Verses 1-5:

• What does the word judge mean to you?
• What is Jesus command regarding judging?
• On what grounds does Jesus explain that we should not judge?
• What does Jesus mean *”The measure with which you measure will be measured out to you”* in Verse 2?
• Discuss the comparison between the beam and the splinter:

• Who in the story has the beam and who the splinter?

• Why do you think Jesus told the story that way?

• Does the comparison indicate lesser and greater evils? If so, what is it saying about each?

Verses 6:

• What does Jesus mean in this verse?
• Does this verse have any relationship to verses 1-5 and the rest of this chapter?
• How does this effect the way you worship and witness?

Verses 7-11:

• Ask, seek, knock. Receive, find, open. Discuss the relationship between these?
• What must come first?
• To whom is the gift of receiving, seeking and opening given?
• How does Jesus explain the gifts that God has for us?

Verses 12-14:

• What is the law and the prophets?
• What does it mean “This is the law and the prophets?”
• What word of caution does Jesus give relating to the easy path?

Verses 15-20

• What does Jesus call false prophets? What does that tell you about the effect of false prophets?
• What is the sure sign of a false prophet?
• What does Jesus mean by good and bad fruit and good and bad trees?
• What will be the consequences of bad trees?

Verses 21-23:

• What is the key to entering the kindgom of heaven?
• What value will be for prophets, and those who do good in Jesus name but who don’t do the will of God?
• Isn’t doing good and fortelling and healing the will of God?

Verses 24-29

• What do we have to do in order to benefit from Jesus words?
• Compare the effects of listening to his words and acting or not acting on them?
• What astonished the crowds after Jesus finished teaching?
• Can you imaging what that must have been like? How would he have to teach to have that kind of effect on you?