"Watch Your Step" Sermon Questions

1. Describe a time when someone's hospitality reflected God's grace to you.

2. The Preacher says that God's people should "draw near to listen" (v 1). Why are people's hearts prone to not listen? What tempts your heart to not listen? What are some wrong reasons that people draw near in worship?

3. Describe the qualities of a foolish churchgoer (v 1). What about those qualities tempts you?

4. Describe the qualities of a wise churchgoer. What grace do you need in order to grow in this direction?

5. What is your heart's reflex response to this quote by pastor Dick Kauffman, "Instead of asking 'what did I get out of worship', we should ask 'how did I do at worshipping God?'"

6. What is the purpose of the house of God? How has Jesus provided for this purpose?

7. What aspect of the gospel in this passage or the sermon impacted your heart? Why?