we respond to what this passage says about the Lord? C. REQUESTS: Having considered what this passage says about God, what sorts of things could we now pray about together? D. READINESS: What is one promise, truth or assurance we’ve discovered here that we can each take with us into the week ahead? E. REFOCUS: Simply close your prayer time with a word of praise or thankfulness to the Lord.
THE BIG IDEA
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RUSHING WIND
RUSHING WIND
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ICEBREAKER
DISCOVERING MORE
1. WHO WAS THE MOST MEMORABLE OR UNUSUAL BOSS YOU’VE EVER WORKED FOR—AND WHY?
6. BEFORE GIVING US OUR ASSIGNMENT (VV.19-20), JESUS DECLARED HIS ABSOLUTE AUTHORITY TO DO SO (V.18). HAVE YOU EVER THOUGHT OF YOURSELF (AS A CHRISTIAN) AS BELONGING TO THE MOST POWERFUL, AUTHORITATIVE AND ENDURING MOVEMENT IN HISTORY? HOW MIGHT TAKING THAT REALITY TO HEART CHANGE THE WAY YOU LIVE?
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS 2. OPEN YOUR BIBLES TO MATTHEW 28:16-20 AND REVIEW THE SERMON POINTS TOGETHER.
3. WHAT DID YOU HEAR IN THE SERMON THAT WAS SURPRISING, CHALLENGING, OR USEFUL? EXPLAIN.
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TRY TO IMAGINE BEING IN THE DISCIPLES’ SHOES IN VV.16-17. WHY—EVEN WITH THE RESURRECTED JESUS BEFORE THEM—DO YOU THINK THEY WERE DOUBTFUL? WOULD YOU HAVE FELT THE SAME WAY?
DO YOU AGREE WITH THE THOUGHT THAT SOMETIMES WE LET OUR DOUBTS ABOUT THE CHRISTIAN LIFE AND/OR FAITH BECOME AN EXCUSE FOR INACTION? EXPLAIN.
7. WHY DO YOU THINK WE FIND IT EASY TO DISREGARD JESUS’ AUTHORITY IN OUR LIVES WHEN WE TAKE MOST OTHER AUTHORITY FIGURES SO SERIOUSLY?
8. TAKE TURNS READING THE FOLLOWING VERSES: MATTHEW 7:7-8, MARK 11:22-24, JOHN 14:13-14, JOHN 15:7, JOHN 16:22-24. TAKEN TOGETHER, PUT JESUS’ “BIG IDEA” TO US HERE IN YOUR OWN WORDS. SHARE YOUR ANSWERS WITH EACH OTHER.
LIVING IT OUT 9. ON A SCALE OF 1-10 (1=FAR AWAY AND 10=EXTREMELY CLOSE), HOW ALIGNED WOULD YOU SAY YOUR LIFE IS WITH THE GREAT COMMISSION? WHAT IS ONE SPECIFIC STEP YOU COULD TAKE TO MOVE UP ON THAT SCALE?
10. HOW HAVE YOUR THOUGHTS OR IDEAS ABOUT REVIVAL CHANGED THROUGH THESE MESSAGES SO FAR?
RUSHING WIND
RUSHING WIND
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GROUP PRAYER TIME:
AUTHORITY ISSUES MATTHEW 28:16-20 MARANATHA BIBLE CHURCH OCTOBER 23, 2016
A. REVERENCE: What does this passage reveal about God – His character, nature, attributes? B. RESPONSE: How could or should we respond to what this passage says about the Lord? C. REQUESTS: Having considered what this passage says about God, what sorts of things could we now pray about together? D. READINESS: What is one promise, truth or assurance we’ve discovered here that we can each take with us into the week ahead? E. REFOCUS: Simply close your prayer time with a word of praise or thankfulness to the Lord.
THE BIG IDEA
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RUSHING WIND
RUSHING WIND
SMALL GROUP STUDY GUIDE
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SMALL GROUP STUDY GUIDE
3
ICEBREAKER
DISCOVERING MORE
1. WHO WAS THE MOST MEMORABLE OR UNUSUAL BOSS YOU’VE EVER WORKED FOR—AND WHY?
6. BEFORE GIVING US OUR ASSIGNMENT (VV.19-20), JESUS DECLARED HIS ABSOLUTE AUTHORITY TO DO SO (V.18). HAVE YOU EVER THOUGHT OF YOURSELF (AS A CHRISTIAN) AS BELONGING TO THE MOST POWERFUL, AUTHORITATIVE AND ENDURING MOVEMENT IN HISTORY? HOW MIGHT TAKING THAT REALITY TO HEART CHANGE THE WAY YOU LIVE?
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS 2. OPEN YOUR BIBLES TO MATTHEW 28:16-20 AND REVIEW THE SERMON POINTS TOGETHER.
3. WHAT DID YOU HEAR IN THE SERMON THAT WAS SURPRISING, CHALLENGING, OR USEFUL? EXPLAIN.
4.
5.
TRY TO IMAGINE BEING IN THE DISCIPLES’ SHOES IN VV.16-17. WHY—EVEN WITH THE RESURRECTED JESUS BEFORE THEM—DO YOU THINK THEY WERE DOUBTFUL? WOULD YOU HAVE FELT THE SAME WAY?
DO YOU AGREE WITH THE THOUGHT THAT SOMETIMES WE LET OUR DOUBTS ABOUT THE CHRISTIAN LIFE AND/OR FAITH BECOME AN EXCUSE FOR INACTION? EXPLAIN.
7. WHY DO YOU THINK WE FIND IT EASY TO DISREGARD JESUS’ AUTHORITY IN OUR LIVES WHEN WE TAKE MOST OTHER AUTHORITY FIGURES SO SERIOUSLY?
8. TAKE TURNS READING THE FOLLOWING VERSES: MATTHEW 7:7-8, MARK 11:22-24, JOHN 14:13-14, JOHN 15:7, JOHN 16:22-24. TAKEN TOGETHER, PUT JESUS’ “BIG IDEA” TO US HERE IN YOUR OWN WORDS. SHARE YOUR ANSWERS WITH EACH OTHER.
LIVING IT OUT 9. ON A SCALE OF 1-10 (1=FAR AWAY AND 10=EXTREMELY CLOSE), HOW ALIGNED WOULD YOU SAY YOUR LIFE IS WITH THE GREAT COMMISSION? WHAT IS ONE SPECIFIC STEP YOU COULD TAKE TO MOVE UP ON THAT SCALE?
10. HOW HAVE YOUR THOUGHTS OR IDEAS ABOUT REVIVAL CHANGED THROUGH THESE MESSAGES SO FAR?
RUSHING WIND
RUSHING WIND
