[Sunday] The Thing We Hate - Kingdom Way - Matthew 26b

The paradox of becoming what we hate finds its resolution in the cross, where darkness is not fought but absorbed. Matthew Chapter 26b

Questions for the Week: Kingdom Way: The Thing We Hate 

1. Can you think of a time when you felt yourself becoming the thing you disliked or hated? What triggered that, and how did it make you feel?

2. Read Matthew 26:31-75. Why do you think Peter and the disciples so strongly denied their potential for failure? How does this relate to our own tendencies toward self-deception?

3. Why do you think Matthew chose to keep the sword holder unnamed? How does this encourage us to see ourselves in the narrative?

4. What does it mean to "absorb evil” rather than perpetuate it, as Jesus did on the cross? In a world driven by retaliation, how can we apply this principle of “absorbing evil” in our daily lives?

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