Mark 14:43-52 | Jesus Stands Alone
1) Pray
Church of the Week
Penngrove Community Church and Pastor Connor Anderson
Missionary of the Week
Pastor Solomon and Mabel Charwi in Kehancha, Kenya
2) Accountability: Invite your group to share their successes and failures from preaching the gospel to yourself and others from last week.
3) Opening Discussion Question: Share about a time that you were alone. Was it a good thing or bad thing?
4) Read: Mark 14:43-52 encourage your group to open their Bibles and follow along while one or two people read the passage out loud.
5) Discussion:
What stuck out to you from the message this week?
Use the discussion questions to spur on conversation.
What do you think about Jesus’ view of the sword and the kingdoms of this world?
Which of the values of the kingdom of God do you struggle with most?
Poverty, Suffering, Weeping, Rejection
Where are you most tempted to live for the kingdoms of this world?
Money, Power, Success, Recognition
Talk about the difference of Jesus being our example vs. being our substitute and what it means to you.
6) Apply: How do you need to value the people in poverty, suffering, weeping, and rejection this week?
Cross References:
Romans 13:1-4
Luke 6:20-22
1 Peter 1:6-7
John 8:36
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