Monday is Memorial Day. Share any stories/memories you have of people who serve or have served our country.
What is an area of your life you've heard yourself say, "I don't trust myself to do that." - Maybe it's using power tools, working from a ladder, or driving in the snow. Mine is anything above basic electrical work such as changing a light switch.
1. In the message, the central tension is: “Trust God or trust ourselves.” Where do you see that tension play out in everyday life?
2. The message said humanity didn’t reject God outright—but instead chose autonomy (control). Why do you think control is so appealing to us?
3. Read
James 1:22–25 How do James and Jesus reinforce each other? What additional nuance does James add about self-deception?
4. Read
Luke 9:23–25 How does Jesus describe surrender? Why is self-denial presented as the path to life?
5. The message defines trust as putting Jesus’ words into practice—not just hearing them. What’s one teaching of Jesus you know—but struggle to actually live out?
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God, thank you so much for loving us with a relentless, unfailing love when we don't deserve it. Remind us that your way of life is the good life, but that only comes when we surrender to your ways. Thank you for sending your son Jesus to make a way for us to have a relationship with you.