Matthew 15
- Why is having a clean heart more important than having clean hands?
- What caused Jesus to tell the woman in Matthew 15:28, "you have great faith!"?
- Why did the disciples ask the question they did in Matthew 15:33 when they had seen the feeding of the 5000 in Matthew 14?
- Why did Jesus call the Pharisees and Sadducees a "wicked and adulterous generation" (Matthew 16:4) for asking for a sign from heaven?
- Who did Jesus say had revealed to Simon Peter that Jesus was the "Messiah, the Son of the living God"?
- Why did Jesus say, "Get behind me, Satan!" to Peter?
- Why do you think Jesus told Peter, James, and John not to tell anyone about the transfiguration until after He rose from the dead?
- What was causing the boy in Matthew 17:15 to fall into fire or water?
- Jesus told Peter where to find a four-drachma coin. Do you trust Him to provide you with what you need?
- Jesus said in Matthew 18:3, "Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven." In what ways should we be like little children?
- What does Jesus promise for two or three who gather in His name?
- In Matthew 18:23-35 Jesus told a parable to show what our unwillingness to forgive others looks like to God. Is there anyone you need to forgive?
- What definition of marriage does Jesus give in Matthew 19:4-6?
- In Matthew 19:13 why did the disciples rebuke those who brought little children to Jesus?
- Why did Jesus tell the man in Matthew 19:21 that he needed to sell his possessions?
Obadiah, Jonah 1 - 4, Micah 1 - 7
- What did Obadiah say would happen to Edom? Why?
- Why did Jonah think the storm was his fault in Jonah 1:12?
- Jonah's prayer in chapter 2 was from "inside the fish." How then could he pray in 2:9, "But I, with shouts of grateful praise, will sacrifice to you"?
- How did the people of Nineveh respond to Jonah's warning in Jonah, chapter 3?
- Why was Jonah angry in chapter 4? Why was he unhappy that God had shown mercy to Nineveh?
- Micah, chapter 1, speaks of God bringing judgement. According to verse 5, what was the reason for this judgement?
- Micah 2:1 says, "Woe to those who plan iniquity, to those who plot evil on their beds!" Why would someone plan to do wrong?
- Micah 3:5 describes the motives of false prophets, "they proclaim ‘peace’ if they have something to eat, but prepare to wage war against anyone who refuses to feed them." How can we be pure in our motives to serve the Lord and speak the truth?
- Micah 4:1-5 describes a time to come when people will seek and obey the Lord and there will be peace and prosperity. When will this be fulfilled?
- What city is mentioned in Micah 5 as a place where a "ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old" would come from?
- What three things does Micah 6:8 say God requires of people?
- Micah 7:1 says, "What misery is mine! I am like one who gathers summer fruit at the gleaning of the vineyard." What conditions in Israel were like gathering summer fruit?
Psalm 141 - 144
- David prayed in Psalm 141:3, "Set a guard over my mouth, Lord; keep watch over the door of my lips." How would God guard your mouth and how would this change your life?
- In Psalm 142:5 David says, "You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living." What does he mean by a refuge? What does he mean by his portion?
- Psalm 143:10 says, "Teach me to do your will, for you are my God." How can we become teachable?
- Why does David say in Psalm 144:1 that God trains his hands for war?
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