Mark 15:40-47 | Level Ground and Straight Paths

1) Pray
Church of the Week
Trinity Presbyterian Church and Pastor Reid Hankins
 
Missionary of the Week
Solomon & Mabel Charwi in Kehancha, Kenya
 
2) Accountability: Invite your group to share their successes and failures from looking to Christ's example of dying to self and living the cross life.
 
3) Opening Discussion Question: Have you or someone close to you changed drastically in their social status? What was the effect on their life?
 
4) Read: Mark 15:40-47 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 would it look like for you to be a public follower of Jesus like the women from Mark 15?

• Where in your life do you need more of the humility and courage demonstrated by Joseph of Arimathea in following Jesus?

• How does the cross of Christ level the playing field for all those who come to God?

• Who is God calling you to welcome into the family of God and what is the next step you need to take to invite them?

 
 
6) Apply: Share a specific step of faith your are planning to take this week in response to the message on Sunday.
 
 
Cross References:
 
Isaiah 40:1-5
John 3:1-16
Mark 1:1-3