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Easter - Week Seven

This Week's Questions:

1.nbsp; Personal Reflection - Which area of you life (home, church, work, play, etc)nbsp;most needs to see you live out this principle?nbsp; Who in your life most needs to hear you repent for selfishness in this area?

2.nbsp; Kingdom Reflection - How does our study of the characteristics of the kingdom affect this issue?nbsp; How does it make you think of this passage differently?nbsp; How does it reinforce your previous thoughts?

3.nbsp; Theological Issue - What does this passage call for when our neighbor's desire is to bring us harm or even death?

4.nbsp; Artifact Issue - How do we stand for sound doctrine and have respect for everyone in our ministry as a church?nbsp; Give an example of a ministry we could begin doing in this manner.

5.nbsp; Cultural Issue - Our society has made a virtue of wandering or seeking but it is very suspicious of people who offer answers or solutions.nbsp; In other words our culture likes to seek but it is not so sure about finding.nbsp; In light of this mindset and our passage how should we offer truth to our society as a whole?

This Week's Questions:

1. Personal Reflection - Do you have the light?nbsp; Do you shine with the light?nbsp; How have you buried your light due to cowardice or indifference?

2.nbsp; Kingdom Reflection - How does our study of the characteristics of the kingdom affect this issue?nbsp; How does it make you think of this passage differently?nbsp; How does it reinforce your previous thoughts on this passage?

3.nbsp; Theological Issue - This can sound much like salvation by works.nbsp; It is?nbsp; If not how is it different?

4.nbsp; Artifact Issue - How are we bringing the light into the darkness?nbsp; How are we ignoring this responsibility?

5.nbsp; Cultural Issue - How does being the light of the world affect our views of being citizens of America?nbsp; Our national pride?nbsp; Our thoughts on domestic policy?nbsp; Our thoughts on social policy?nbsp; Our thoughts on foreign policy?

This Weeks Questions:

1.nbsp; Personal Reflection - We are called to be agents of chnage, What is your influence?nbsp; Do you change your environment by being there?

2.nbsp; Kingdom Reflection - How does our study of the characteristics of the Kingdom of Heaven affect this teaching?nbsp; How does it make you think of this passage differently?nbsp; How does it reinforce your previous thoughts on this passage?

3.nbsp; Theological Issue - When we are called to confront how do we determine what really matters from what only seems to matter?

4.nbsp; Artifact Issue - In our current context (given our environment and our size) what issue/s should Artifact set as our priority?nbsp; How should we be attempting to influence it/them?

5.nbsp; Cultural Issue - In this election season what political issue/s is most in need of a Christian influence?nbsp; How should we attempt to influence it/them?

Easter - Week Three

Easter - Week Two