What have you read in the Bible that has changed how you view God?
What has God given you to steward that you’re using to progress the kingdom?
Out of the gifts God has given you, which one brings you the most joy?
What blessing has God given you that didn’t seem like a blessing at first?
How has Jesus called you to serve him?
What was your biggest takeaway?
How do you show your gratitude to God?
What do you find motivates you to give? (Both in church and outside of church)
What is the greatest thing God has ever asked you to sacrifice?
How do you plan to better handle the resources you have?
What is the most important event or person you’ve ever hosted? How did you prepare?
What was your biggest takeaway?
Would you say you often worry about life?
a. If yes, what things are you usually worried about?
b. If no, what helps you to not worry?
What aspects about you do you think God finds valuable?
Have you ever received the deepest desire of your heart? If so, was it to your benefit?
In your life if you’re not mindful, what things tend to become an idol to you?
Going forward how do you plan to store up treasures in heaven?
What was your biggest takeaway?
How has God used the blessings in your life to benefit others?
How has living in God’s economy changed your perspective on finances?
When doubt enters your mind or heart how do you deal with it?
Can you honestly say you’re able to give with a cheerful heart?
a. If so, was it a process for you?
b. If not, do you know what’s holding you back?
What areas of your life do you desire to trust God more with going forward?
What was your biggest takeaway?
Complete the following: (maybe do these two at a time)
I know God is real because ______________.
I know God is good because _________________.
I know God loves me because ___________________.
In my own life, the Gospel has meant ___________________.
Has God made a way for you? (healing, restoration, relationships, finances, salvation, freedom, hope, etc)
If a non-believing friend asked you WHY you believe in Jesus, what would your answer be?
Who are you praying for right now to come to Jesus?
What was your biggest takeaway from Testimony Weekend?
What have you been grateful for this week? Have you expressed your gratitude to God?
In tense or stressful situations how do you manage and control your attitude?
Think of some moments where God has protected you. What has he protected you from?
Are there any verses in the Bible that have helped you heal from past pains?
How are you growing in your relationship with God?
What was your biggest takeaway?
What is the most trivial prayer you can remember praying to God? Did God answer it?
In your opinion what would be the worst thing to run out of at a wedding? Why?
Is there something you’re praying and hoping God for in your future?
If you could choose any miracle to start you off in a new job or ministry, what would it be?
How are you growing in your relationships with others?
What was your biggest takeaway?
Has there been a time where God asked you to do something you didn’t want to do or to stop doing something you liked doing?
What is the most uncomfortable thing God has ever asked of you?
Do you more often find joy or envy in the success of others? Why?
Do you find yourself pouting when you’re upset? How do you usually express your anger?
How do you expect your relationship with God to change over the next decade?
What was your biggest takeaway?
Has God ever made a way for you when there was no way? Share the story with the group (and think about sharing the story with Pastor Candace too!).
In general, are you very good at waiting for things? Why or why not?
How are you growing in your faith (or relationship with God) right now?
Have you ever felt like you were at a dead end spiritually? What got you through that?
Is there something you’re still holding back from God, like an area of control, or selfishness, or fear?
What was your biggest takeaway from this message?
BONUS QUESTION: Did you watch the YouTube video linked in the sermon notes about the chariot wheels found at the bottom of the Red Sea? What did you learn?
Have you ever attributed hard times in your life as being a punishment from God? If so, why did you attribute it to that?
What conflicts in your life have had a significant impact in growing you into who you are now?
What blessings have you seen God bring out of the hard times in your life?
What compromises have you made but overcome in your walk as a believer?
Which of characterizations that God gives himself have you most often experienced?
Jehovah Jireh - The Lord will provide
Jehovah Nissi- The Lord is our banner (deliverer)
Jehovah Shalom - The Lord sends peace (comfort)
Jehovah Rapha - The God who heals
Jehovah Ra’ah - The Lord is the Way, my shepherd
Jehovah Tsidkenu (Sid-ken-ew)- The Lord is our righteousness
Jehovah Shammah - The Lord is our light, ever present
What was your biggest takeaway?
In your life have you ever been in a difficulty where God “made a way when there was no way”?
