Hearing and doingMatthew 7:21-29Length: Standard

1 Eat

Read the passage slowly, read it again, then retell it in your own words. If you can't retell it, read it once more.

• Read
• Reread
• Retell

2 Digest

Answer from what the passage actually says — stay in the text.

1. What does this passage show me about God?

   • What is the difference between the two builders, and between saying 'Lord, Lord' and doing the Father's will?

2. What does it show me about people — and about myself?

   • Where is there a gap between what you teach others and what you actually do?

3. What will I obey this week? (a concrete step, with a day)

   • What word of Jesus that you already know will you finally put into practice this week?

4. Who will I tell?

   • How will you help your group move from hearing to doing this week — what obedience will you ask them about?

3 Grow

Growth is God's part, not yours. Do the cycle faithfully and trust Him to give the growth (1 Corinthians 3:6–7).