Spoiler Alert! This is How It Ends! - Part 2

Review (Mk 13:1-13)


SPOILER ALERT! The Countdown of Final Events:

1. ABOMINATION . (Mk 13:14)


2. EVACUATION . (Mk 13:14-20)


3. INDOCTRINATION . (Mk 13:21-23)


4. DELUMINATION . (Mk 13:24-25)


5. CORONATION .(Mk 13:26-27)

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Small Group Questions (Whole Group):
Read Mark 13:14-27

1. What are the 5 events Jesus highlighted describing the "end of the world"?
    
2. Reread Mark 13:23. Why did Jesus tell all of this beforehand? What does this mean to you as a follower of Christ?

Breakout Questions:

Pray for one another!

Spoiler Alert! This is How It Ends! - Part 1

A Compliment, a Prediction, and a Question... (Mk 13:1-4)


SPOILER ALERT:

Three ways Jesus describes the world until He returns...

1. There will be great D ECEPTION . (Mk 13:5-6)


2. There will be global D EVASTATION . (Mk 13:7-8)


3. There will be gospel D IVISION . (Mk 13:9-13)

Three Glorious Realities

1. The gospel is proclaimed! (Mk 13:10)


2. The Holy Spirit reigns! (Mk 13:11)


3. There is a finish line! (Mk 13:13b)

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Small Group Questions (Whole Group):
Read Mark 13:1-13

1. Have you ever been hated by someone because of Jesus? Share with the group how it made you feel and how you handled it.
    
2. List the things that Jesus describes in this passage. Does this change your expectations about the world? Why or why not?
    
3. "But the one who endures to the end will be saved." (Mk 13:13). What did Jesus mean by this statement? Do you lose your salvation by running out of endurance? Does this mean only saved people have endurance? Explain what this statement means - and what endurance looks like.

Breakout Questions:

What is one thing you have a hard time understanding concerning the Bible's teaching on End Times?

Religion: Damning and Destructive

BEWARE of False Religious Teachers!


BEWARE! They DEMAND​ . (Mk 12:38-39)

BEWARE! They DESTROY. (Mk 12:40a)

BEWARE! They DECEIVE. (Mk 12:40b)

BEWARE! They are DAMNED. (Mk 12:40c)


"Do you see what I mean....?" (Mk 12:41-44)

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Small Group Questions (Whole Group):
Read Mark 12:38-44

1. How can you tell if a religious leader is real or fake? What are some things Jesus said to look for?
    
2. Why would phony religious leaders receive "greater condemnation" (Mk 12:40)? What does that say about hell?

Breakout Questions:

Pray for one another!

Priority: Loving God and Loving People

One More Challenge... (Mk 12:28-34)


What Does it Mean to Love God?

1. Loving God involves my ENTIRE being. (Mk 12:29-30)


2. Loving God means loving PEOPLE . (Mk 12:31)


3. Knowing is not the same as DOING . (Mk 12:32-34)

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Small Group Questions (Whole Group):
Read Mark 12:28-34

1. Sum up: How would you describe to someone what it means to love God with all of your heart, all of your soul, all of your mind, and all of your strength? What does it mean for EACH of these 4 things, and what does it mean for ALL of these 4 things (individually and corporately)?
    
2. Why did Jesus add "loving your neighbor" when the guy only asked for the greatest commandment? How do you love your neighbor as yourself?

Breakout Questions:

In which of the 4 areas (heart, soul, mind, strength = will, emotion, intellect, physically) do you struggle to love God the most? 

Biblical Illiteracy: Battling the Skeptics

Ask a silly question... (Mk 12:18-27)


5 Principles for "Bible Debates"

1. Be READY. (Mk 12:19-23)


2. Be CLEAR. (Mk 12:24, 47)


3. Be a Bible STUDENT. (Mk 12:24-26)


4. Be looking for common GROUND. (Mk 12:26)


5. Be focused on big ISSUES. (Mk 12:26-27)

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Small Group Questions (Whole Group):
Read Mark 12:18-27

1. Why did the Sadducees ask Jesus a question about "life after death" if they didn't believe in it? What were the two problems they had that Jesus pointed out ? (Mk 12:24)
    
2. How did Jesus describe life in heaven? Is that different from beliefs that you have held?
    
3. Why did Jesus ask them a question after answering theirs? Why did Jesus take them to Exodus 3?

Breakout Questions:

How do YOU study the Bible? What techniques do you use to help you in growing in the knowledge of God’s Word? How can you be a better student of the Bible?