Community Group Study Notes
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Have someone in your group give a brief recap of Sunday’s message, highlighting the primary Scripture points and the main idea of the message.
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How did this message strengthen and/or correct your previous ideas about the cross? Was there anything you heard for the first time or that caught your attention, challenged, or confused you? Did you learn anything new about God or yourself this week?
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Read Mark 15:16-26. What words or phrases stand out to you? How do these verses describe the shame that Jesus experienced?
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What kind of shame do you experience in your life? Is it due to your sin, or the sins of others? How does Jesus’ sufferings and death change the way you view the shame that you experience?
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Read Mark 15:27-32. What words or phrases stand out to you?
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According to the sermon, what are the ironies in this passage? In other words, what kinds of things are true because of Jesus’ sacrifice?
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What action step do you need to take in response to this week’s message? How can your group hold you accountable to this step?
Action Step
Take some time this week to connect privately with one person from your community group that you trust. Talk together about the shame you experience in your life, and encourage one another with the truth we learned in this passage and sermon. Share with one another how the cross of Christ changes the way we view and experience shame. After, pray together, thanking the Lord for what He has done for us!
