Please read the passage: Matt 5 vv 13 – 16 

 

1) v 14 Who is the ‘Light of the World’ – Jesus, the Church or the Individual Believer – what is the picture of ‘light’ supposed to convey?

 

2) v 16 How do you find people react to good works done to / for them?

 

3) v 16 Do you know examples of people beginning to ‘praise God’ because of a Christian’s good work(s)?

 

4) v 13 What can we learn from the illustration of SALT?

 

Please read the passage: I Tim 6 vv 17 – 19 (p250) Do Good

 

5) v 18 What is your reaction to the command ‘To Do Good’?

 

6) v 18 How was the Lord Jesus ‘rich in good deeds’?  How can you and I be?

 

Please read the passage: II Tim 3 vv 14 – 17 (p253)

Thoroughly equipped

 

7) v 17 In what sense does God’s word ‘thoroughly equip us for EVERY good work’?

 

Please read the passage: James 2 vv 14 – 24 (p271)

Faith & Works in Conflict?

 

8) v 14 Do you know people who try to demonstrate faith without works? – What do you make of them? – How do others react to them?

 

9) v 18 How are you showing your faith by your deeds? – What do you find easy to do to show your faith?  What do you find hard to do to show your faith?

 

10) v 15 Is it only the welfare of ‘brothers & sisters’ that is my concern?

 

11) v 16 Give some practical ways of showing real concern for ALL those in need?

 

12) v 16 How possible is it to show practical concern as we hear of needs around us or in other countries?

 

Please read the passage: James 4 v 17 (p273)

Good Works & Sinning

 

13) v 17 What do you make of this verse?