Word Night, January 22nd-28th

Matthew 18:23-34

-With the first servant, the debt wasn't large or simply intimidating.  The debt was unrepayable!  When you look at your life and read the consequences for your sins, do you realize that your debt to God is unrepayable?  Do you ever catch yourself trying to "repay" God for what He has done for you?

-Talk about some of the ways that God has given you forgiveness, mercy, grace, and love.  Now, talk about some ways that for some reason it's hard for you to show those same things to others.  Why is it so hard?  On paper it makes so much sense to give what has been given to you, but in a practical aspect it's tough!

-Do you have a sense of entitlement towards anything in your faith as a follower of Jesus?  What are those things, why do you think that you are entitled to them, and what can you do to break that sense of entitlement and be overcome with true gratitude?

-Religious people were often characterized by their ability to know and inability to do.  They were notorious takers but stingy givers.  They played by the rules with people but wanted the rule book thrown out in their own life.  What are some specific ways that you would qualify as a "religious person" as described by Jesus?

-How does it make you feel that God has tossed out the book and offered your grace and forgiveness?

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