Sermon Discussion Guide: 11/2/25

Sermon Recap

Title: Devils & Disciples
Text: Matthew 16
Big Idea: There is a cosmic contest that demands your allegiance.

Discussion Questions

1. Share stories of conviction and courage in lives you know.

2. Do you find your convictions most challenged in times of great difficulty or in times of great prosperity?

3. We are tempted to not trust Jesus. In what areas of life is that temptation strongest for you?

4. Peter is called the "rock" that Christ will build upon. How have you heard that passage taught?

5. Peter having the "keys to the kingdom" is a designation of authority and responsibility of stewardship in "our Master's house." What efforts and actions reflect faithfulness to that role today?

6. How have you been tempted to force Jesus and His plans into the framework of your understanding when it was wrong?

7. In what areas of life have you been resistant to following Jesus? What are next steps you could take to orient your life around His mission?