Ready Living

Luke 12:35-48

1. Do you tend to be more like the Pharisee or the tax collector?

2. Why do we grade ourselves on the curve, comparing ourselves with others?

3. What is your motivation for doing things right?

4. When have you been the most conscious of God’s grace?

5. Have you ever felt like people were judging you? How did you deal with that?

Ready Living

Luke 12:35-48

1. What makes a person ready for Jesus’ return?

2. What is different about people who are ready and those who aren’t?

3. Are there areas of your life where you view yourself less like a steward and more like the master?

4. How are you serving in God’s Kingdom?

Being A Servant

Luke 17:7-10

1. When does serving God feel good?

2. When does serving God not feel good?

3. Who is an example of a true servant in your life?

4. What keeps us from being servants?

5. Why is our culture producing such fragile people?

Lost and Found

Luke 15:1-10

1. Why do you think “good” people (pharisees) were critical of Jesus and the “bad” people (sinners) were drawn to Him?

2. What do these parables teach us about God’s nature and the ministry of Jesus?

3. What implications do these parables have for unbelievers?

4. What implications do these parables have for us as believers?

5. Where might you be stuck in your ways and in need of repentance?

Tares Among the Wheat

Matthew 13:24-30

1. What do you think makes us want to exclude people from being “real” Christians?

2. Have you ever believed some things about Christianity that turned out to be wrong?

3. How have you felt judged by others? How did it affect you?

4. What do you think are the minimum requirements for someone to be a Christian?

Life’s Not Fair

Matthew 20:1-16

1. Does it feel better to give someone something they deserve, or something they don’t deserve?

2. Why do you think comparison steals so much joy from our lives?

3. Does God owe us anything?

4. What are we really saying to God when we say that things are unfair?

5. In what ways has God been graceful in your life?

Building Bigger Barns

Luke 12:16-21

1. Do you ever think about how long you’ll live? How does that affect you?

2. What is the best money you’ve ever spent? Why?

3. Have you ever hoarded anything or saved things you never used?

4. What do you worry about most?

5. How do you seek God’s righteousness?

Are You Hungry or Not?

Luke 14:15-24

1. Why do you think Jesus chose to picture life in the Kingdom of God as a great supper?

2. If Jesus is true and good, why don’t more people embrace Him?

3. Why did Jesus care so much for the worst of people? What did they have that the Pharisees didn’t?

4. What excuses get in the way of you and life in the Kingdom of God?

5. How are you trying to make a small difference in the lives of others?

The Good Samaritan

Luke 10:25-37

1. Why do you think Jesus chose a Samaritan as the hero of this story? If you made up this parable today, who might you choose as the unlikely hero of the story?

2. Why is it so easy to love God (or think you do) and so hard to love our neighbor?

3. Who is an example that comes to mind of a person who doesn’t believe in what you believe and yet challenges you by their level of compassion?

4. When have you been rescued by someone when you needed it most?

5. How are you trying to make a small difference in the lives of others?

Living Beyond Today

Luke 16:1-13

1. Can you remember any fads or trends from the past that you were a part of?

2. Do you think most Christians view their resources as theirs or God’s?

3. Why does an eternal perspective matter when it comes to our lives?

4. What are clever ways that you can use the things you have to make an eternal impact?