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TOPICAL SUMMER | Matthew 6:24-34




COMMAND STATED (25) Don’t be anxious
 
QUESTION 1 (25) Isn’t life more than stuff? 
 
EXAMPLE A (26) Think about the birds and food/needs.  
  
OBJECTION (27) Does worrying add value to your life? 
 
EXAMPLE B (28-30) Think about the flowers and beauty. 
 
QUESTION 2 (30) Where is your faith?   
 
COMMAND APPLIED (31-32) 
 
ACTION (33)  
 
SUMMARY (34)  
 
Discussion Questions
1. What do you think is the source of the majority of our worries? What is causing our anxiety? 
 
2. Think through Jesus’ logic from the sermon notes. Talk through the case Jesus builds from start to finish. After Jesus builds his case against anxiety, he gives an action step for what we should do now. Why are verses 33 and 34 the crucial conclusion to his case on counteracting our anxiety?  
 
3. Look back at Matthew 6:24. How does this fit into the conversation on anxiety? 
 
4. Give examples of how you can WEED out anxiety, FEED the roots of faith, and WATER the grass to thrive. (Weed+Feed+Water)  
 
5. Share some of your anxieties and worries. Pray about them together as a group.

Acts 28:17-31
1. Proclaiming the Kingdom
 
2. Already/Not Yet
 
3. Inside Out
 
4. Upside Down 
 
5. Teaching Jesus 
 
6. Unhindered  
 
Discussion Questions
1. What is your major takeaway from the sermon series, “Acts: The Movement Begins”? 
 
2. I think you could use ellipses (...) instead of a period at the end of Acts 28:31. What does this tell us about our mission and identity as the church today? 
 
3. Discuss the three natures of the Kingdom of God. How is the Kingdom of God “Already/Not Yet (Luke 19), Inside Out (Luke  17:20-21) , and Upside Down (Matt. 5:2-12)?” 
 
4. We might look at Paul and see him as hindered, imprisoned, and bound. The world might look at Paul and say he foolishly wasted his life. But what can we learn from Paul’s faith and confidence in the gospel’s advance despite the outward hindering circumstances? (2 Tim. 2:8-9, Phil. 1:12-14)

Acts 27-28:16
1. Have you ever been in a life threatening situation? How did you react? How might this passage instruct someone facing a trial or similar situation? 
2. How does this narrative display the sovereign providence/control of God and the responsibility of humans?  3. Discuss this quote in its relation to the passage your current journey of faith:  “Storms and shipwrecks can actually be for our benefit. Paul was mature in Christ but was still being shaped through trials. We are often objective-oriented, but God is process-oriented. We just want to get to Rome, but God is even more interested in how we get there.” - Kent Hughes 
4. What is courage? How do we see this in today’s passage and Paul’s life? 
5. Read Hebrews 4:14-16. The same greek word is used for “supports” in Acts 27:17 and “to help” in Hebrews 4:16. How does this paint a picture of God’s help for us?  

Our eyes can be opened by the light of God's truth. Then turn away from Satan dying to our old selves and find new life when we turn to God. We can receive the forgiveness and undeserved grace from God and experience His peace. then knowing we have a place in God's family, as His children and understand the pure love of God and find belonging.  

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