Discipleship Questions
1. Take a moment to read Exodus 12. In what ways does the story point forward to Jesus? What does the story teach us about the nature of salvation?
2. In Jesus’ day, lepers and women were often regarded as “outsiders”. Who are the outsides of our day? What would it look like to follow Jesus’ example from this text?
3. The unnamed woman in this story gave her most valuable gift to Jesus. She serves as an example of discipleship. In what sense has discipleship been costly for you? Are there “things” in your life that you are currently struggling to surrender to Jesus?
4. In the text, Jesus says some very curious things about money and the poor. What do you think he means?
Mark 14:1-11
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