April 3, 2022
The Conspiracy of God | Secret Fasting
Our message series, The Conspiracy of God , will take us through the Sermon on The Mount.
A conspiracy involves a secret power at work behind the scenes, undermining those that currently hold sway. Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount is God’s invitation to participate in his great conspiracy by apprenticing to Jesus.
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Matthew 6:16-18
Message Questions:
- Do you have any experience with fasting? What did it teach you?
- Explain how going without food could deepen your relationship with Jesus. See if you can explain it in words that would make sense to your friends who don’t yet believe.
- Three times Jesus cautions us about good behaviour that we can distort by using it to gain other people’s approval. What is so wrong with that?
- Three times Jesus tells us that, “our Father who sees what is done in secret will reward us”. What do you think that reward is?
- Are you considering fasting? What can your group do to support those who want to step into this piece of the Way of Jesus?
Fasting may be new for you. Check out a video by Andrew Allison and Lynnita Weber as they talk about fasting: Habits for Life – Fasting
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