Taboo Jesus
Group Discussion Guide
Each Sunday we come together we offer an open invitation into the way of Jesus. An invitation to enter into sacred rhythms - to draw near to God through singing, giving, learning, and praying.
As a community who desires renewal in Des Moines as it is in Heaven, we recognize that we cannot offer what we ourselves do not have. We cannot lead where we ourselves have not been led; in turn, these questions aim at reflection. Reflecting on God’s word and making space for his leadership.
After watching or listening consider the following discussion questions as a large group or in groups of three to four:
What stood out to you about this week’s teaching?
If a ‘politic’ is “a social body concerned with all aspects of communal life” consider how Jesus’ presence in this scene - and the whole of Jesus’ life - impact the following questions:
How do we live together? How do we deal with money? How do we deal with enemies and violence? What about: marriage and families; or how authority is mediated, employed, ordered? What about the passions and appetites of my biology?
What do you make of Jesus’ silence? Would you stay silent?
How do we speak truth in love and practice being “unoffendable?”
How would this scene look different if Jesus’ disciples stayed with him?