But if you cause one of these little ones who trusts in me to fall into sin, it would be better for you to have a large millstone tied around your neck and be drowned in the depths of the sea. “What sorrow awaits the world, because it tempts people to sin. Temptations are inevitable, but what sorrow awaits the person who does the tempting. So if your hand or foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It’s better to enter eternal life with only one hand or one foot than to be thrown into eternal fire with both of your hands and feet. And if your eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It’s better to enter eternal life with only one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into the fire of hell. MATTHEW 18:6-9 NLT
IN 2026, GREATNESS IN MY LIFE WILL BE MARKED NOT BY HOW HIGH I RISE, BUT BY HOW DEEPLY I’M WILLING TO HUMBLE MYSELF
REFLECTING ON THIS PAST YEAR…
WHERE DID THE CRACKS IN MY CHARACTER SHOW THIS YEAR?
WHAT IN MY LIFE IS CAUSING ME TO SIN THAT I NEED TO CUT OUT IN 2026?
WHAT PRACTICES WILL FORM ME INTO THE KIND OF PERSON JESUS CALLS GREAT IN HIS KINGDOM?
My Notes
Discussion Questions
Use the following questions from the sermon to reflect on the past year and prepare for the new year:
- START HERE: What’s one word or phrase you would use to describe 2025, and why?
- KEEP GOING: Looking back over this past year, what’s one moment – whether good or difficult – that taught you something about your character or your faith?
- KEEP GOING: Where did the cracks in your character show this year?
- KEEP GOING: What is causing you to sin that you need to cut out of your life in 2026?
- LIVE IT OUT: What practices will form you into the kind of person Jesus calls “great” in His kingdom?
