LIFE GROUPS WEEK 3 – SPRING 2025
LIFE GROUPS – WEEK 3
FULL SERMON – 32 MINUTES
ICE BREAKER:
What is the dumbest thing you’ve ever been proud of?
(This can be an embarrassing story from childhood.)
SCRIPTURE:
Luke 18: 9-14 NLT
9 Then Jesus told this story to some who had great confidence in their own righteousness and scorned everyone else: 10 “Two men went to the Temple to pray. One was a Pharisee, and the other was a despised tax collector. 11 The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed this prayer: ‘I thank you, God, that I am not like other people—cheaters, sinners, adulterers. I’m certainly not like that tax collector! 12 I fast twice a week, and I give you a tenth of my income.’
13 “But the tax collector stood at a distance and dared not even lift his eyes to heaven as he prayed. Instead, he beat his chest in sorrow, saying, ‘O God, be merciful to me, for I am a sinner.’ 14 I tell you, this sinner, not the Pharisee, returned home justified before God. For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”
KEEP IT UNCOMPLICATED:
Discussion Questions
- Who do you relate more to currently? The Pharisee or tax collector? Why?
- Jesus told this story to people who “trusted in their own righteousness.” What’s one area where you might be tempted to feel spiritually superior to others, maybe silently, even subconsciously?
- When’s the last time you came to God like the tax collector, barely able to lift your eyes, fully aware of your sin, and not trying to explain it away? What happened in that moment?
- If you were to write a one-sentence prayer that matched your spiritual posture this week, honest and unfiltered— what would it be?
Next Steps
- Spend time praying together thanking God and making your requests known to Him.
- Make the decision to be baptized! Baptisms are coming up this week on Thursday, May 22nd and Sunday, May 25th. Sign up at freedom.church/baptism or in the app.
- Share a Life Journal. Do a S.O.A.P. to read the Bible and apply it to your life. Learn how to SOAP here.
Life Journal Reading Plan
- Day 1: Acts 9
- Day 2: Acts 10
- Day 3: Acts 11
- Day 4: Acts 12
- Day 5: Acts 13
- Day 6: Acts 14
- Day 7: Acts 15
Complete this week’s Life Journal through the UnComplicated App
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