86ing Jesus?? Week 5- Jesus Opened The Door For Us

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SCRIPTURES FROM SUNDAY:

1 Peter 2:24-25; Exodus 25:8-9; 1 Chronicles 7:1-2; Hebrews 9:7, 11-12; 8:6-13; Matthew 27:50-51; Titus 3:4-6; 2:11-14; 1 Corinthians 3:16-17; Ephesians 2:20-22, 8-10; Romans 7:4-6, 6:11-13

REFLECT/DISCUSS:

· What are you looking forward to most about spring’s arrival? What will you do with the extra hour of daylight in the evening now that Daylight Saving Time is here?

· Agree or disagree & explain: Better questions can take us farther in our relationship with God than good answers.

· Have you ever been exposed to a version of Jesus’ story that stopped with or focused mostly on Jesus dying so that we can go to heaven? If so, explain the context and the way it may have shaped the faith of those who heard it.

· How does today’s suggestion that “Jesus came to open the door to an ‘integrated’ way of living with God” sit with you? Mean to you?

· How often do you think about the Holy Spirit living in you? Of yourself as a temple of God? How might focusing on these realities more change your daily relationship with God?

· Do you think we’re more comfortable with God in a building/box or with God living in us? Explain your response.

· Do you focus more on not screwing up with God or on living positively with/for Him? If the former, how could you make a shift to the latter?

· Titus 2:11-14 and Ephesians 2:8-10 suggest that God saved us to do good things on earth and that He even has good things prepared for us to do. What specific good things do you think God has for you to do right now?

· Jesus offered a sacrifice to pay for our sins once and for all so that we can offer every part of our lives as sacrifices to please God all of the time (See Heb 9/Rom 6). Name some parts of your life that you don’t usually think about offering to God. How could you offer these to Him in a way that honors Him?