Questions from "Feeding Yourself With God's Word" 02.22.09

 

  1. Why do/did you (or your friends) got to college? 
 
  1. Would you rather have wealth or meaning in life? What will it take to get what you want?
 3.   Mark 9:33-35 Does Jesus’ statement of what it takes to be “first” sound strange to our modern ears? What do you make of the fact that he didn’t scold them for wanting to be “first”?
 
  1. Mark 10:45 If Jesus is Lord (i.e. “boss”), then why does he serve?
 
  1. John 13:1,4,5,15 Many churches believe that this means we should “wash feet” during church services. Do you think this is what Jesus meant?
 
  1. In what ways do you find selfishness creeping into your life?
 
  1. Matthew 4:19-22, Would you be willing to follow Jesus “immediately” if you knew what he was asking you to do?  Why or why not?
 
  1. Luke 11:28, Are there things in the Bible that you think you should be doing that you are not? How can we as a group help you?
 
  1. Matthew 10:42 Let’s discuss as a group a project or service we could do to build a better lifestyle of service. Who could we help? Who could we encourage? What ministries at the church might need help? How could we serve? 
 
  1. This week’s “Core Competency” is from Colossians 3:17.   Read it and discuss how this might apply to what we have talked about this week. How might we put that into practice?