August 15, 2021
Change: The Difference Between You and Me
Stories that change the World and your heart.
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Luke 18:9-14
Message Questions:
- Where do you see judgment and criticism in society today? What kinds of things do people use to look down on each other?
- Describe the Pharisee’s interior life—his view of God and his view of himself. Explain how the tax collector’s interior life was different.
- How do self-righteous confidence and judgmentalism go hand-in-hand?
- How does the tendency to evaluate others show up in your life? If judgmentalism is an indicator that our souls are not right with God, how is yours doing?
- The Pharisee was doing some good things—practicing spiritual disciplines and worshipping at the temple—but his heart was off. How do we avoid doing the same?
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