Luke 12: Warning Against Hypocrisy
What will expose hypocrisy? Why are people easily fooled by it?
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King James
How can things hidden in the past be revealed in the present?
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King James
What do people typically fear most? What does it mean to “fear God”?
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King James
How does God know about every sparrow that dies? What does that say about how much he knows about us?
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King James
How do we “acknowledge Christ” before people? Why does that matter?
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King James
What does it mean to speak evil of the Holy Spirit? Why is that unforgiveable?
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King James
If people are doing good, for what reasons might they be arrested?
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King James
Which is more important, knowing what to say or knowing how to listen? Why?
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King James
Why did the man think he would be helped if Jesus would talk to his brother? Why didn’t Jesus agree?
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King James
What are the benefits and liabilities of stockpiling treasures?
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King James
Why do people sometimes worry about what doesn’t matter and pay little attention to what matters most?
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King James
How does God’s care for birds differ from how he cares for people?
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King James
Why do people worry over conditions they can do nothing about?
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King James
How does natural beauty compare with manmade beauty? What makes one better than the other?
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King James
If God knows what we need, why are the needs so great?
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King James
What does it mean to “seek first his Kingdom”? How will that satisfy our needs?
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King James
What makes treasure in Heaven more valuable than treasure on Earth?
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King James
What should we be most prepared for?
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King James
Why will the master serve those who are watching for his arrival?
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King James
What assumptions can be made when we don’t know when something will happen?
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King James
Why might Peter have thought Jesus’ illustration was only for his disciples and not for others?
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King James
If more is required of those who are given more, would it be better to be given less? Why?
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What kind of fire did Jesus want to start? Why did he have to suffer first?
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King James
How could the Prince of Peace not be one to bring peace to the world?
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King James
What makes “signs of the times” more difficult to interpret than weather?
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King James
What are the advantages and disadvantages of settling a case out of court?