WARMUP: My favorite Bible verse is _____________. Why?

  

DISCUSSION:

  

1. Read 1 Timothy 3:1-5. Which one evil listed is the most troubling for you?

But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God—having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with such people.

-1 Timothy 3:1-5

  

2. Is the U.S. still a Christian nation? Why or why not?

  

  

3. What is the meaning of the sentence, “Mankind is created to worship?

  

  

4. Discuss the meaning of Matthew 12:43-44. How does it apply to society today? Have you experienced this in your own life?

When an impure spirit comes out of a person, it goes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’ When it arrives, it finds the house unoccupied, swept clean and put in order.

-Matthew 12:43-44

  

5. In what way did Pastor Jeff say we should be “woke” (wake up)?

  

  

6. Who/What is the Baal of the Bible? Who/what is Baal today? What is “he” doing?

   

   

7. How does generosity fit into the discussion about Baal?

   

  

8. When Baal appears in culture, certain things take place. Discuss the meaning of these statements:

• The earth is almost always worshipped.
• Mankind is relegated to the position of “animal.”
• Mankind's ultimate pursuit becomes prosperity and pleasure.

   

9. What is the calling of the Church and Christ-followers within the context of this message?

   

   

10. Why does the word “Church” have a capital C in question 9?