For The Sake Of The Mission

Additional Scripture References:

Matthew 23:23-28; 1 Corinthians 15:19

Study Questions:

1. What things stuck out to you from this text? Is there anything in this text that challenges you?

2. Spend this next week keeping track of each time you explode in anger, speak poorly of someone behind their back, or blame shift. Why is it so easy for us to see the failures of others and not our own? How does the gospel minister and free us from these things?

3. What does it say about our heart that we find it difficult to be as gracious and merciful towards others as we are to ourselves? How does the gospel minister and free us from these things?

4. Where does life in community come into play with all of this?