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Sermon Discussion Questions
November 16, 2025
Sermon Recap:
Pastor Zachary showed us how easily our hearts slip into labeling, dividing, and dehumanizing others, especially those who think differently, hurt us, or stand on the opposite side of an issue. Using David’s shocking response to Saul’s death in 2 Samuel 1, he reminded us that while Saul had treated David with hatred and violence, David refused to reduce him to an enemy. Instead, David mourned, honored, and treated Saul as a person made in the image of God. Pastor Zachary challenged us to do the same: to reject the “us vs. them” mindset, to see people through God’s eyes, and to allow the Holy Spirit to soften our hearts toward those we’re tempted to write off. The church is not called to fight against people, but to love them as Christ loved us, even when it is costly, uncomfortable, or undeserved.
Family Group Discussion Questions
- Pastor Zachary talked about how easy it is to put labels on people. What labels do you think we most commonly use without realizing it?
- Why do you think it’s easier to label people rather than see them as God sees them?
- Think of someone whose views, personality, or lifestyle is very different from yours. What emotions rise up when you picture them?
- Pastor Zachary said the enemy “thrives” in division. Where do you see division showing up most in your world?
- When you hear news about someone you disagree with or someone who hurt you, how do you typically respond?
- Read 2 Samuel 1:11–12. Why do you think David mourned Saul — the man who tried to kill him?
- What does David’s grief show us about seeing people the way God sees them?
- Pastor Zachary said Christians often slip into “us vs. them” thinking. Where do you personally feel this temptation the strongest?
- What does it look like to respond “US FOR THEM” instead of “us vs. them”?
- Can you recall a time when you wrote someone off or emotionally cut them out? What led you to do that?
- How might God be inviting you to “re-humanize” someone in your life right now?
- What’s the difference between seeing someone’s sin and dehumanizing them?
- Read John 13:34–35. How does genuine love for others show the world that we belong to Jesus?
- In what ways has God refused to dehumanize you? How does that change the way you see others?
- What is one practical step you can take this week to treat someone with dignity, even if they are difficult, different, or hurtful?
5 Bible-Study Questions (Text + Application)
- Read 2 Samuel 1:11–12. Why does Scripture highlight David’s mourning so strongly? What does that reveal about a godly heart?
- Compare David’s grief to Jesus’ heart in Luke 19:41, when He wept over Jerusalem. What similarities do you see?
- Read Genesis 1:26–27. How does the teaching of the “image of God” confront our tendency to label or devalue people?
- Read Ephesians 6:12. How does knowing our true enemy is not people shape the way we respond to conflict?
- Read Matthew 5:43–48. How does Jesus raise the bar for how we treat those who oppose, hurt, or differ from us?