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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Matthew 12:1-14 Questions
Warm up question in groups of 2-3: Option 1: Andy Griffith once said, “Sometimes you go not so much by the book but by the heart.” Agree or disagree? Option 2: Define a nitpicker. What makes people want to be nit- pickers? Look for ways the Pharisees in […]
Matthew 11 Questions
Warm up question in pairs: Jesus uses a childhood game of his day to make a comparison. What was one of your favorite childhood games and why? Matthew 11:1-6 Why was “giving instructions to his disciples” important to Jesus when there was so much teaching and preaching that needed to be done? […]
Matthew 10:16-34 Questions
Warm up question in pairs: The mission Jesus was sending his disciples on was a bit scary. What adventure have you undertaken in life that was also a bit scary and took a leap of faith? Matthew 10:16-20 In these verses, Jesus is continuing his instructions to his disciples before he sends them out. If […]
The Present Life and the Life to Come
This eight-panel tract begins with a comparison of the present life and the life to come with the following questions and answers: Where? How long? Begins? Ends? Permanent or temporary? A diagram of lines helps to illustrate and contrast the differences between the present and the future lives. In answer to […]