Harvest Bible Chapel Pittsburgh North

You Have the Right to a Fair Trial?

1. No trials allowed during FEASTS . (Mk 14:12)

1. When falsely accused, speak NOTHING . (Mk 14:61)

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Small Group Questions (Whole Group):
Read Mark 14:53-65

1. Why did Jesus not answer the false accusations (Mk 14:61a)? What example does this give us when falsely accused? How should we handle it?
    
2. Explain the significance of Jesus' answer to the high priest in Mk 14:62. Why did He say that?
    
3. BONUS: See how many laws the Jewish leaders violated that your group can remember. (I gave 10 Sunday.)

Breakout Questions:

Has your testimony this week been faithful to the love you have for Jesus Christ in both your words and actions? How? Pray for one another.

1. Even when EVIL seems to win. (Mk 14:43-47)

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Small Group Questions (Whole Group):
Read Mark 14:43-52

1. How did Jesus keep from panicking in the midst of betrayal, arrest, and violence? What principles from this can you use to apply to your life when it gets chaotic?
    
2. Is God sovereign over evil? Why does God allow evil to harm His people? How can God be sovereign, be all good, AND allow evil to occur? 

Breakout Questions:

Pray for one another.

Review:

1. I Fail to Pray Because...

1. I need God's PRESENCE .

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Small Group Questions (Whole Group):
Read Mark 14:32-42

1. How would you counsel someone to make prayer a priority? What practical advice would you give someone who struggles to make prayer a priority?
    
2. What’s the connection between prayerlessness and temptation? How have you seen this play out in your own life?
    
3. Why didn't Jesus get what He asked the Father for? What does this say about your "unanswered" prayers?

Breakout Questions:

Pray for prayer to be a priority, and pray against temptation.

1. The Traitor Revealed (Mk 14:10-21)

1. The traitor BARGAINS . (Mk 14:10-11)

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Small Group Questions (Whole Group):
Read Mark 14:10-25

1. Why do you think Judas waited until this point to betray Jesus?
    
2. Explain the Old Testament Passover Celebration. Where did it originate? What did it mean?
    
3. If it was prophesied Judas would betray Jesus, how can Judas be guilty of committing that sin?
    
4. Explain what it means when we take the Lord's Supper at church. 

Breakout Questions:

Has your testimony this week been faithful to the love you have for Jesus Christ in both your words and actions? How? Pray for one another.

Planning a murder.... (Mk 14:1-2)

1. Give SACRIFICIALLY . (Mk 14:3)

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Small Group Questions (Whole Group):
Read Mark 14:1-9

1. Do you think Mary knew that she was "anointing Jesus for burial" as she was committing the act, or do you think Jesus ascribed that meaning to what she thought was just hospitality? Explain your position and reason.
    
2. The Bible calls us to be good stewards, but the Bible also calls us to give lavishly by faith. How do you reconcile these two teachings? How do you know when to use stewardship principles and when to take a step of faith and give extravagantly? 

Breakout Questions:

Pray for one another.

Review:

1. Giving results in THANKFULNESS . (2 Cor 9:11-12)

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Small Group Questions (Whole Group):
Read 2 Corinthians 9:11-15

1. How would you define what it means to "glorify God"? How does financial giving glorify God?
    
2. In 2 Corinthians 9:13, Paul says that giving is a proof of genuine salvation. How is giving an evidence that someone is truly born again?

Breakout Questions:

Pray for one another to grow as givers: rightly motivated, generous, and trusting God!

God's Economics 101:

1. The PRINCIPLE. (2 Cor 9:6)

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Small Group Questions (Whole Group):
Read 2 Corinthians 9:6-10

1. How do people misapply this teaching? (think of the TV preachers!) What does the Bible actually teach about sowing and reaping when it comes to giving?
    
2. Why does Paul quote Psalm 112:9 in 2 Corinthians 9:9?
    
3. Explain "God loves a cheerful giver". What does that mean? Why does God give more to cheerful givers (hint: verses 8 and 10)?

Breakout Questions:

Pray for one another! Specifically to grow in generosity that trusts God to keep His Word about giving.

When We Give Like Jesus:

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Parents / Children Discussion Questions:

Discuss this passage / sermon with your children this week! Ask: "Why does the church take an offering? What happens with that money?" Explain how the money we give: supports this ministry, helps Harvest Bible Fellowship (which trains pastors and plants more churches), and helps other various needs (Moldova church offering, Action Packs, etc).

Small Group Questions (Whole Group):
Read 2 Corinthians 8:8-15

1. Explain 2 Corinthians 8:9. What does this mean? Why did Paul say this in the middle of a passage on giving? What does this say about how we should give?
    
2. Why did Paul quote Exodus 16:18 in 2 Corinthians 8:15? What was his point?

Breakout Questions:

Pray for one another!

A Steward Says...

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Small Group Questions (Whole Group):
Read 2 Corinthians 8:1-7

1. Jesus said, "Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also." (Matt 6:21)
   Explain What that means in your own words.
    
2. How is the act of giving really an act of worship? (2 Cor 8:5-7) 

Breakout Questions:

Do you struggle with joyful giving? Why or why not?

GENESIS

Why does Genesis seem to have two accounts of creation? Or is chapter 2 an expansion on Day 6? Gen. 2:4 seems to start the account again.

If "death" in Romans 5 is taken as spiritual death as it is in other places in the New Testament (eg John 3:16), what is preventing us from taking the creation account of Genesis 1 - 2 as non-literal? In other words, is there any way God could have created the world not in one week ~6000 years ago?

Who are the Giants of Genesis 6 and will they be back? "As in the days of Noah, so it shall be in the coming of the Son of Man."

REVELATION

What does the Scriptures say about the timing of the rapture of the church? Will it occur before, or at the start of, the end times?

Does the Bible indicate if the antichrist actually knows he is the antichrist?

Satan and ⅓ of the angels fell from God's grace because of sin (him wanting to be God). How can I be sure it won't happen to ME in eternity (I certainly know I'm no angel)? Revelation 7:4 and 14:1,3. Is the number of 144,000 a literal number of those who will be marked with the seal of God? What does this mean? Will only 144,000 people (believers) make it into Heaven?


HEAVEN and HELL

How will we relate/react to our earthly spouse when we are in Heaven?

If God loves all people as His children and is all powerful, how can He allow ANY of His children to be eternally separated from Him in hell?

Is there a purgatory?

I recently heard a message on the radio that said "sheol" is not the same as "hell". It was said that "sheol" is a holding place. Is this where the Catholic religion gets their model for "purgatory"? Also, IS "sheol" different from "hell"?

When someone dies who is not saved and their loved ones say "he/she is in heaven/in a better place", I don't feel that it's the proper time to explain that is just not so (meaning at the time of the funeral/death). What do I say, then, in response to this at this time?

In 1978, Pope Paul (VI) said, "One day we will see our pets in the eternity of Christ" and a few weeks ago, Pope Francis said, "Paradise is open to all God's creatures." Is there any Biblical basis for either of these statements?


DOCTRINAL ISSUES

What is the deal with the apocrypha? Why is it not included in the protestant canon?

If Jesus forgave us for all of our sins on the cross, why does 1 John 1:9 say that we need to confess our sins and then we will be forgiven? What happens if we don't confess? Are we not forgiven? Signed: Confused!

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