"I can resist anything except for temptation." -Oscar Wilde
This is week is both week two of the series as well as the second part of the message regarding Jesus' temptation in the wilderness. Using the generic discussion template below (which is useful for any resource you are reading or watching together) try and find ways the members of your group are living in a belief that life is found in constant ascent. In turn, see what it might look like in the near term and the long to follow Christ back down the mountain into vulnerable, powerful living.
This will be a potentially confusing topic for those that believe in a literal upward trajectory for faithful people. This discussion may have the side effect of helping people to hold hyperbole and metaphor less tightly in order to appreciate the deeper meaning.
- What most stuck out for you about Sunday morning?
- What were the key points for you in the message?
- What was the "one thing" you took away that seems applicable in your own, personal life?
- What did you learn:
- *About God?
- *About yourself?
- *About others?
- What changes in thought and in style-of-relating might be necessary in light of what you've learned?
- What are the hindrances to transformation, and what do we do about those?
- What role can this group play to help you take steps this week and beyond?
Passages for discussion.
- Matthew 4:1-11
- Matthew 16:13-23
- James 1:12-21
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