Verified
Week 1

Pat Hood [Senior Pastor]

1 John 1:1-4, 1 John 5:13, John 17:3, Matt 7:21-23

August 16, 2020 Sermon Discussion Questions

Get to know me:

Instructions: The purpose of these questions is to generate responses that are self-revealing and informative. Feel free to ask all of these questions to your group or simply choose the one that best fits your group.

1. Have you ever gotten a deal on a purchase, only to find that the deal you got was bogus & the product was fake?

2. How did that affect the way you researched your purchases in the future?

3. A lot of things that look good and smell good are NOT ANY good at all...How can we “Verify” the authenticity of the things we buy into?

Into the Bible:

Instructions: The purpose of these questions is to draw group members into the Bible to discover truth from passages that were not the primary text for the weekend message.

Read Matthew 7: 15-20

1. What “fruit’ is Jesus talking about here?

2. How can a person who is broken, and who can never be perfect in this world be like the “Fine Tree” Jesus talks about? What has to happen?

3. Can you think of  a part of your life that has been changed because of your relationship with Jesus? What areas in your life would you like to ask Him to help you with as you grow? 

Application:

Instructions: The purpose of these questions is to apply the main points from the weekend message.

1. Think of the person you most associate with as being a “Strong Christian”....what qualities do they display? How are you inspired by them?

2. Being a true Christian is Verified in our relationship with Christ. In addition, we can see from Scripture that Jesus intended for us to experience Christian life within a community of believers (Heb 10:24)?  What are some ways you are intentionally participating in Christian Community right now?

3. To be a Community member it takes commitment...How are you balancing/managing the need for community against the issues we face today? 

4. We all face challenges as we learn who Jesus is, and who He wants us to become. Who in the Christian Community can you reach out to for help as you grow?