Session 3 Discussion Questions, "Missing the Mark"
1. In what way does thinking about the human condition as being fundamentally insecure help you make sense of the world we live in? What other ways of describing the human condition help you understand the problems and brokenness we see all around us?
2. What are some of the ways in which we see ourselves and others trying to fill our "God-shaped hole?" If it regularly doesn't work, why do you think we keep trying? What are some of the problems that result from thinking we can fill our deep needs apart from God?
3. A modern proverb says, "a little knowledge is a dangerous thing." In what way does the biblical story seem to be saying that "desiring too much knowledge" is also dangerous?
Read Genesis 3:1-24; Matthew 4:1-11
1. From where does temptation come in each story?
2. What is the response to temptation?
3. What role does trust in God play in each story?
4. How does the text seem to view the human condition?
5. Where do we see similar temptations in our own lives? How can we respond to them in light of the message of the story?
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