Welcome to church! Thank you for joining us as Pastor TJ continues with his series, Once Upon A Time, exploring the Parables of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector, reframed as "Two Men Went to the Temple to Pray."
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Discussion Questions:
1. How have you normally interpreted this parable? Will you change your interpretation in any way based on today's message? If yes, why and in what way?
2. What do you believe the application of this parable is? How is it supposed to affect how we live?
3. Do you know any modern-day Pharisees? If yes, who? Why do you consider them to be Pharisees?
4. Do you know anyone who considers themselves to be Pharisees? If yes, who and why? If not, why do you think this is, especially since you were likely able to identify and name some Pharisees?
5. Which of the definitions of the Greek preposition “par” makes the most sense to you, and why?
-- This man, rather than the other….
-- This man, because of the other….
-- This man, along with the other….
6. Why do you think Pharisees get such a bad reputation? Do you think this is fair or unfair?
7. So far in our “Once Upon a time” series, we have looked at the following parables: The Good Samaritan, A Man had Two Sons, The Rich Man and Lazarus, and Two Men Went to the Temple to Pray. Which of these has been your favorite? Explain your answer.
8. Is there a particular parable you hope we cover in our series? If so, which one and why?

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