Great Expectations
“Followers of Jesus give up their right of self-determination.”
Tell us about your personality. Are you more collaborative or more individualistic in how you go about life?
Where do you experience the conflict between self-determination and what God wants for you?
Read: Matthew 19:16-22
What did this man expect from Jesus?
What did he find instead?
How was this man trying to set the terms of faith?
Read: Matthew 19:23-26
What’s your take on Jesus’ statement here?
In what ways do your wealth and possessions make it hard for you to follow Jesus?
On Sunday, Walter encouraged us to try one or more of the following things:
Choose generosity.
Take responsibility for the church.
Freely accept help.
Which one of those three is hardest for you? How can you begin put it into practice?
Pray: Pray as a group that your hearts would be open to God’s direction, rather than your own desires.