Our Will vs. God’s Kingdom

1. How would you determine if there was an open door for the gospel ministry?

2. Why is the gospel called a mystery? Is the gospel meant to be mysterious?

1. How does not being sober affect the way you pray? When is your prayer life most effective?

2. How does thankfulness affect your prayers?

3. What practical things can you do to have a more effective prayer life in 2023?

1. According to this passage list three qualities that are mentioned in how we ought to pray.

2. What is the main subject of prayer Paul is instructing us to pray?

3. What does an open door for the gospel look like?

1. What Old Testament prophecy was Jesus reading from in the synagogue?

2. What would good news look like to the poor, the captive, the blind and the oppressed?

3. Is this passage a call to "social justice"? Why or why not?

4. In verse 21 Jesus says that what He read was fulfilled today? Shouldn't He have said that it will be fulfilled and not it is fulfilled? Why does He use the past tense?

1. Why was it wrong to turn the rock into bread? What does the Lord's prayer reveal about the temptation of bread? What does the collection of manna in Exodus 16 tell us about this temptation of bread?

2. God is the creator and sovereign over all creation yet Satan says he has authority over the kingdoms. In what way does Satan have dominion over the world?

3. In Malachi we are called to test God with our tithes. So why is testing God by jumping off the temple going against scripture?

1. What are the different names of Devil?

2. What powers does the devil have and in what way is his power limited?

3. How do the three temptations of Jesus compare to the temptation of Eve described in Genesis 3:6?