Matthew 20:1-16 Questions
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 first ones hired have an […]
Matthew 28 Questions
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 from Matthew 27:56? She was […]
Matthew 19:16-30 Questions
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 on the question he asked […]
Matthew 18 Questions
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 no longer owed it? If […]
Matthew 17:1-13 Questions
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 part of Matthew 17 connected […]
Matthew 16:13-26 Questions
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 think he already knew but […]
Matthew 15:1-20 Questions
Warm up in pairs: The concept of tradition comes up in today’s lesson. Name one of your favorite traditions, whether it be personal, family or church related. Matthew 15:1-6 What was the “tradition of the elders” the Pharisees and scribes were referring to? The countless man-made rules and regulations that were passed down in oral […]
Matthew 14:22-33 Questions
Icebreakers in groups of 2-3: Name a voice or voices that have calmed you down in times of trouble in your life OR a time your voice was able to calm someone else. Matthew 14:22-27 What incident had just happened? Jesus had fed the multitudes. What does the first word in our text […]
Matthew 13:24-30; 36-43 Questions
Warm up question in groups of 2-3: In one minute, tell everything you know about gardens, vegetable or flower. Include soil prep, planting, weeding, common mistakes and harvesting. After one minute, let the other person have one minute. Matthew 13:24-30 What is a parable? An earthly story to illustrate a spiritual or heavenly meaning. What […]
What’s in Your Heart?
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