Small Group Discussion Guide

Series: Summer on the mount

Week 6: Search your heart

Discussion Questions

What's something you've been completely convinced someone else did wrong, only to later realize you were mistaken? Looking back now, what helped you see the situation differently?

Read Matthew 7:1–5.

Why do you think it's so much easier to notice the "speck" in someone else's life than the "plank" in our own? What do you think makes honest self-examination so difficult?

One line from the message was, "He doesn't want me to become so focused on what THEY need to hear from this sermon that I miss what God is trying to say to ME." Have you ever caught yourself thinking about someone else during a sermon, Bible study, or conversation instead of asking what God wanted to change in you? What happened when you realized it?

Read Matthew 7:7-11

Jesus tells us to ask, seek, and knock, and Colt connected those verses to seeing ourselves clearly before God. How do you think being humble changes the way we pray? What are some things you're asking God to do in you right now instead of just around you?

Colt challenged us with this thought: "Grace-filled people don't just inspect others; they examine themselves." If you asked God to expose one blind spot in your life this week, what do you think He might lovingly point out? What makes it hard to pray that kind of prayer?

Jesus ends this section by saying, "Do to others what you would have them do to you." T

Can you think about someone who showed you unexpected grace, patience, or kindness when you didn't deserve it? How did that affect you, and how could God be inviting you to extend that same grace to someone else this week?

Colt shared about using quiet moments to pause, reflect, and ask God to reveal blind spots instead of rushing through life. What are some ways you’ve found to help you slow down enough to honestly hear God's voice?

What competes for our attention that makes slowing down and listening to God hard?

Our truth this week was, "Pride condemns others, while humility corrects itself."

As you think about the week ahead, what's one relationship or situation where you need to pause, search your own heart first, and then respond with greater humility and grace? How can this group pray for or encourage you as you take that step?