WAYS TO BEGIN: Gather for coffee and conversation about the past week or the up-coming week. Then move to a circle for the lesson.
THE THEME: Jesus teaches about the proper way to approach God in prayer.
1. What catches your attention in this story?
2. Do you more identify with the Tax Collector or the Pharisee? Why?
3. If you were to retell the story using contemporary examples of the Pharisee and Tax Collector, who would you pick as your Pharisee? Who would illustrate your Tax Collector?
4. What people do you think Jesus would "exalt" in present day society? Why?
5. Is pride ever good? Can humility be not so good? Discuss.
6. What is the main point you get from this lesson? What do these words call you to do?
End with the Collect for the day.
