Saturday, February 23, 2008

Matthew 14

John Beheaded (Matthew 14:1-12)
True obedience, not tradition, pleases God.

What good traditions do you observe that are based upon Scripture?
What traditions are you blindly following which really contradict the Scriptures?
What wrong interpretations of Scripture are you using as a pretext for disobeying God?
What words are you using that truly bring praise to God and enable worship?
What empty word are you bringing to God and calling it worship?

Thousands Fed (Matthew 14:13-21)
Genuine faith is strengthened through testing.

How have you experience stronger faith after going through difficult testing?
How are you approaching God with your needs? Is it humble yet expectant? Are you persistent, even when He's silent?
How have you experienced confident persistence in prayer this year and how has God rewarded your persistence?

Peter's Walk (Matthew 14:22-36)
God's work results in God receiving glory.

How are you seeing God praised through the work you do for Him?
How have you experienced the same test over again because you didn't learn the lesson the first time?
What impossible thing are you facing in your own strength that needs to be turned over to Jesus?

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