Bible and a Brew

All welcome to join us for a pint and a lively discussion about this week's sermon. Remember, you can always find the sermon written in this week’s Ekklesia Newsletter
Growth Group Questions
based on the Sermon from Sunday, February 15, 2026

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Getting to Know Me
These help people open up personally before diving deeper.
1.Jesus describes a way of life that is “not the normal way of being in the world” and often brings “conflict and pushback.”
When have you felt out of step with the world because of your faith?
2.The sermon mentions how many of us “wish people would give [us] the benefit of the doubt.”
What is one way you personally feel most loved or understood by others?
3.Jesus talks about worry and trust. The sermon says Jesus invites us “to trust in God for all that we need.”
What is something that tends to make you anxious, and how do you usually cope with it?
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Into the Bible
These help the group engage Scripture and the sermon’s teaching.
4.Jesus warns that not everyone who says “Lord, Lord” truly follows Him, but only those who “do the will of my Father in heaven.”
What do you think Jesus means by doing the Father’s will in the context of the Sermon on the Mount?
5.The sermon highlights Jesus’ teaching that “you will know them by their fruits.”
What kinds of “fruit” does Jesus seem to be talking about in Matthew 7, and how does that connect to the earlier teachings in chapters 5–6?
6.The sermon summarizes the Golden Rule as the filter for all decisions: “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.”
How does this command tie together the themes of judgment, mercy, forgiveness, and love in the Sermon on the Mount?
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Application
These help people reflect on how to live out the message.
7.The sermon challenges us to “take the log out of your own eye” before focusing on others.
What is one area of your life where you sense Jesus inviting you to self‑reflection rather than judgment?
8.Jesus calls His followers to be “salt and light” and to “reflect God’s light into a world in shadows.”
Where in your daily life do you see an opportunity to bring light, kindness, or clarity?
9.The sermon says Jesus wants followers who “take what he teaches and put them into action.”
What is one specific teaching from Matthew 5–7 that you feel prompted to practice more intentionally this week?
10.The sermon reminds us that Jesus “has given us this community… this Bible… the sacraments… and the Holy Spirit” to help us build on the rock.
Which of these supports do you need to lean on more right now, and why?

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