Community Group Questions: March 2nd-8th

Luke 17:1-6

And he said to his disciples, “Temptations to sin are sure to come, but woe to the one through whom they come! 2 It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were cast into the sea than that he should cause one of these little ones to sin. 3 Pay attention to yourselves! If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him, 4 and if he sins against you seven times in the day, and turns to you seven times, saying, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.”

Increase Our Faith

5 The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!” 6 And the Lord said, “If you had faith like a grain of mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you.

Questions: 
Doctrine - How we Think
  • What does this passage reveal about God’s concern for His children and the seriousness of causing others to stumble?
  • Is there a danger in forgiving a person who isn't "truly" repentant? How repentant is repentant enough for forgiveness? 
  • How does Jesus respond to the disciples’ request? And what does this imply regarding how disciples should try to increase their faith today?
Worship - How we Feel
  • Why is Jesus' teaching about forgiveness so challenging to us?
  • Dale Ralph Davis: “We are often too spineless to rebuke and too resentful to forgive.”
    •  Is it easier for you to confront someone in their sin or gossip to someone else about them? 
    • Is it easier for you to rebuke others for sin or do you find yourself keeping it in and building resentment towards them?
Application - What we Do
  • How can we grow in the courage to rebuke others with truth and love instead of avoiding difficult conversations?
  • How can we prepare our hearts to be ready to receive a rebuke?
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