What’s the most unexpected question someone has ever asked you?
Jesus asked a lot of questions and often asked questions in response to the questions that He was asked.
What does this tell us about Jesus?
We talked about how Jesus’s teaching was radical and disruptive and how Jesus’ teaching often
addressed heart issues rather than external actions. Reflect on this statement: “The law is
primarily given to reveal the heart, not to dictate actions.”
How does this changing perspective affect the way we approach the commandments and instructions in the Bible?
The religious leaders come with a question about divorce because it was a topic full of controversy.
How have you personally been impacted by divorce?
What questions have you seen asked around divorce within the churches you have been a part of?
The religious leaders ask what is “lawful,” but Jesus points to the original intent of marriage in
Mark 10:6-9.
What about these verses challenge/encourage you as you think about the gift of marriage?
How have you seen our culture undermine the original design of marriage?
On Sunday we discussed how the question behind the question that the religious leaders asked is, “How far can I go…without making You mad?”
How have you found yourself thinking or asking God this same question in your life?
How does this question reveal our attitudes toward God’s boundaries?
In Mark 10:13-16, we find people bringing children to Jesus, and the disciples stop them. The
disciples forgot what Jesus had just taught them in a few verses earlier about children.
How do you find yourself like the disciples in forgetting what Jesus has taught you?
Why does Jesus respond with indignation when the disciples keep the children from coming to Him?
How do we guard ourselves from not being people who keep others from coming to Jesus?
The indignation of Jesus points us to the love of Jesus. He loves the children by receiving them,
and He loves the disciples by correcting their errors.
How have you experienced the loving correction of Jesus in your life?
The story of the children coming to Jesus invites us to change our question from “How far can I go?” to “How close can I come?”
How is Jesus inviting you to come to Him today?
