Mark 3:20-35
5/12/24
These questions are based on Mark 3:20-35 and the sermon preached on 3/12/24 at Crossroads Church in Turlock, CA.
Please don’t feel the need to get through all the questions. The goal is not to get through all of them, but rather to have a meaningful time of discussion and encouragement.
Read Mark 3:20-35
1.What stood out to you from the sermon on Sunday, or your reading of Mark 3:20-35?
2.Read Mark 3:20-21, 31-35. What are some details in these verses that stand out to you? How does it make you feel? What does it say to the tendency within Christianity to “idolize” the biological family at the expense of the “spiritual” family?
3.Read Mark 3:22. Knowing that the “teachers of the law” were the Bible teachers of the day, what is your takeaway from the fact that they accused Jesus of doing his miracles by the power of Satan? What could be some applications of this today? What’s the warning to us?
4.Read Mark 3:28-29. The best you can, explain why “blasphemy of the Holy Spirit” is the only sin that can’t be forgiven. Why does it make sense that if you are worried whether you have committed this sin it means you haven’t?
5.Take some time and pray for those in your life that seem to be rejecting the working of the Holy Spirit in their lives.
5/12/24
These questions are based on Mark 3:20-35 and the sermon preached on 3/12/24 at Crossroads Church in Turlock, CA.
Please don’t feel the need to get through all the questions. The goal is not to get through all of them, but rather to have a meaningful time of discussion and encouragement.
Read Mark 3:20-35
1.What stood out to you from the sermon on Sunday, or your reading of Mark 3:20-35?
2.Read Mark 3:20-21, 31-35. What are some details in these verses that stand out to you? How does it make you feel? What does it say to the tendency within Christianity to “idolize” the biological family at the expense of the “spiritual” family?
3.Read Mark 3:22. Knowing that the “teachers of the law” were the Bible teachers of the day, what is your takeaway from the fact that they accused Jesus of doing his miracles by the power of Satan? What could be some applications of this today? What’s the warning to us?
4.Read Mark 3:28-29. The best you can, explain why “blasphemy of the Holy Spirit” is the only sin that can’t be forgiven. Why does it make sense that if you are worried whether you have committed this sin it means you haven’t?
5.Take some time and pray for those in your life that seem to be rejecting the working of the Holy Spirit in their lives.
God’s Word #4 “The Authority of the Bible”
5/5/24
These questions are based on the sermon preached on 5/5/24 at Crossroads Church in Turlock, CA.
Please don’t feel the need to get through all the questions. The goal is not to get through all of them, but rather to have a meaningful time of discussion and encouragement.
Read Psalm 19
1.What stood out to you from the sermon or any of the passages of Scripture that were read during the sermon? What questions did the sermon raise for you?
2.Read 2 Timothy 3:16 and 2 Peter 1:21. How does the source or origin of the Bible impact it’s authority? Think of some examples in everyday life that illustrate this reality.
3.Read Mark 1:21-22, 27; 7:1-13; John 7:14-18. In what ways does Jesus teach the authority of the Scriptures in these passages? How should this be applied to our lives?
4.From the sermon, which of the three descriptions of what the authority of the Bible doesn’t mean was most helpful? Would you add anything to that list? Do you disagree with any of them? Why?
5.Read 2 Peter 1:16-21. Why is it so important that the Bible is more than simply human eyewitness accounts? How should this apply to our conversations with people about God and the Gospel? What has more spiritual weight: experience or Scripture?
6.Take some time to pray for each other.
5/5/24
These questions are based on the sermon preached on 5/5/24 at Crossroads Church in Turlock, CA.
Please don’t feel the need to get through all the questions. The goal is not to get through all of them, but rather to have a meaningful time of discussion and encouragement.
Read Psalm 19
1.What stood out to you from the sermon or any of the passages of Scripture that were read during the sermon? What questions did the sermon raise for you?
2.Read 2 Timothy 3:16 and 2 Peter 1:21. How does the source or origin of the Bible impact it’s authority? Think of some examples in everyday life that illustrate this reality.
3.Read Mark 1:21-22, 27; 7:1-13; John 7:14-18. In what ways does Jesus teach the authority of the Scriptures in these passages? How should this be applied to our lives?
4.From the sermon, which of the three descriptions of what the authority of the Bible doesn’t mean was most helpful? Would you add anything to that list? Do you disagree with any of them? Why?
5.Read 2 Peter 1:16-21. Why is it so important that the Bible is more than simply human eyewitness accounts? How should this apply to our conversations with people about God and the Gospel? What has more spiritual weight: experience or Scripture?
6.Take some time to pray for each other.