Yesterday morning I was back in Luke's Gospel - Luke 19:45-48; 20:1-8. The title of the message was, "When Jesus Has Had Enough." You can watch or listen to it here.
The message had two main points and two application questions. The applications questions asked during the service yesterday will be the discussion questions for today.
They were/are:
1. What would Jesus see about you and your life regarding your being a blessing to the nations of the world? In other words, is your life being used to bless the nations, or to bless yourself?
2. What do you know to be true about Jesus and His Authority that you refuse to humbly submit to? In other words, is there any area of your life that you know you are refusing to obey? What is it? What are you going to do about it?
A final point that I made to conclude the message was that Jesus NEVER has enough with those eager to hear and embrace Him as their only hope. Which leads me to a final discussion question related to this message:
"How open are you to receiving the things of Christ?" Would Jesus' answer about your receptivity be the same as yours?
Last night, I began a 7-part series through Isaiah 52:13-15; Isaiah 53:1-12; and Isaiah 54:1-8. These are the verses I am challenging WBC to memorize for 2010.
The title of the series is called "By His Stripes, We are Healed."
Last night I preached through Isaiah 52:13-15 in a sermon entitled "Was Isaiah Out of His Mind?" Go here to watch or listen to the message.
Here are a few discussion questions to further your understanding and application of the text.
1. Who is the servant Isaiah speaks about in 52:13? How do you know this? Why is it important?
2. Can you find some other references to Jesus throughout Isaiah? Where?
3. Restate/Rewrite verses 13, 14, and 15 of Isaiah 52 in your own words.
4. Of the three verses, which surprises you the most? Why?
5. Of the three verses, which is most encouraging to you? Why?
6. Why does verse 14 have to happen before the exaltation?
7. How has God ordained that this message of slaughter and exaltation get around the world?
8. What are you presently, proactively, and intentionally doing to communicate this message?
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