“I never knew you”Matthew 7:21-23Length: Short

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 do these people claim to have done, and what does Jesus say to them?

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

   • Where does your talk about Jesus run ahead of your obedience to him?

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

   • Pick one thing from this sermon you have heard but never done — reconcile, give in secret, pray for an enemy — and do it before the week ends.

4. Who will I tell?

   • Who could you honestly tell what you did and why you did it?

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).