Questions for week Oct 25th - 31st

This is Only a Test



1) Just for Fun: Did you Trick or Treat as a kid, and if so, what was your favorite Halloween costume?

2) Define “joy” by answering the following-

• How is “joy” distinct from “happiness” (see 2 Cor 6:10,7:4-6)?
• What is the opposite of “joy”?
• Notice that “joy” in verse 2 is linked to “faith” in verse 3. What must we choose to believe if we are to “consider trials joy”?
•  Summary: based on your answers, define “joy” in your own words.

3) Why should we rejoice when we face trials?

• What reasons does James give in this passage (1:2-8,12)?
• What other reasons are given in these cross-references: Romans 5:3-4; James 5:10- 11; 1 Peter 1:6-9? 

4) James exhorts us to ask God for wisdom to apply 1:2-4, but to ask “in faith without any doubting.” What exactly does it mean to ask in faith instead of in “doubt”? Hints: (1) the Greek word “doubt” literally means “to divide, separate;” (2) notice how James describes the doubter in 1:8 as “double-minded.” 

What effect does doubt have on you when you pray? (1:6-8) What doubts have you struggled with concerning God?

5) How have you seen your faith grow as a result of tests and trials in your life?

6) How have you been able to use your growth to help others going through similar situations?


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Questions for week Oct 18th - 25th

When the Dream Runs Out


1) Just for fun: What is the most memorable moment you experienced at a wedding? 

2) What emotions do you go through when a dream in your life has yet to come to fruition? Do you find yourself wanting to give up, or fight harder?

3) Wedding time-

• What makes weddings so special?
• What can make weddings a difficult time?
• Why do people want their wedding to be perfect?

4) Read John 2:1-11

If you had been one of the servants how would you have felt about Jesus?  

The servants did not know they were taking wine to the master, how would you have felt if you were carrying what you thought was water to the master of the banquet?
The servants willingly took the water to the master, what does this say about them?
What do you think the servants thought when they heard that the water they brought had miraculously been turned into wine?

5) Why is it significant in your life that Jesus turned water into wine? (A possible answer- It shows He cares about things important to people)

6) The master of the banquet said the bridegroom had saved the best wine until last, what does this say about the miracle Jesus performed? What hope does this give you when looking for your own miracle?

7) Read Galatians 6:7-9. What could cause us to become weary of doing good? How can we stay the course?

End your time praying for God to help the members of your group stay the course and not grow weary while waiting for their miracle. 


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Questions for week Oct 11th - 17th

The Secret to Better Decisions


1) Just for fun: Halloween is fast approaching... Did you trick or treat as a child? If so, what is one of your favorite or funny memories of trick or treating?

2) You may have never sold a record company that ended up selling lots of records or turned down a staring role in a movie that went on to make lots of money. But has there been an opportunity in your life you did not take because you didn't think it was good, but in the end it would have been way better than you ever imagined?  What did that experience teach you? Or have you done the opposite, have you ever made a decision that ended up being better than you ever imagined?

3) Solomon's sacrifice of 1,000 animals was extravagant and was rewarded extravagantly. What has been your greatest sacrifice in life that has reaped you the greatest rewards?

4) We read in Proverbs 4:7, “Getting wisdom is the most important thing you can do.  Whatever else you get, get insight.”  How would you instruct someone if they asked you, “How do I gain more wisdom?”

5) Look up other verses on wisdom and share with the group how they speak to you.

6) What is the wisest thing someone ever taught you?  What are some of the wise things you try to teach with others (kids, students, friends, etc.)?

7) Wisdom changes the game. In what ways has your life been changed because of wisdom?

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Questions for week Oct 4th - 10th

It’s Just A Phase, So Don’t Miss It

Caleb Carmichael

1) Just for fun: What was one of your favorite vacations growing up?

2) In the sermon, Caleb identified 13 phases from birth through adulthood: 0-1, 1 and 2, 3 and 4, Kindergarten and First, Second and Third, Fourth and Fifth, Sixth, Seventh and Eighth, Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth and 18+.  If you’re a parent, what was/is your favorite phase. If you aren’t a parent, what was your favorite phase growing up?

3) Out of the fruits of the spirit: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control, which do you find the most difficult to live out? Why?

4) Which of the fruits of the Spirit do you find easiest to live out? Why?

5) In Joshua 24, his final words to the Israelites were, “…As for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.” What does it mean to ‘serve’ God? What are some distractions to serving Him?

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