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Bible Study — “Talk Back”
| Date: | September 27th, 2017 |
| Time: | 10:30am |
| Ages: | Adults (18 and up) |
| What: | Explore more deeply last Sunday's
sermon and Bible passages with Rev. Maguire.
Discussion
Starters
- How
would you define fairness? Is there anything such as an objective sense of
fairness?
- What is
the relationship between fairness and justice; fairness and mercy?
- Does God use a sliding scale
when it comes to blessing people; such as the more good you do the more you
receive blessing?
- If
you have more material resources in this life does that mean you are more
blessed than others?
- What role does fairness play in God's work of salvation? What
motivates God's saving work?
- What do the workers hired at different times represent in the
parable?
- Who decides
who receives the blessings and rewards of Heaven? Do we have any say in their
distribution?
- How do
we experience the grace of God? What must I do to be saved?
- In the verses before this
parable Peter pointed out the sacrifices and commitment of the disciples in
following Jesus. What was motivating his question, what was Jesus'
response?
- Which
group of workers do you identify with most? Why? Are we guilty of begrudging
grace to others, we deem undeserving?
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