What is the main theme of this passage? How would you describe this text to someone who has not read it? What does this text...
What is the main theme of this text? What does it mean to “rend your garments”? What does it mean to “rend your heart”?...
Why do you think Joel says that it is so important to prepare properly for the Day of the Lord (2:1)? Joel references darkness...
In what ways does the gospel bring comfort to God’s people? In what ways does the gospel bring affliction to God’s people? To...
When was the last time that you were legitimately sad? Joel is trying to help Israel see the significance of the severity...
Why do you think that each of these 3 temptations would have been so tempting for Jesus? Why were each of them so significant?...
What does Luke 3:21-22 tell us about the Trinity? Why is the Trinity such an important doctrine? What is the significance...
How does John the Baptist define repentance? What is significant about the language he uses - to “bear the fruit of...
What is the meaning and significance of Jesus’s active obedience? What is the meaning and significance of Jesus’s passive...
What does this text tell us about the humanity of Jesus? Why is it significant that Jesus entered our world as a human...
How would you describe the “indicative” component (the facts, the story) of the gospel? How would you describe the “imperative”...
If you could choose one word to describe your prayer life, what would it be? Why did you choose that word? What requests...
Why do you think that the Pharisees warn Jesus about Herod? (13:31) Why do you think that Jesus responds the way that he does...
Why do you think that the religious leaders were so concerned about whether Jesus healed people on the Sabbath? (14:1-5) How does...
Why do you think that Jesus told this parable? Who do each of these parables in the parable represent? The master of the house...
What does Jesus mean when he says that you have to hate your family in order to follow Him? What does it mean to “bear your cross” as...
Why do the Pharisees and scribes grumble at Jesus? What does their response reveal about their hearts? What does this passage (and the...
Who do the characters in this story represent, respectively? How do they embody their respective characteristics and heart postures?...
How did you experience this parable when you first read it? Did you find it surprising? Confusing? Why or why not? What does it mean...
