Small group questions.
Use these with your small group or on your own this week.
Connection
- What do you remember most from last week’s sermon?
- How did you hear God’s voice or sense His presence this past week?
- What is most exciting coming up this springtime?
Reflection
- Summarize this week’s sermon in one to three sentences. What was the main point of the message?
- What did the message say about you, God’s people or the world?
Application
- Read Matthew 20:1-16. What stands out to you about following Christ?
- Why is salvation by grace better than salvation by works?
- Why might the workers hired first, at “6:00 am” feel like they have been slighted by the master hiring workers last, or at “5:00 pm” and earning the same rate of pay?
- Re-read Matthew 20:16 and Matthew 20:26-27. What does Jesus mean in these verses?
- What new insights did you gain from the sermon about Jesus and about the kingdom?
- What would it look like for us to live in more accord with this passage? How might we be more generous this week?
- End by praying together for a deeper commitment to Christ and to embrace all who come to Him more diligently.
