Mark 12: The Greatest Commandment
What do you think Jesus’ story about the sharecroppers reveals about God’s heart?
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Is Jesus’ story about the sharecroppers fiction or nonfiction? Why? What was the main point of the story?
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What does the rejected stone mentioned in Psalms have to do with the sharecroppers story?
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Why did the Jewish leaders want to arrest Jesus? Why did the attitude of the people matter?
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Why did Jewish leaders think they could trap Jesus by asking him about taxation?
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Why did the Sadducees present to Jesus such an unrealistic scenario? What kind of answer did they expect?
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What was wrong with what the Sadducees were sure had to be true? What impact do you think Jesus’ answer had?
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How did the nature of Jesus’ previous answers affect one teacher of the Law, prompting him to ask about the most important commandment?
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Why is loving our neighbor as important as loving God? Who qualifies as a “neighbor”?
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If the Jews believed in justice, an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth, how well do you think the teacher of the Law agreed with showing people love and mercy?
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Why did teachers of the Law say the Messiah would be a descendant of David? What was Jesus’ purpose in asking a question that the people couldn’t answer?
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Why were the people pleased with Jesus’ questioning?
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Why did Jesus warn people about the pretentious dress and behavior of religious people? Was he talking about some of them or all of them? Why?
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How could the widow’s giving be more than what the rich gave?
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Why did the widow give all that she had? How did Jesus know the extent of her sacrifice?