Sermon Notes

Matthew 9:14–17 NIV ¹⁴ Then John’s disciples came and asked him, “How is it that we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples do not fast?” ¹⁵ Jesus answered, “How can the guests of the bridegroom mourn while he is with them? The time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast. ¹⁶ No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, for the patch will pull away from the garment, making the tear worse. ¹⁷ Neither do people pour new wine into old wineskins. If they do, the skins will burst; the wine will run out and the wineskins will be ruined. No, they pour new wine into new wineskins, and both are preserved.”

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Jesus’s Kingdom demands a new, moldable perspective.

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Romans 12:1–2 NIV ¹ Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God — this is your true and proper worship. ² Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is — his good, pleasing and perfect will.

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Discussion Igniters

(1) Read Matthew 9:14–17. What do you think Jesus meant by not fasting while the bridegroom is with them? What does this tell us about fasting? What does this tell us about Jesus?

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(2) Do you tend to stick with what you know? Or are you always seeking out new truth and learning others’ perspectives?

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(3) Read Romans 12:1–2 and Proverbs 1:2–7. What does the Bible tell us about how we should learn and grow?

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(4) How can we develop a willingness to grow and accept God’s truth, even when it might collide with what we have known previously or are comfortable with?

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(5) How can we help each other in our pursuit of truth?

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