1. What caused the tax collectors to acknowledge God's justice and the Pharisees and the lawyers to reject it according to verses 29 and 30?

2. What was the baptism of John known for?

3. What was the primary message of John the Baptist that Jesus repeated when he began to preach?

4. What reasons are given in verses 31 to 34 why many people rejected Jesus?

1. What made John so great?

2. What is the metaphor, the reed shaken in the wind, referring to? What aspect of John's character is Jesus referring to?

3. What attracted the people to go out to see John the Baptist? What was his primary message?

4. In what way is God the greatest of all born of a woman and in what way is he the least in the kingdom of God? What makes us better than John?

1. What caused John to question whether Jesus was the Messiah?

2. Where was John when he sent his disciples to confirm Jesus' identity? (Matt.11:2)

3. How did Jesus reassure His identity to John and his disciples?

4. Why does Jesus conclude his answer to John the Baptist by saying, "Blessed is he who does not take offense at me"?

- What is the contrast between the crowd that followed Jesus and the crowd that met Jesus at the gate of the city?

- What would have it meant both physically and spiritually for a widow to lose her only son during the time of Christ?

- What was the motivation behind why Jesus healed the widow's son?

- Why aren't the names of the widow or the son, who was raised from the dead, not mentioned?

1. What was the primary prayer request of Paul?

2. What does it mean to have utterance in preaching the gospel?

3. What causes someone to have boldness in preaching the gospel?

4. When was the last time you shared the gospel with someone you didn't know?

5. Who are you praying for that you would ask for prayer for utterance and boldness to make the gospel clear?

1. What are the defensive armors that are mentioned in Ephesians 6:10-20?

2. In what ways do these armors defend us against the schemes of the devil?

3. What consequences do they have in praying in the Spirit if we do not wear these armors.

1. What does it mean to pray in the Spirit according to the context of this verse?

2. What is the significance of Paul ending his long letter to the Epesians to pray?

3. Which is more important, doctrinal purity or devotion to prayer?

4. What is the consequence of lack of prayer?