Unbelievable

Unbelievable

March 2, 2008

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Unbelievable

Matthew 10:34-39 (TNIV)

³⁴"Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. ³⁵For I have come to turn “a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. ³⁶your enemies will be the members of your own household.”

³⁷Anyone who loves their father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves a son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. ³⁸Whoever does not take up their cross and follow me is not worthy of me. ³⁹Whoever finds their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life for my sake will find it.

*Those living closest to us sometimes are our

biggest roadblocks to living our best life.

Who will become the last . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . in your family?

Four Unbelievable Movements

1. The move toward His _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ (a)

Luke 2:46-50 (TNIV)

⁴⁶After three days they found him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions. ⁴⁷Everyone who heard him was amazed at his understanding and his answers. ⁴⁸When his parents saw him, they were astonished. His mother said to him, "Son, why have you treated us like this? Your father and I have been anxiously searching for you."

⁴⁹"Why were you searching for me?" he asked. "Didn't you know I had to be in my Father's house?" ⁵⁰But they did not understand what he was saying to them.

2. The move to be _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ (b)

Luke򠁤6:6-11 (TNIV)

⁶On another Sabbath he went into the synagogue and was teaching, and a man was there whose right hand was shriveled. ⁷The Pharisees and the teachers of the law were looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, so they watched him closely to see if he would heal on the Sabbath. ⁸But Jesus knew what they were thinking and said to the man with the shriveled hand, "Get up and stand in front of everyone." So he got up and stood there.

⁹Then Jesus said to them, "I ask you, which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?"

¹⁰He looked around at them all, and then said to the man, "Stretch out your hand." He did so, and his hand was completely restored. ¹¹But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law were furious and began to discuss with one another what they might do to Jesus.

3. The move to be _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ (c)

Mark 8:11-13 (TNIV)

¹¹The Pharisees came and began to question Jesus. To test him, they asked him for a sign from heaven. ¹²He sighed deeply and said, "Why does this generation ask for a sign? Truly I tell you, no sign will be given to it." ¹³Then he left them, got back into the boat and crossed to the other side.

4. The move to be _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ (d)

Matthew 27:11-14, 24

¹¹Meanwhile Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, "Are you the king of the Jews?"
"You have said so," Jesus replied.

¹²When he was accused by the chief priests and the elders, he gave no answer. ¹³Then Pilate asked him, "Don't you hear the testimony they are bringing against you?" ¹⁴But Jesus made no reply, not even to a single charge—to the great amazement of the governor.

²⁴When Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere, but that instead an uproar was starting, he took water and washed his hands in front of the crowd. "I am innocent of this man's blood," he said. "It is your responsibility!"

Conversations in Life Group:

1. Jesus seemed to be quite intolerant of religious behavior. Why do you suppose it was so unacceptable to Him?

2. Have you ever made an intentional decision that was opposed to God’s desire for your life? Do you think things may have gone better if done His way?

3. Why does it seem that a correct action not done in a loving way is most times harmful?

4. Is there any type of miracle that could happen in your life that would totally convince you God is real?

5. Have you or anyone around you ever experienced a miracle? How did you respond? Did the effect seem to wear off?

6. Does God ever seem to “go silent” in your life?

7. Is there anything (serving, generosity, action, love, relationally, etc.) that you know God would desire from you that you continue to ignore?

“You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.” --R. Buckminster Fuller

Spiritual Practices: Determine the old model that needs to become obsolete. Begin to build the new model through prayer, fasting, and steps of faith.

Pray: God, disturb me where I’m comfortable. Amen.

RESOURCES:

Go to our website, www.ccmonline.org, and click on the “Following the Star” devotional for Lent.

READ:

Improving Your Serve, by Chuck Swindoll

No Compromise, by Melody Green

Answers:

a. desire b. compassionate c. sincere d. decisive

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