Week of October 18th

Weekly Bible Readings
Sunday: Romans 12:1-8
Luke 10:25-37
Monday: Acts 3:1-10
Tuesday: John 2:1-12 (13:1-15)
Wednesday: John 16:4b-15
1 Timothy 4:14
Thursday: Ephesians 4:1-16
2 Timothy 1:6
Friday: 1 Peter 4:10-11
Hebrews 2:1-4
Saturday: Luke 8:16-18

Pastor’s Class Notes:

Read: Luke 10:25-37

Discussion Questions:
What do you find interesting about his passage?
What was context of the discussion that led Jesus to tell the story?
What do you think a religious law expert was after from Jesus?

Note: An expert in religious law is often referred to as a “scribe” in the New Testament. They are not priests, and can be from a variety of Jewish backgrounds. (i.e. Pharisee, Zealots, Sadducee, Sicarii, etc.) These scribes are not only teachers of the law but are focused on how to understand, interpret, and apply the law to their people.

He could have been testing Jesus, but he could also have been seeking truth.
What impact does Jesus’ interpretation have on the laws of Moses?
See: Leviticus 19:18; 21:10-12

So, who is our neighbor? And what changes to our behavior should we make to hold to Jesus’ call to love the neighbor as yourself?

Read: Romans 12:1-8
What are the Spiritual Gifts?
How are they to be used?
What are your Spiritual Gifts? (If you don’t know, consider CORE 3 Class.)
See Ephesians 4:1-16 & 1 Corinthians 12:1-31

What benefits do the Spiritual Gifts offer the Church?
How do the gifts work together?
Identify what the “weaker” or “less honorable” gifts might be? (1 Cor 12:22-26)
How do they fit into the “body of Christ?”
What happens when the “body” doesn’t work together?

These two ideas, Doing good deeds and Spiritual Gifts, were tied together into one key idea in Pastor Chris’ message. What was that idea?

What is your role in the life of the Church?
What are you called to do? Desire to do? Love to do?
If you are not doing it, why not?
If you are doing it, how’s it going?


Be a LEGO, built together into the Kingdom of God.