OPENING QUESTIONS:

1. Where were you on 9/11?

2. When someone uses the word “Hell,” what do you think of?

IN THE WORD:

1. How would you describe the reality of Hell? Matthew 10:28 NIV, Matthew 25:41 NIV; Psalm 9:17 NIV, Psalm 21:9 NIV; Daniel 12:2 NIV

2. Describe the judgement scene and identify all the players. Matthew 25:31-46 NIV

3. Taken by itself, it sounds like this text is telling us that when Jesus comes again, where we spend eternity will be governed by our good or bad deeds. What is the context of this passage? How does this reconcile with your understanding of salvation? Matthew 25:31-46 NIV; John 3:16 NIV, John 1:12 NIV, John 5:24 NIV

4. How does Jesus create a way for us to avoid eternal Hell?

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:

1. How does the use of the word "Hell" in our culture diminish the reality of hell?

2. What is the difference between the sheep and the goats in the story?

3. Who are "the least of these" in your life that you can care for? 

4. What is one thing you can do this week to care for "the least" in your sphere of influence?