Who's Your Servant?

In Matthew 20, a bid for status meets Jesus’s simple truth: real authority flows from God and is proven through service. The question still stands—are you trying to own people or serve them.

The Weed-Puller

he parable of the tares in Matthew 13 isn’t really asking, “Am I a weed?” It’s asking, “Who am I treating like one?” Jesus acknowledges evil, but He doesn’t tell us to start pulling people up. He tells us to trust God with the sorting and focus on growing faithfully ourselves.

Prove Your Love

 Jesus rejected man‑made traditions used to measure devotion (Matthew 15). Our extra rules can become pride traps. Do you show love for God through performance—or through caring for the people Jesus cared for?

Which Jesus?

In Matthew 28, they worshipped—but some still doubted. Maybe they bowed to the Jesus they imagined, not the One who stood before them. Are we doing the same?

Book Beating

 After the crucifixion, fear locked the disciples away. The world answered Jesus’s love with violence, but the risen Christ brought peace (John 20). We follow Him when we choose love over fear, letting compassion—not power—be what changes the world.

My King will Beat You UP!

Pilate called Jesus “King, (Luke 23)” but Jesus rules by changing hearts, not by force. So which king do you want—one who leads through fear, or one who brings peace and justice to the hurting?

Truth Framers

Pilate’s “What is truth?” pushes back against Jesus’ claim that those who love truth hear His voice (John 18). We say we seek truth, yet we keep bending it to fit our needs. How do you reshape truth to suit your own story?

Where is Jesus?

 Jesus left Lazarus's family and friends to wonder about where He was when they needed Him most. In His absence, Lazarus died (John 11). Where do you think Jesus is when we need Him? Is He in Heaven being mysterious or is He in your heart working through your life? 

Bad things happen to...

John 9 begins with a question about blame—who sinned to cause this suffering? Jesus redirects the moment toward God’s work instead. As Christians, are we busy assigning fault, or are we bringing Christ’s love to those who hurt?

 

Push or Follow?

For a while, Christians asked, “What would Jesus do?” to refocus their lives around His example. We can’t heal blindness or multiply food on command, but we can still imitate the way He lived. What step could help you follow Jesus more closely this week? Matthew 4:18

Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior, but not our teacher?

 Many Christians call Jesus a personal friend while forgetting that He came chiefly to teach (for example Matt 5-7). Do you sidestep His words by appealing to other passages, or do you let His teachings shape your life today?

Awesome Exiles

 During the season of Advent, the church often remembers Bible passages like Ezekiel 37 that were meant to give hope to God's people while in exile. In what ways do you feel exiled? Can you find hope of restoration through humility and by looking to the example of Jesus Christ? 

I can't wait for Jesus to return, or can I?

Christians often anticipate Christ’s return, but our motives can be murky—are we seeking reward, vindication, or true redemption? If we truly grasped what the second coming entails, our eagerness might give way to humility. Malachi 3

 

Loving the hate

 Jesus often depicted the most hated people of His day, like the tax collector (Luke 18), as exemplars of God's righteousness, mercy, and love. Who do you believe you should hate, or who do you hate in spite of God's commands and examples to love your neighbor?

The funnest king

Daniel describes a lavish party thrown by a dishonorable king, where sacred temple vessels were misused (Dan 5). But beyond the objects, the people—meant for holy worship—were also misused, reduced to props in the king’s spectacle. How do you misuse the sacred vessels called people?

Greed covered by nobility

A woman lovingly anointed Jesus’s feet, but the disciples masked their greed with noble-sounding criticism over the cost (Mark 14). When have you used virtue to disguise self-interest?

If you must perform good works...

Christians reconcile James and Paul by understanding that true faith produces good works (James 2, Eph 2). Yet today, “works” are often reduced to worship, recruitment, or politics—far from James’ call to care for those in need. So, how does your faith show up in action?

 

Demoniz-er

Christians seem to 'demonize' each other even though we know that God loves all of us the same way and to the same degree (Titus 2:11). Who do you find yourself 'demonizing' or condemning as excluded from God's love?

 

Shopping for the gospel of your dreams

 

Although we all talk about the 'Good News' or 'gospel' (2 Thes 2:14), it seems like Christians define the gospel as a political affiliation, a set of beliefs, or even a theological position. We all point to the grace afforded us by Jesus Christ, but is it more than just a 'fire escape/' Could the gospel be more than we ever thought it could be? What do you believe the gospel is?

Offenses come

Jesus warned that offenses are inevitable (Luke 17), and as sinners, we both cause and endure them. As Christians, we must reflect on how our words, actions, and systems may harm others—especially the vulnerable. How do you protect the “little ones” from stumbling through your influence