Current Series: Loving Our community
Serving with open hands
5/4/25
Discussion Questions:
If you had to choose one item in your life that’s hardest to live “hands open” with (e.g., time, money, career, relationships), what would it be and why?
What defines you? Are there things in your life that are beginning to define you more than your identity in Christ? How can you recognize and release those?
What does it mean to you that Jesus lived “hands open,” even to the point of death? How does that influence the way you live?
Read Matthew 16:25
What does this verse mean in practical, everyday life?
How can “losing your life” for Jesus look like at work, at home, or in your community?
How does the early church’s radical generosity challenge modern-day Christianity?
What would it look like for our group or church to live this out?
On Sunday Matt said: “Volunteers choose a task; servants have a Master.”
How does this change your view of service in the church or community?
How does serving others make the love of Jesus tangible to the world?
Can you share a time when someone’s service made God's love feel real to you?
What’s one specific way you can live more “hands open” in the coming week?
