Scripture: Luke 3:1–14

1. How does John’s rebuke of the crowd’s reliance on their ancestry (Abraham as their father) speak to the false securities people cling to today? What are some of those false securities?

2. How can we examine ourselves to discern if our repentance is genuine or merely superficial?

3. What would you say to the person who uses Luke 3:10–14 to argue that what is most important to the Lord is that we are living moral lives regardless of whether or not we are trusting in Christ?