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Mark 12:28-34
(June 7, 2009)
- Life Group Discussion Guide -
OPEN:
1. In what way would you say that the two commands in today’s passage {Note: L1 – Loving God L2 -Loving others} are to be seamless and handled as one?
2. There may be some things that we as an individual or even as a group of Christians consider “extremely important” but what happens if we concentrate on those and neglect the most important thing?
(Matthew 15:1-9; Matthew 23:23, 24)
3. What does it mean to you that the #1 priority of God; that all the commandments of God hang on; can be summed up in these two commandments {L1 L2}?
(Matthew 22:40; Romans 13:9, 10)
•How does that impact or change the focus of your life and energy toward God and others?
•How strongly do you think we are committed to these commands?
DIG:
1. In what ways does our view of money impact {L1 L2}?
(Matthew 6:24 (25-34) I Timothy 6:10)
2. How can our view of task, work, and ministry give us a skewed view of {L1 L2}?
(Mark 5:21-43, Mark 6:35-37, Mark 10:13-16)
•What was Paul’s perspective on work as pleasing to God?
(Colossians 3:23, 24; Ephesians 4:28)
•How are these in line with {L1 L2}?
•In what ways can even our ministries miss the point of
{L1, L2}?
3. In what ways can the attitudes of our heart impact negatively our view of {L1, L2}?
(Note James 3:13 – 4:3 see also I Corinthians 13:5-7; Matthew 6:12-15; Hebrews 12:14, 15)
4. In what ways are {L1, L2} antithetical to loving the World?
(I John 2:15-17) How do the 3 characteristics of the world reveal a heart not focused on {L1, L2}?
Reflect / Apply:
What are things you can do daily to express our commitment to {L1, L2}?
(Tell Him? Sing them? Do one action toward others daily?)