Matthew - Part 26

Discussion Questions:

Read Matthew 13:18-23

What are some of the ways that Jesus taught? Give examples.

What is a parable? Can you name some parables?

Why did Jesus teach in parables?

In the sermon, we heard “People believe not based on the believability of the message but the condition of the heart.” Do you agree with us? What evidences do we have of this?

Talk about a time in your life when you say God moving like a bulldozer (rather than a shovel).

Why do some believe and others don’t? What can we do in response to this?

How do we grow our belief? Which one of those admonitions from the sermon is most helpful to you right now?