Humility is the right way. We all want our heroes to carry themselves in a humble manner. We want our leaders to do that. We resonate with this idea.
Discussion Questions
Start Talking
- Who has been a King Richard in your life?
- What are some of the foundations that they taught you?
- What tough lesson did you learn from them?
- Who in your life do you feel exemplifies a life of humility?
Read This
- Read Matthew 5:3.
- When you hear the words “poor in spirit”, what does that mean to you?
- We have nothing we bring to God. There is no reason for Him to choose us or love us. How does that change how you feel about coming to God?
- Read Luke 8:9-14.
- Have you ever felt confident in your own righteousness? I am good enough. I don’t need a Savior.
- Have you ever felt more like the tax collector? Not worthy. I need God’s mercy.
- Living in the Christian life and experiencing the happiness Jesus talks of, requires a constant and continual admission that in yourself, you’re nothing, and your only strength comes in the midst of your own admission of weakness.
- Why do we struggle with humility?
- What are some things in our culture that influence our belief in our own self-reliance instead of relying on Jesus?
What Now
How do you become poor in spirit?
- Look at God and compare yourself to Him.
- How do you compare?
- Why do prefer to compare ourselves to others?
- Embrace your neediness.
- Why do we have a hard time admitting our neediness?
- What are some areas of your life that you are needy in right now?
- How can we as a group support you?
Have you admitted your need for Jesus?
Do you have needs that you are ignoring?
Additional Resources
Bible Reading Plan
Scripture: Matthew 7:7-12
Song: “Echo” by Steven Furtick, Chris Brown, Israel Houghton, Matthew Ntlele, Alexdd PappasSong: “Back to Life” by Brian Johnson, Phil Wickham, Chris Davenport, Reuben Morgan, Ben Fielding, Zahriya Zachary
