Discussion questions for Life Groups based on the Sunday sermon.
(Updated weekly)
March 30, 2025
*** This guide intentionally has more questions than your group could reasonably discuss in one meeting. Feel free to pick and choose questions that best encourage, challenge, and instruct your particular participants.
Read Luke 14:1-33
1. What does your daily Discipleship look like in your family? What are your strong areas? What areas do you need help and guidance with?
2. Read Psalm 119:9-16. Is God’s word Primary in your home? How do we teach our children, our families, and ourselves to treasure God’s word in our heart daily?
3. Does our Christian “duty” ever become mechanical, forced, or superficial? How do we renew our delight in the Lord? How do we demonstrate that for our spouse and our children?
4. Have you surrendered all you have to our Lord? What do you hold and treasure most? What do your spouse and children see you treasuring most? How can we teach our families to honor and sacrifice for God?
5. Read Philippians 2:1-11. How do we teach and model humility for our families? How do we avoid the pitfalls of esteeming ourselves rather than others? How did Christ model humility and a servant heart for us?
6. Thinking about Luke 14:15-21, what excuses do we make for not honoring Christ above all things? How do we lead our families in expressing delight, joy and deep gratitude for all Christ has done for us? Would you agree that teaching without modeling is ineffective? Which is more important? Why?
7. Luke 12:16-21 is a great parable Jesus sums up in verse 34 by saying “where you treasure is, there your heart will be also.” Verse 34 lists all the things Christ is and has done for us. Why is He worthy of all we are and all we have? Do you teach and model for your family that making treasures and people more important than Christ is really making them idols?
8. Make a cost benefit analysis of following Christ. On one side, list all the potential costs – be specific. On the other side, list all the gains of following Christ.
9. The Pharisees were held up as an example of what not to do. Why? What were their discipleship pitfalls? How do you avoid repeating those pitfalls?
10. Are your priorities the same as God’s?
11. Do you know who you are? (Not in the temporary, but in the eternal sense.)
12. Have you tasted and know that God is good?
13. What temporary things are you willing to trade for permanent things?
14. Do you prioritize relationship over religion?
