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This week's discussion questions:

1. Why do we tend to think of “hypocrites” as bad Christians?

2. Why is it important for us to understand that the “hypocrites” of the Bible are NOT believers?

3. What are some of the key markers of the pharisaical “hypocrites?”

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This week's discussion questions:

1. Why do you think the Pharisees were trying to trap Jesus in their questions?

2. How did Jesus counter the traps of the Pharisees?

3. What’s the difference between a genuine question and a trap?

4. How can we make sure that our questions are gospel centered?

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This week's discussion questions:

1. Who were the “invited ones” in this text?

2. How can we understand that conclusion from the surrounding context?

3. Why do you think Jesus never answers the Pharisees questions directly?

4. What might that reveal to us about the perspective Jesus has about the Pharisees?

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Thank you so much for checking out this week's sermon from The Four56 Church! For service times, community opportunities, sermon video, and more please visit theFour56.org.

This week's discussion questions:

1. Why did Jesus come first just to the Jews?

2. Why was it so important for the Jews to reject Jesus?

3. What does the story of the withered fig tree reveal to us about Jesus? About Israel?

4. What does the parable of the tenants reveal to us about God? About Israel? About the Gentiles? 

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This week's discussion questions:

1. Why is it that we tend to miss the significance of Jesus’s statements here in this text? 

2. How important is it that we understand the Old Testament texts Jesus is referencing and how they would have been received by Jesus’s audience?

3. What prevents us from knowing the Bible in a deeper contextual level?

4. How does a better understanding of the history of the text reshape how we read, believe, and teach a text like Matthew 21?

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This week's discussion questions:

1. What do this text and the preceding texts indicate about the hearts of Jesus followers?

2. Why do people tend to serve/work for blessing rather than from a place of humility and love?

3. What are some areas in your life that may not yet be given to God in genuine service?

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This week's discussion questions:

1. How have you previously considered the statement about “the first and the last?”

2. How can we understand this text in light of Jesus’s direct audience? How might we understand this text on the larger scale?

3. Why do you think it’s important: To ask difficult questions of the text? To consider context? To understand the audience?

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This week's discussion questions:

1. Why is salvation an impossible prospect for mankind?

2. What was the confidence of the rich young ruler? What was his undoing?

3. What sorts of things may people use to wrongly measure whether or not they have eternal life?

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