IBC Richmond

APPLICATION QUESTIONS: 1. How was Jesus able to be tempted while being the Son of God? Does his temptation in the wilderness fulfill Hebrews 4:15, "For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin.”? 2. What are you tempted to do? When and how is temptation presented? How have you resisted? Ho...

APPLICATION QUESTIONS: 1. How was Jesus able to be tempted while being the Son of God? Does his temptation in the wilderness fulfill Hebrews 4:15, "For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin.”? 2. What are you tempted to do? When and how is temptation presented? How have you resisted? Ho...

APPLICATION QUESTIONS: 1. What does it mean to be righteous? How did Jesus “fulfill all righteousness”? 2. If John’s baptism was a sign of repentance, why was Jesus baptized? What is (was) your purpose for being baptized? 3. What makes you feel spiritually unworthy as John expresses, “whose sandals I am not worthy to carry” (vs. 11)? What makes inferiority helpful or unhelpful? 4. Is God well plea...

APPLICATION QUESTIONS: 1. What does it mean to be righteous? How did Jesus “fulfill all righteousness”? 2. If John’s baptism was a sign of repentance, why was Jesus baptized? What is (was) your purpose for being baptized? 3. What makes you feel spiritually unworthy as John expresses, “whose sandals I am not worthy to carry” (vs. 11)? What makes inferiority helpful or unhelpful? 4. Is God well plea...

APPLICATION QUESTIONS: 1. Describe John the Baptist. What sermon was he preaching? What relationship did John have with Jesus? Why did Jesus need a forerunner? 2. What does it mean to repent? How does one “bear fruit in keeping with repentance” (vs. 8)? Be specific and personal. 3. Have you been baptized? What does baptism symbolize? Why should a Christian be baptized? 4. What does the Bible say a...

APPLICATION QUESTIONS: 1. Describe John the Baptist. What sermon was he preaching? What relationship did John have with Jesus? Why did Jesus need a forerunner? 2. What does it mean to repent? How does one “bear fruit in keeping with repentance” (vs. 8)? Be specific and personal. 3. Have you been baptized? What does baptism symbolize? Why should a Christian be baptized? 4. What does the Bible say a...

APPLICATION QUESTIONS: 1. Worship is a major theme of Matthew 2. Who worships Jesus in the chapter? How many different ways is worship expressed? How can your personal worship be expressed? 2. Is Jesus king of the world or king of the Jews? How can this be debated in Matthew 2? 3. Joseph moves the family from Nazareth to Egypt and from Egypt back to Nazareth. What blessings and challenges have loc...

APPLICATION QUESTIONS: 1. Worship is a major theme of Matthew 2. Who worships Jesus in the chapter? How many different ways is worship expressed? How can your personal worship be expressed? 2. Is Jesus king of the world or king of the Jews? How can this be debated in Matthew 2? 3. Joseph moves the family from Nazareth to Egypt and from Egypt back to Nazareth. What blessings and challenges have loc...

APPLICATION QUESTIONS: 1. What is the Virgin Birth? What significance does this doctrine have in Christianity? 2. Since the birth of Jesus is told from Joseph’s perspective, what dilemma did Joseph uniquely face and how did he respond? How difficult is it for you to make right decisions when the decision will likely be misunderstood? 3. "They shall call his name Immanuel" (Mt 1:23), but the New Te...

APPLICATION QUESTIONS: 1. What is the Virgin Birth? What significance does this doctrine have in Christianity? 2. Since the birth of Jesus is told from Joseph’s perspective, what dilemma did Joseph uniquely face and how did he respond? How difficult is it for you to make right decisions when the decision will likely be misunderstood? 3. "They shall call his name Immanuel" (Mt 1:23), but the New Te...

APPLICATION QUESTIONS: 1. What does the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham tell about the theme of Matthew’s Gospel? How will this help you understand the narratives, discourses, miracles, and parables of the book? 2. Who is noteworthy in the genealogy? Why are they significant? What can be learned about God’s salvation plan from the names listed in Matthew 1:1-17? 3....

APPLICATION QUESTIONS: 1. What does the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham tell about the theme of Matthew’s Gospel? How will this help you understand the narratives, discourses, miracles, and parables of the book? 2. Who is noteworthy in the genealogy? Why are they significant? What can be learned about God’s salvation plan from the names listed in Matthew 1:1-17? 3....