Forever: Goodness
Sermon Notes
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
Galatians 5:22
“But he answered one of them, ‘I am not being unfair to you, friend. Didn’t you agree to work for a denarius? Take your pay and go. I want to give the one who was hired last the same as I gave you. Don’t I have the right to do what I want with my own money? Or are you envious because I am generous?’
Matthew 20:13
When Christians show up, it doesn’t make the world fair. It makes the world good.
Goodness is better than fairness.
Table Group Resources
Mixer
What is the weirdest, most random fact you happen to know?
Daily Devotional Questions
In Pastor Harry’s Tuesday 11/3 entry, The Choice, he tells of a fella who said, “My wife ‘put’ me in a bad mood!” What is really happening when you make a statement like this? How could you own your emotions and be a ‘team’ influencer?
Strongest You Questions
1. In Episode 6 (11.5.20), Mike teaches about where perfectionism comes from and how these messages get locked in. What insight did you gain from considering how perfectionism undermines your life? Where would you like to change?
2.Mike gave us two phrases to use for breaking down perfectionism. In what ways can we release our perfectionist tendencies in our relationship with God? How can He help us get off the “hamster wheel” of perfectionism?
Sermon Questions
Scripture: Galatians 5:22-23; Matthew 20:13-15
Why does Jesus teach that generosity is better than fairness? Where in your life are you cultivating fairness and other bad fruit? What good fruits are beginning to “pop” out as you pursue a life “on earth as it is in heaven”?
How is God stirring you to be the kind of “good person” that not only looks good on the inside, but you taste good on the outside too?
Pastor Jared asked us: Aren’t you glad that God decided not to treat us as we deserve, but He decided to treat us better than we deserve? What are some ways that Kingdom-you can be better to the non-Kingdom-world you will inevitably bump into this week ?
Live it out
Pastor Jared challenged us to do some work on the moral drama aspects of our lives - it’s not what you do with your life but how you do with your life that really matters. This week, spend some quiet time making your “To Be Goals” list. What kind of person do you want to be? What would you want people to say about you at your funeral some day? Ask God what His design for you is and ask Him to join you - and resource you - on this journey.
