Failure to Love (Study Guide)
“Failure to Love”
Sermon Study Guide for August 4, 2024
Scripture: Matthew 22:34-40
A fractured world…
shalom
1. Jesus and the Lawyer
the greatest commandment
2. Failure to Love
a rejection of the commandment
Luke 18 - “thanks that I’m not like them”
turned inward…
the cross
the final meal
Questions to Discuss or Ponder:
- In what ways have you experienced the world as a fractured place this past week?
- What would shalom look like in your world? How would it change the world around us?
- Why do you think Jesus chooses to answer the question of the greatest commandment the way he does? How is this command related to the experience of shalom?
- In what way have you experienced sin as a failure to love?
- Why do we not talk about “sin” anymore?
- Have you experienced “sin” as breaking rules? What is the challenge in that understanding?
- Why is “turning inward” so dangerous for our spiritual lives?
- How does the cross demonstrate Jesus’ call to love God and love others? How will you live that out this week?
Scripture for the Week:
Monday - John 17:20-26
Tuesday - Matthew 5:17-20
Wednesday - Luke 18:9-14
Thursday - Luke 22:23-34
Friday - John 13:21-35
Saturday - John 20:19-29
In response to this Scripture, how will you live?
Prayer Prompt: Love God. Love People. It’s that simple and that hard.
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