Complementary Old Testement Passage:
Ezekiel 13:1-7
Sermon Outline:
1. God won’t condemn you for loving Christ more than His shadow
2. Do not let inflated religious practices disqualify you
3. Remain connected to the Head and the body for healthy growth
Family Discussion Questions:
1. What were some of the special food and celebration rules in the Old Testament?
2. Why do we not follow these anymore since Jesus came?
3. What does God think of an ordinary life?
4. What does God want us to do in order to learn and grow as Christians?
5. Even if we don’t go back to Old Testament ceremonial laws, what are ways that we can show that we prefer them?
6. Is it wrong to judge people?
7. Explain how the Old ceremonial laws are the shadow and Christ is the substance
8. Does God promise visions to His people?
9. What are people missing who teach that visions and supernatural occurrences ought to be expected and desired?
10. Why should we reject the idea that God prefers it when we are not enjoying good food and drink and other physical pleasures?
11. Why do anti-natural religious practices produce “inflated growth”? Why is this dangerous?
12. How does clinging to Christ produce real solid growth? Why might we prefer the inflated growth?
13. What are the benefits of true growth which is actually from God?
