Welcome to the second day of our Scripture Reading Challenge!
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Today’s Chapters: Matthew 6-10
In Chapters 6 & 7, Jesus continues the Sermon on the Mount.
Chapter 6
Chapter 6 contains one of the most familiar section of the New Testament, the Lord’s Prayer. What does the fact that Jesus took the time to teach His disciples how to pray mean about His view on prayer? What is your view on prayer? What should it be?
What does Jesus say about treasures? How should this impact the way we live our lives?
The chapter ends with Jesus talking about worry. Do you worry? What does Jesus say about that?
What is one thought you will remember from this chapter?
Chapter 7
Jesus tells us that there are only two ways that people travel on. What are they? What is the difference between them? Where do they lead? How does this relate to what He talks about in verses 15-20? What kind of fruit do you have? Is what Christ wants from your life?
Jesus ends the Sermon on the Mount by talking about two options on which we can stand. What are the two options? How do we stand on them? Which one is the best? Are you standing on that right now? What do you need to change to stand on the correct one more?
What is one thought you will remember from this chapter?
Chapter 8
In chapter 8, we see Christ’s amazing power displayed six times. List all six. What is unique about each one? Why did Christ do each of these?
Right in the middle of this awesome display of His Godship, Jesus tells us about the cost involved in following Him. What does He say? How does that impact our lives?
What is one thought you will remember from this chapter?
Chapter 9
This chapter starts off with Jesus showing us that He not only has the power to heal people but, as God, He has the power to forgive sins. How does He show us this? Why is it important that He has this power? What does this mean to us?
The chapter ends with Matthew telling the reader about Jesus’ compassion. What is important about that? How should this section change our lives? What should our reaction be?
What is one thought you will remember from this section?
Chapter 10
Jesus talks about persecution in this chapter. What does He say? Why will the persecute and hate us? What does verse 26 say our reaction to people who persecute us? Why?
Did Jesus come the first time to bring peace on the earth? Does the gospel divide people? Why? When will we have peace on the earth? Why?
What is one thought you will remember from this section?
What are your thoughts, so far, about the study? Anything interesting from these chapters jump out at you that were not covered in the study? Leave a comment for further discussion!
