In Room Questions

1. 1. When Jesus prays, “Your Kingdom come, and your will be done,” what is he asking for?
   2. Why does Jesus so closely connect God’s forgiveness of us to our forgiveness of others?

Small Group Questions

1. What are some of the false promises we’re prone to believe about possessions and wealth?
2. According to Jesus, what are some examples of sky stuff (or heavenly treasure)?
3. How can wealth or possessions be like tyrants?
4. In Matthew 6:25-34, how does Jesus’ appeal to the birds of the sky and flowers of the field invite us to shift our perspective about worry and possessions?

THE MAIN POINT

Two thousand years ago, on the eastern side of the Mediterranean, a teacher named Jesus of Nazareth climbed a hillside and started teaching people about the Kingdom of the skies—the renewed world God had long promised. For largely poor, oppressed Galilean farmers and laborers, this was good news. The Kingdom of the skies represents a new kind of society where generosity, justice, and peace reign. It’s a world where love is the final word.

THE BIBLE

Matthew 6:9-34, Exodus 16

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