What: | Explore more deeply last Sunday's sermon and Bible passages with Rev. Maguire.
Discussion Starters
- What is a hidden agenda? Do you have an example of a time when you knew someone had a hidden agenda?
- Why do people cheat on taxes, in games, in competitions, etc.?
- Why did the Pharisees join up with the Sadducees and Herodians to confront Jesus on this occasion?
- Is this passage about the church's relationship with politics, or is something else going on?
- What does disingenuous mean? Does it apply to the Pharisees?
- How frank should we be in our conversations? Is there ever a time when manipulation of people is acceptable?
- Is your relationship with God authentic? How can you tell if it is authentic?
- What does God really want from us?
- Is truthful, authentic faith costly? Why is that?
- How do we cultivate authenticity in our faith, in our church family, and all our relationships?
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