A Few Surprise Guests (The Servant King) - Mark 10.1-16 (The Floundering Family)

Weekly Podcast from Cornerstone Wesleyan Church, North Gower, Ontario

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The passage

Mark 10:1-16

 

The one thing

Into the broken home, God moves in

 

Know

• Have you ever had a surprise guest just turn up on your doorstep?

 

Grow

• What sort of conversation would you have with someone who is considering divorce?
• What message of hope do we as Christians have to offer people who are divorced?
• What extra information does Mark 10:10-11 tells us about the circumstances under which divorce is permitted?
• How has the view on divorce changed over the past 50-60 years in Canada?
• 10:5 What do you think of the idea that God makes concessions to sin, even though He doesn’t condone it? Why might He make these concessions?
• Read Mark 10:11-12. In the very man-centric society of the 1^st century, why were these words so revolutionary? (for further study compare with 1 Corinthians 7:3-4)
• Often when we’re talking about marital unfaithfulness we mean “sex outside of marriage”. What other forms of marital unfaithfulness can you think of? Should these be considered grounds for divorce?
• If Jesus bore our sin on the cross, He bore the sin of divorce. He became divorced for us on our behalf. What do you think of this statement?
  • What are the real-world applications of this for the person that has gone through divorce?

Show

• By now you should have decided when your show project is. Keep talking about the details and make sure each person knows what their responsibility is.