Jesus For President – Week #2
Recap: We continued in our series Jesus for President and looked to scripture for our own attitude adjustments as we head toward this election. We looked to statements Jesus made and biblical principles that would direct our hearts during this season. The 3 attitude adjustments we honed in on were: (1) No matter what, I honor who is in office. (2) No matter what, I seek the peace and prosperity of the place where I live. (3) No matter what, my God is in control.
Scripture: Romans 12:17-18; Romans 13:1-7; Jeremiah 29:4-7; Psalm 103:19; Daniel 4:34-35
Icebreaker: If you had to change your first name (and actually be called by it), what name would you choose?
Focus Questions
- What is the reason you believe people should become involved in politics? What do you think motivations are?
- Are your actions and words to others in person honorable? Are your actions and words on social media honorable? Are your actions and words behind closed doors honorable?
- Have you ever bought something that you regretted buying, but you still owed money on it? God tells us that we owe our rulers honor and respect, regardless of how you feel about them. What are we expected to actually do to show honor to someone we might not want to?
- Pastor Josh talked about how honor comes from who we are, not who others are. How would you explain this to someone else?
- The Bible is full of examples of good rulers and horrible rulers. If God is in control, why would he allow horrible rulers to govern over His people?
- Jeremiah 29:7 tells us to “seek the peace and prosperity of the city;” if we are Christians living for eternity, why is seeking this for our earthly communities important?
- What are some ways we can show our concern about the welfare of our fallen world and why must we do this?
- Are there any thoughts or attitudes in your life that need to change in response to what you learned this week?