Matthew 5:6 Peter Sharp

1.⁠ ⁠What does it mean to you personally to “hunger and thirst for righteousness”?2.⁠ ⁠Can you identify any desires or goals in your life that sometimes compete with your desire for God?3.⁠ ⁠In what areas of your life do you feel the most resistance to aligning your desires with God’s righteousness?4.⁠ ⁠What are some practical ways you can cultivate a stronger hunger for righteousness in your daily routines?5.⁠ ⁠Commentators say there are three areas of righteousness; legal, moral and social. Which area do you want to seek to grow in and why? 6.⁠ ⁠When you look back, how has your desire for God’s righteousness grown or changed over time?7.⁠ ⁠How might you encourage others in their pursuit of righteousness? What’s been effective for you?8.⁠ ⁠What are some challenges you face in resisting worldly desires, and how does what God has done through Jesus help with those?9.⁠ ⁠When have you experienced a deep satisfaction in God (the righteous one), and what can you do to cultivate that kind of relationship with Him?10.⁠ ⁠As we think about growing in hungering for righteousness how can we avoid the trap of legalism?11.⁠ ⁠After reflecting on this verse, what things would you like to pray for?