Message Notes
Look Back
How did you practice being with Jesus and His Holy Spirit in difficult moments this week?
Look Up
Read Luke 18:9-14
- Who was Jesus’ target audience for this story? What was Jesus’ goal and purpose of the story, and how does this story apply to people today?
- What was the Pharisee’s prayer focused on, and what does this tell us about him?
- How did the tax collector’s approach to God differ from the Pharisee? What specifically did he do differently and why?
- How easy is it for you to approach God like the tax collector? What helps or hinders you from taking this approach?
Read 1 John 1:8-10 and Proverbs 16:18-20
- What does 1 John 1:8-10 say we should do with “sins” – our failures, mistakes, faults, and the damage done by them? Why is this a significant and necessary step to take?
- What does God promise to give us 1 John 1:9 when we confess our sin and shame to Him? How have you experienced this personally in your life?
- What specific instruction, encouragement, and warnings are found in these 2 passages? How should this impact the way we pray and approach God with our shame and sins?
Overall (Discovery Bible Study)
- What do these scriptures say about God?
- What do they say about people?
- How will I apply this to my life?
Look Ahead
How will you approach God with a spirit of humility and confession in your prayers this week?
Notes
Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to death — even death on a cross! Therefore, God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, Philippians 2:5-9
