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Payback and the Kingdom of God

March 21, 2021 • Cory Anderson

Community Group Questions

1. What stood out to you from Sunday’s message? What new insights did you glean? What challenged you? What confused you? What needs to change inside of you?

2. Living as Jesus described in Matthew 5:38-42 seems almost impossible at times. Pastor Cory mentioned the need for three realities to be true of our lives in order for us to live as Jesus wants us to. What are these three realities? Take some time to talk about how these realities really make a difference.

3. George Muller was asked ‘What is the secret of your service for God?’ Muller replied: ‘There was a day when I died, utterly died...died to George Muller, his opinions, preferences, tastes and will - died to the world, its approval or censure - died to the approval or blame of even my brethren and friends - and since then I have studied to show myself approved only unto God.” Roger Steer, George Muller: Delighted in God, 227.

How does Muller’s remarks apply to what Jesus said in Matthew 5:38-42? What does Paul teach about this subject (Gal. 2:20)? What does Jesus teach (Lk 9:23)?

4. What did Jesus mean when he said, ‘Do not resist the one who is evil?’ What didn’t he mean (Rom. 13:1-6; Jam. 4:7; Ex. 22:2-3)?

5. As Good Friday approaches we are reminded of how Jesus suffered and died in such a way that he did not resist him who is evil and how ‘he went the extra mile’. Take some time to compare what Jesus did in Matthew 26:57-68; 27:27-50 with what he asks us to do in Matthew 5:38-42.