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The Kingdom of Heaven is like... #3: The Ten Bridesmaids

  1. What’s the last Jesus conversation you remember having with an unbeliever? How’d it go?

  2. What things have grown you in the disciple of selflessness?

  3. If someone examined your day to day, what would be the clearest example of your light shining?

  4. How do you refocus yourself off of this life's worries and remind yourself what you’re working towards in eternity?

  5. What was your biggest takeaway?

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The Kingdom of Heaven is like... #2: The Wedding Feast

  1. What do you see in the universe that shows you there is a designer?

  2. What are your preferred ways to worship God?

  3. Have you had God speak to you? What is the last thing you remember him telling you?

  4. How are you sure you’re relying on God’s provision of salvation rather than your own efforts?

  5. Have you stepped into your new identity as a child of God? Explain.

  6. What was your biggest takeaway?

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The Kingdom of Heaven is like... #1: The Wheat & The Weeds

  1. How did you honor your mother on Mothers Day?

  2. Is there any particular bible story that you’ve learned something valuable from? What story and what did you learn?

  3. Who do you talk to in your life that is willing to call you out on your “weeds”?

  4. What would you say your parents trained into you? (Ex. Beliefs, Values, Habits)

  5. What was your biggest takeaway?

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Stand in the Gap #6: Take Courage

  1. If you could be present for any event in Jesus’ life which one would you choose and why?

  2. How long have you been coming to Freedom Valley? Why have you stuck around?

  3. Is there anything you’ve always wanted to do but you’ve hesitated to do it? What is it and why have you hesitated to do it?

  4. Do you ever struggle to “take courage”? In what areas?

  5. What is a courageous prayer you have prayed? Why do you think it took courage to pray?

  6. What was your biggest takeaway?

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Stand in the Gap #5: When the Church Prays

  1. Tell us about a time that God gave you an answer to your prayer. What was his answer/what happened?

  2. Who, if anyone do you believe had a part in praying for your salvation? Explain.

  3. What people from church and outside church are you praying for currently?

  4. What was the prayer point that you chose to pray over the church and why?

  5. What was your biggest takeaway?

  6. Spend Time in prayer: Go around and challenge those in your group to pray for Freedom Valley, their home-group, their community, etc.

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Stand in the Gap #4: The Plot

  1. How did you celebrate Easter?

  2. What do you think your biggest misconception of Jesus was before you learned more about him?

  3. How has the indwelling of the Holy Spirit equipped you with power?

  4. Besides tithing, how are you investing and preparing for the coming kingdom when Christ returns?

  5. What was your biggest takeaway?

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Stand in the Gap #3: Savior of Second Chances

  1. Have you ever “invited yourself” over to somones’s house or showed up to an event without an invite? What happened?

  2. Have you ever been given a second chance by someone? What affect did it have on you?

  3. Who have you given a second chance to? Why did you give them another chance?

  4. How are you growing in your relationships with other people?

  5. Going forward what can you do to be more honoring to the second chance God has given you?

  6. What was your biggest takeaway?

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Stand in the Gap #2: Peace in the Storm

  1. Who are you pastoring right now? If you’re not pastoring anyone who are you praying for?

  2. Are you currently in a storm, exiting a storm, or in a peaceful season? How’s that going?

  3. What do you need to do to be prepared for when the next season comes?

  4. What storms have you gone through that you’re now thankful for? Why are you thankful?

  5. Are there situations you can walk through peacefully now that you couldn’t before? What is different?

  6. What was your biggest takeaway?

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Stand in the Gap #1: The Wall of Righteousness

  1. When you spend time in prayer what things do you usually pray for?

  2. Was there someone you know interceded for you before you came to faith? Who was it?

  3. How has God defended and stood in the gap for you lately?

  4. Is there anyone you’re interceding for now? Have you seen God working through your prayers?

  5. What was your biggest takeaway?

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The Bait of Satan #6: Reconciliation

  1. Now that this series has ended how are you different from when it started?

  2. What would you say is more difficult for you and why? Forgiveness, Praying for your enemies or Reconciling with people?

  3. Have you been healed from past wounds through prayer? Explain.

  4. Is there someone you love in your life that was once your enemy? How did you reconcile?

  5. What are you doing to continue the task of reconciling people to God?

  6. What was your biggest takeaway from The Bait of Satan?

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The Bait of Satan #5: The Poisonous Root

  1. What is your baseline mood? Why do you think that is? (Ex. Angry, Joyful, Irritable, Peaceful etc.)

  2. How does your baseline mood affect your interactions with people? Does anything need to change for you to be a better reflection of Jesus to others?

