Sermon Discussion Guide 5-24-26
Sermon Discussion Guide
The Ten Commandments | Honor The Lord | Exodus 20:7
Gathering Question:
What is one way you’ve experienced God in your life this week?
Gathering Prayer
Father, by Your Spirit, would You guide us into all truth. Help us to hear and be attentive to Your voice as we work through this study. In the name of Jesus, Your Son, we pray, Amen.
Opening Questions
What stood out to you in the sermon?
What insights did you gain?
What questions did it raise?
Read Exodus 20:1-17
The Second Commandment: Honor the Lord
What is the first thought that comes to your mind when you read this commandment? Why? What are your initial thoughts on following this command?
Read James 5.12 & Matthew 5.33-37
Jesus and James connect this command with oath-taking. That is to add power to one’s oath, you could swear by heaven, or by the temple, or by God. Why do you suppose they suggest speaking simply with yes and no?
Read Matthew 23
The religious rulers added expectations, in the name of God, that Jesus questioned. How have you experienced this kind of added expectations – either in giving them, or receiving them? How does Jesus lament in 23.37 speak to you?
Closing Prayer – close with the Lord’s prayer
The Ten Commandments | Honor The Lord | Exodus 20:7
Gathering Question:
What is one way you’ve experienced God in your life this week?
Gathering Prayer
Father, by Your Spirit, would You guide us into all truth. Help us to hear and be attentive to Your voice as we work through this study. In the name of Jesus, Your Son, we pray, Amen.
Opening Questions
What stood out to you in the sermon?
What insights did you gain?
What questions did it raise?
Read Exodus 20:1-17
The Second Commandment: Honor the Lord
What is the first thought that comes to your mind when you read this commandment? Why? What are your initial thoughts on following this command?
Read James 5.12 & Matthew 5.33-37
Jesus and James connect this command with oath-taking. That is to add power to one’s oath, you could swear by heaven, or by the temple, or by God. Why do you suppose they suggest speaking simply with yes and no?
Read Matthew 23
The religious rulers added expectations, in the name of God, that Jesus questioned. How have you experienced this kind of added expectations – either in giving them, or receiving them? How does Jesus lament in 23.37 speak to you?
Closing Prayer – close with the Lord’s prayer
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