Small Group Questions

1)   When you were a kid, were you ever on a team or in a social group where you were aware of the top people versus those who were on the bottom of popularity? Describe your experience.

2)   Are there similar "hierarchies" in our adult relationships at work, church, or other social interactions? How can you tell?

3)   In the parable Jesus told in Luke 12, those of equivalent social ranking refused the invitation to the party, so the host invited those who would never get such an invitation and could not pay him back. How is this in contrast to your answers to #1 and #2, and do you think this is difficult to do?

4)   Pastor George suggests we do social ranking unconsciously and need to bring this up to awareness. Do you agree? What would it look like practically if we did away with social rankings in our minds?

5)   Have you ever thought of throwing a dinner party like the one in this parable?