Have you ever struggled with unbelief, but stepped out in faith regardless? What happened?
How comfortable do you feel praying publicly and privately? Do you have a consistent prayer time?
Has God ever answered a prayer you had by saying no?
What are some notable opportunities God has placed in your life?
What was your biggest takeaway?
Have you ever been at a place where you felt God had abandoned you?
Can you think of a time where the Holy Spirit prompted you to do something uncomfortable?
What fruits of the spirit do you think God has gifted you?
Do you have a favorite Psalm? If not which Psalm from this series stuck with you the most?
Do you have a particular verse you find yourself quoting often? If so, what verse and when do you quote it?
What was your biggest takeaway?
Have you ever hidden your sin from God & if so what did you tell yourself to rationalize hiding it?
How did God get you to the point where you had to confess it to him?
a. If you say you haven’t hidden sin, then how did your sin affect you before you became a believer?
Have you ever had to confess your sin to another person? If so, what was the result?
Psalms 32 says God will “guide you along the best pathway for your life.” How has God done this in your life?
How has God provided joy in your life?
What was your biggest takeaway?
Have you wandered away from God before?
a. If so, how did God restore you and put you back on track?
What are your biggest distractions that at times negatively impact your relationship with God?
a. Have you found a way to control these distractions?
Have you ever used scripture to combat an attack from the enemy?
Have you ever had God give you guidance? Tell us about it.
Who do you know that, if your world fell apart, would be there for you through it?
What was your biggest takeaway?
Would you consider Jesus to be not just the savior but also the Lord of your life?
a. If yes, what was the moment he went from being just savior to Lord over you?Before God became the shepherd and leader of your life what would you have said the purpose of your life was?
What types of things have you allowed to be the shepherd of your life other than God?
a. What are the biggest differences with letting God lead?
Would you be able to honest say you “lack nothing” like David says in Psalm 23? Why or why not?
What was your biggest takeaway?
Has there been a dark situation in your life where instead of letting that control you, you chose to praise God instead?
Have you ever let a dark situation in your life control you? What happened?
Do you find yourself most often resorting to praising God or succumbing to dark moments in your life?
a. If you more often succumb in these moments what do you think led to you praising him in the first senecio rather than falling to the dark situation? (Question 1)Have you experienced God taking you from glory to glory? If so, how has that looked in your life?
Subjectively, how do you think you would know if your life is a “heart-song” to God? (Your life is Fixed, Immovable in your faith of Jesus)
What was your biggest takeaway?
Have you ever been on a missions trip before?
a. If yes, how did your trip impact you?
b. If no, what would it take to get you to go on one?
If you could choose anywhere in the world, where would you choose to go on a missions trip and why?
What is the farthest you have ever been from home? What were you doing there?
Did seeing the street ministry presentation change your idea of what evangelism on a mission trip can looks like?
Do you think you could gather a crowd, dance or preach on the streets of Africa?
What was your biggest takeaway?
Do you have a favorite Psalm? (Maybe look them up and read them together!)
Are you participating in the 40 Day Fast From Wrong Thinking Bible Plan with the church? How’s it going?
What’s one thing that you learned recently about worship?
Where and when do you usually pray every day?
What Biblical hero do you relate to the most?
How could you get better at showing God love?
What was your biggest takeaway from this message?
Did anyone go home and read the book of Esther after Sunday? What did you learn?
Would you say you have a passion for the purposes of God? If you had to prove that you did in a court of law, what evidence would you use to prove it?
When was the last time God asked you to do something uncomfortable or outside your comfort zone?
As a group, define the “favor of God”.
Have you ever felt like you were operating within God’s favor, and not your own? Tell the group about it.
How would you say the story of Esther applies to your life?
What was your biggest takeaway from this message?
Do you know Psalm 23 by heart? Try to recite the whole thing as a group.
What is your favorite verse of Psalm 23? Why?
Are there any areas of your life that you might be “eating with the enemy”, as Candace put it? (areas that you’ve invited the. enemy in)
Have you ever felt God’s hedge of protection in your life?
Do you feel like God has given you in a sense of purpose in your life? In what way?
Why do you think it’s sometimes so hard to just follow the good shepherd?
What was your biggest takeaway?