Study Questions for Groups
By Michael C. Mack
1. How did you live out your purpose of making disciples last week?
2. What was the biggest challenge you faced over the past week?
Ask three people—two readers and one reteller—to help. Ask the readers to read Matthew 20:17-28 one after the other, preferably from different Bible versions.
Ask the third person to retell the story in their own words.
3. How does this passage encourage you to live as a Christ follower?
4. Let’s dig deeper:
• What expectations did Jesus’ disciples have?
• What does this passage demonstrate about human desires?
• What types of attitudes do you see in the various apostles?
• How would negative (or unfavorable) attitudes of Jesus’ followers impact his mission for them?
• What values does this passage teach about Christian leadership (as opposed to worldly leadership)?
5. What do you learn about God from this passage?
6. What do you learn about humans?
7. How will you obey Jesus by living according to his example? (To dive deeper, read Philippians 2:1-8 aloud and continue discussing.)
8. Whom and how will you serve this week?
9. Based on our study and discussion, complete this sentence: “This week, I will . . .”
10. What challenge do you anticipate this week as you serve others?
For Next Week: Read and reflect on 1 Samuel 8:4-22 as we begin a new study on the history of Israel from 1 Samuel and 1 Chronicles. You can also read next week’s supplemental texts as well as the Study and Application sections as part of your personal study.
Author: Christian Standard
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