Berean Sunday Sermons Berean Community Church

1. What is the context in which the parable of the sower was given? Who was it given to and why?

2. What does the seed represent according to verse 11?

3. Who is the seed planter?

4. Why did Jesus speak to them in parables according to verses 9 and 10?

POINT 1 -  Identify the sin of partiality.

POINT 2 - God’s glorious impartial character


POINT 3 - Your judgment must be in keeping with your God’s law.  
  
POINT 3 A - Verse 8-11: Partiality is Contrary to the law of God

POINT 3 B Verse 5 & 6a: Partiality is Contrary to the Mercy of God

POINT 4 | Speak and Act as those who are judged by the law of liberty.  

1. What caused Jesus to weep on Palm Sunday?
2. In what way did Israel expect peace that was different from the peace that Jesus came to bring?
3. Do you think you would have been able to recognize Jesus' coming if you were a Jew during that time?
4. What kind of spiritual blinders are we in danger of in our generation?

1. What was Jesus preaching about when he visited all the towns?
2. Who are the ladies mentioned here who supported Jesus and His ministry?
3. In what way was the kingdom of God that Jesus preached radically different from the Kingdom that the Israelites were anticipating?

1. How is this passage related to the previous passage?
2. Why did Simon the Pharisee invite Jesus to his home?
3. Was Simon a believer?
4. Was this a private dinner or an open banquet?
5. What does it mean for the woman to be described as a sinner?
6. Why did the woman have the alabaster jar with her to pour on Jesus? What does it reveal about her and what she did?
7. Where does great love for Jesus come from?

1. What caused the tax collectors to acknowledge God's justice and the Pharisees and the lawyers to reject it according to verses 29 and 30?
2. What was the baptism of John known for?
3. What was the primary message of John the Baptist that Jesus repeated when he began to preach?
4. What reasons are given in verses 31 to 34 why many people rejected Jesus?