Discipleship - Week 3 Discussion Questions
Scripture
Mark 12:28-34
The Primary Commands
One of the scribes approached. When he head them debating and saw that Jesus answered them well, he asked him, “Which command is most important of all?”
Jesus answered, “The most important is, Listen Israel! The LORD our God, the LORD is one. Love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength. The second is, Love your neighbor as yourself. There is no other command greater than these.“
Then the scribe said to him, “You are right, teacher. You have correctly said that he is one, and there is no one else except him. And to love him with all your heart, with all your understanding, and with all your strength and to love your neighbor as yourself, is far more important than all the burnt offerings and sacrifices.“
When Jesus saw that he answered wisely, he said to him, “You aren’t far from the kingdom of God.“ And no one dared question him any longer.
Matthew 22:34-39
The Primary Commands
When the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they came together. And one of them, an expert in the law, asked a question to test him: “Teacher, which command in the law is the greatest?“
He said to him, “Love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the greatest and most important command. The second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself. All the law and the Prophets depend on two commands.“
Take some time to re-read these passages from Sunday’s Sermon.
Discussion Questions
What does it look like to love God with all your heart, soul, mind and strength?
In what ways do we love other things more than God?
How can we love others like we love ourselves?
What is meant by the phrase “The Kingdom of God“? How are we supposed to live in the Kingdom of God?
How do people get close to the Kingdom and not enter it?
How can we encourage others to become citizens of the Kingdom of God?
