Icebreaker in pairs:   Tell about your first job as a teen and how much you made per hour. Matthew 20:1-7 Why is context so important in this passage?   It is a continuation of Jesus’ discourse with the disciples in chapter 19, including his warning in 19:30.  Did the

Icebreaker question in pairs:   What are some of your fondest family or church memories of Easter? Matthew 28:1-7 What do we learn about Mary Magdalene from Luke 8:2? Jesus cast 7 demons out of her, and she became one of his followers. What do we learn about the other Mary

Icebreaker question in pairs:   If you died today, do you know for sure that you would go to heaven?    If you died, and God asked you why he should let you into heaven, what would you tell him? Matthew 19:16-22 What do we learn about the rich young ruler based

Icebreaker in pairs:  Option A:  Give your best definition of mercy.   Tell about a time God showed mercy to you.  (Mercy is not getting what we deserve.)   Option B:  How would you feel about someone to whom you owed $10, 000, 000 and he cancelled the debt and said you

Icebreaker in pairs or small groups:  Have you ever been so excited or dumbfounded that you really didn’t know what to say but just started talking nonsense.    Share about that.  That is exactly what Peter did when Moses and Elijah appeared on the mountain? Matthew 17:1-3 How is the first

Warm up question in groups of 2-3: Jesus asked his disciples who people in that day thought he was.    What are ideas people have about who Jesus is today? Matthew 16:13-20 Why do you think Jesus asked his disciples the question about who people were saying he was? Do you