  3. Have you ever become bitter towards someone? What happened that made you realize you were bitter?

  4. Has Jesus helped you forgive someone you never thought you’d forgive? How did he help you do that?

  5. Have you or are you fasting this week? If you already did, how did your fast go? Did it reveal anything about yourself?

  6. What was your biggest takeaway?

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The Bait of Satan #4: Vengeance is Mine

  1. Is it common for you to return blessings on those that wronged you? What needs to change for you to be more consistent?

  2. Has taking revenge on someone ever blown up in your face? What happened?

  3. Have you ever seen God enact vengeance on your behalf? Explain.

  4. How has spending time in worship affected your life? How have you utilized it for spiritual warfare?

  5. What is your go to worship song lately?

  6. What was your biggest takeaway?

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The Bait of Satan #3: The Forgiveness List

  1. Did you make a forgiveness list this week? Did you choose to forgive anyone on it?

  2. Has your life ever been changed by forgiving someone who wronged you? Explain.

  3. How have you honored your parents? What is one way you can honor them in the future?

  4. Tell us about a time where God came to your defense.

  5. What was your biggest takeaway?

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The Bait of Satan #2: Un offend able

  1. How has resisting offense challenged you and/or caused you to grow?

  2. What desires have you had to kill or continue to kill to submit to God?

  3. How have you taught people to treat you through your interactions with them?

  4. Would you change how you taught people to treat you? If so, how can you teach people differently going forward?

  5. How are you growing in your relationships with other people?

  6. What was your biggest takeaway?

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The Bait of Satan #1: The Hardened Heart

  1. Would you say you are quick to take offense from others? Why or why not?

  2. Have you ever successfully won back an offended friend? If so, how did you do it?

  3. How are you growing in your ability to keep peace with difficult people?

  4. Do you think you’d be able to identify a false prophet? What do you think would be red flags for you?

  5. What was your biggest takeaway?

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CHURCH#5: Vibrant Disciples Who Worship Together

  • How do you build worship into your daily life?

  • Would you say that you are single-minded in your life-worship of God? Why or why not?

  • Over the past year, what is the biggest thing that God has changed in your life?

  • Is there any place that you’ve been allowing Satan to steal your worship?

  • What’s your biggest takeaway from this message?

  • What will stick with you about this series?

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CHURCH #4: Ordinary People Who Have Been With Jesus

  1. What are you doing to build close and personal relationships with people? Would you say you’ve been successful?

  2. What do you feel like you can speak about with boldness and confidence? Where did you get your knowledge on the subject?

  3. How has your pastor equipped you to live a life serving Jesus?

  4. When was the last time you were in a position where you had to rely on others to provide for you? Did you struggle with letting people help or did you embrace it?

  5. What stage of spiritual growth are you in? And what are you doing to progress in the stage you’re in?

    • FIND JESUS (an UNlearning phase where we actually discover God, and His love for us expressed through Jesus)

    • MOVE FORWARD (with our faith, flexing our faith muscles and learning how to walk it out)

    • DO SOMETHING (for God, God will call us to use everything we’ve learned, to serve others)

  6. What was your biggest takeaway?

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CHURCH #3: A Community Following Together

  1. How are you growing right now in your relationship with God?

  2. How are you growing in your relationships with others, lately?

  3. How are you growing in your influence with outsiders right now?

  4. How are you growing in your ability to handle your resources, lately?

  5. Would you say you’ve allowed any pride to creep into your discipleship of Jesus?

  6. What was your biggest takeaway from this message?

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CHURCH #2: A Community that Shares

  1. Have you ever eaten a meal with strangers? How did it go?

  2. Would you say that your home is an open place to others? Why or why not?

  3. Do you have a group of people that you minister to? Who are they and how are you ministering to them?

  4. “God has revealed himself to me as the God _________” Fill in the blank and explain.
    (Ex. That provides, Of Peace, Who is with me)

  5. What was your biggest takeaway?

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CHURCH #1: A Community That Grows Together

  • Do you serve the church? Why or why not?

  • Would you say you are devoted to teaching of the Word like the early church? How so?

  • Do you regularly share meals with others? How could you grow in that area?

  • What does the word “fellowship” mean to you?

  • What is your prayer life like lately?

  • What was your biggest takeaway from this message?

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