Faith Over Fear
LOOK BACK
How are you obeying the Lord?
How can we pray for each other?
How can we serve each other?
LOOK UP
Verse to Memorize
Matthew 10:16 I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves
Story to Memorize
Matthew 10:16-23 “I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves. 17 Be on your guard; you will be handed over to the local councils and be flogged in the synagogues. 18 On my account you will be brought before governors and kings as witnesses to them and to the Gentiles. 19 But when they arrest you, do not worry about what to say or how to say it. At that time you will be given what to say, 20 for it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you. 21 “Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; children will rebel against their parents and have them put to death. 22 You will be hated by everyone because of me, but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved. 23 When you are persecuted in one place, flee to another. Truly I tell you, you will not finish going through the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.
Questions for Discussion
What does it mean to be as innocent as a dove in Matthew 10:16?
What does it mean to be as shrewd as a snake in Matthew 10:16?
What do snakes do that is shrewd?
What does Jesus tell us to do if we are persecuted for following him in verse 18?
What does Jesus tell us to do if we are persecuted for following him in verse 19-20?
What does Jesus tell us to do if we are persecuted for following him in verse 23?
What does Jesus promise us if we will stay strong when persecuted in verse 22?
LOOK AHEAD
Are you being persecuted?
Will you let persecution keep you from being baptized or from baptizing others?
How can you be shrewd like a snake and avoid persecution?
How can you stay innocent?