Small Group
What is the name of the group that commonly questioned Jesus and His authority?
The Pharisees
Who are the three persons of the Trinity?
God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit
Why do we pray as Christians?
We believe God commands us to, it's how we talk with God in relationship with Him, we can ask God to give us things and do things, etc.
What did Jesus ask of the rich young man who came and said Good Teacher, what else must I do to enter the Kingdom of Heaven?
To sell his possessions, give to the poor, and follow Him
What does Gloria Dei mean?
To glorify God and enjoy Him forever. Glory to God.
Explain what is the Gospel or the Good News. (What "saves" someone and what that means).
Created by perfect, holy God. We fall into sin and are separated from God. Jesus came to surrender Himself, paying the wages of sin through His own death on the cross. He rose again to show His divinity and that death has no hold over Him and that He is God. If we believe in His sacrifice, we will be saved. The life we now live is no longer our own; it is Christ living through us.
Who led Jesus into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil?
The Holy Spirit
What does the two word phrase Imago Dei mean?
That we humans are made by God in His image. We are made in His likeness.
Why should we share our faith?
Others need to know Jesus. Without Him they are walking in destruction and toward eternal damnation. God loves them and wants them to come back into relationship with Him. God wants to show grace more than He wants to give judgement. His way of giving grace is through what Christ had done. God loves us and wants us. He wants us to be with Him forever.
At the end of the Sermon on the Mount, what example does Jesus use when explaining what it looks like to put His words into action or to not put His words into action?
Building a house on the rock vs building a house on the sand
Jesus when asked what the two most important commandments are replied with "Love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind. And the second is like it: _____."
Love your neighbor as yourself
Can I choose the free gift of salvation and still kind of do what I want with my life outside of what God wants? Can I still be saved?
No. Much of the New Testament teaches that we cannot choose sin and our own way of we are to be those who are truly saved. We are saved by faith alone, but the way we live will now be changed by the Holy Spirit. We will live as slaves of righteousness rather than slaves of sin. We will live as God's children rather than children to our desires.
Name one of the first people to see Jesus right after He resurrected
Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, Salome, Joanna
The Great Commission is found in Matthew __ and it's Jesus calling us to __.
Matthew 28, go and make disciples
Why would God create humans if He knew we would eventually fall and do bad things?
Because in His choice to give us free will, that is the only way to truly choose and love, even if the risk of people doing evil is there.