Escaping Hell

After looking at hell, we close our series by asking a vital question, "Is there any way to escape hell?" Join us this Sunday at CrossWinds Church in Spencer as we explore the only way to escape hell.

Sermon Discussion Questions

1. As we have looked at hell and judgment this summer, what is something that has stood out to you? Has your view changed or been reinforced? If so, in what way?
2. What is one highlight from the sermon and one question that you had after hearing the sermon?
3. Read Romans 1:23, 25, 26. Our sermon began with reminding us of the three exchanges all humanity has made. What are they? How have you seen these “exchanges” in your own life?
4. Read 2 Corinthians 5:21. What is the “great exchange” that God has made in response to the three exchanges of humanity?
5. Read Matthew 4:3–10. What is the fundamental temptation facing Jesus here in the wilderness? How do we see this temptation facing Jesus over and over again in his life?
6. Read Matthew 26:39, 42. What is the content of Jesus’s prayers here? What can we learn from these prayers?
7. What does Jesus mean when he refers to “this cup”?
8. Read Matthew 27:41–43. In our sermon, we discussed the great irony of these verses. What is this irony? How does God take the taunt of the religious authorities and make it a glorious truth?
9. Read Matthew 27:45–50. What does Jesus cry out here? How do these words show us Jesus’s continued trust in God even in the midst of carrying the weight of judgment for sin?
10. Read Colossians 1:18–22. In what way(s) does the resurrection vindicate Jesus’s mission and message? How does the resurrection serve as a foretaste of our own resurrection?
11. Read Matthew 28:16–20. How does the reality of what Jesus did for us motivate us to missions?