That Pesky Little Monk (Martin Luther's Story)

Growgroup questions

Most of today’s sermon was reworded from “Meet Martin Luther: A Sketch of the Reformer’s Life” by Anthony Selvaggio. You can pick up your own copy of this book here https://goo.gl/FFdJYP. 

Know

• Before Sunday, what did you know about Martin Luther?

Grow

• Luther would spend time confessing his sins for up to six hours. Is it possible to be too honest when confessing our sins to God or others? Why or why not?
• At the top of the Santa Scala steps, Luther asked “Who knows whether this is really true?”. Have you ever wrestled with questions like this in your faith? How did you deal or are you dealing with times of doubt / questioning?
• Luther began to hate God because he misunderstood the gospel and what righteousness meant. Have you ever struggled with God because of a misunderstanding you’ve had of who He appears to be in scripture?
• Luther debated Eck at Leipzig about who has final authority – the Bible or the Pope? 2 Timothy 2:23 says this: Have nothing to do with foolish, ignorant controversies; you know that they breed quarrels. How do we know when it’s a foolish controversy or a matter worth standing our ground over?
• Do you think that it would have been better for reform to happen in the Catholic Church instead of the big church split that led to the Protestant Church coming into being?
• Imagine if Luther had never realized that the righteous shall live by faith. How would life today be different?
  
  

Show

• How important are the 5 Solas today?
  • Sola Scriptura (“Scripture alone”): The Bible alone is our highest authority.
  • Sola Fide (“faith alone”): We are saved through faith alone in Jesus Christ.
  • Sola Gratia (“grace alone”): We are saved by the grace of God alone.
  • Solus Christus (“Christ alone”): Jesus Christ alone is our Lord, Savior, and King.
  • Soli Deo Gloria (“to the glory of God alone”): We live for the glory of God alone.