Hope for the Non-Religious: Luke 18:9–17

1. Care

• Everyone shares briefly how they are doing. Pray if appropriate.

2. Loving Accountability

• Follow: Everyone shares how they obeyed Jesus since the last time we met.
• Fish: Everyone shares who they shared the story with since last we met.

3. Discover the Bible Together

• Tell the story of the Pharisee and Tax Collector from memory.
• Read the story in Luke 18:9-17
• Retell the story together
• Discuss the story together using the following questions:
  • What do we learn about God / Jesus?
  • What do we learn about people?
  • Who do you most identify with in the story and why?
  • How will you obey the story?

4. Practice

• Tell the story of the Repentant Woman from memory.

5. Set Goals

• Follow: What from the story is Jesus asking you to obey this week?
• Fish: who is someone in your life that you think needs to hear this story? Share with them.

6. Pray