DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
What does it look like for your to live as a ‘sojourner and exile’ in the world today?
How can there be freedom in submission? What does that look like for you today?
Why is it critical to apply verses 11-20 only after the grounding of verses 1-10?
What was the most helpful/challenging/encouraging part of the sermon for you?
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
What does it mean for those who believe in the ‘cornerstone’ to not be put to shame?
What does it look like for you to be a part of the chosen race, royal priesthood and a holy nation today?
How could/should the new life you have in Christ shape the way you live life today?
What was the most helpful/challenging/encouraging part of the sermon for you?
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
Have you ever been so discouraged by setbacks or failures that you just wanted to give up? Care to share perhaps?
According to the message from [1Pet.1:13 – 2:3], how can Christians continue to pursue God’s holiness and grace even though we are weak, failing and perishing?
What is the value of the blood of Christ? What is the sacrifice of Jesus Christ so unique and powerful?
What was the most helpful/challenging/encouraging part of the sermon for you?
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
Looking back, how does saving hope advance through the ages?
Looking forward, how do we anchor our hope in what is to come?
What kind of worship delights God’s heart and bless Him?
What was the most helpful/challenging/encouraging part of the sermon
for you?
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
Why is it good and important to know about Peter?
What is the difference between the “man” and the “office”?
What is the Christian function in being the “exiles” and “dispersion” in the world?
What was the most helpful/challenging/encouraging part of the sermon for you?
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
Why does “worldview” matter, and how does it affect our lives and actions?
How does the gospel inform our world? How should we see the people around us both near and far?
How can we “go” to the ends of earth literally and personally, as well as through other means?
What was the most helpful/challenging/encouraging part of the sermon for you?
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
When was the last time you were moved to awe by the gospel?
Why is it so important for our hearts to be repeatedly moved to awe, especially as we engage in the life of the Church?
How does the example of the early church’s life together encourage/challenge your engagement with the church today?
What was the most helpful/challenging/encouraging part of the sermon
for you?
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
According to the message, what is the significance of a family in the way God saves
the people of this world? What if one does not have a family or if the family is broken and estranged?
How does a Godly family impact the condition of the church and society? How does it affect your calling and pursuit in life?
How is God’s family composed here on earth and in heaven?
What was the most helpful/challenging/encouraging part of the sermon for you?
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
According to the message, what biblical facts should inform and secure the priority of God in our lives?
How does the Spirit of God operate in creation and in our personal lives [Gen.1:2c; Prov.8:22-31]?
How does the Creator God “re-create” us through salvation in Jesus Christ?
What is the most helpful/challenging/encouraging part of the sermon for you?
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
What has Simeon been waiting for throughout his life? What does he reveal about what the baby Jesus will do?
How would you feel if your life looked similar to the life of Anna? How can we learn from her faith?
What does it look like for your life to be shaped by the peace of the first coming and hope of the second coming of the Christ?
What is the most helpful/challenging/encouraging part of the sermon for
you?
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
How is your heart responding to the Christmas message this year?
Which reminder was most encouraging for you and why?
How is your posture toward Christ in light of the sermon and in particular the responses from the Shepherds and Mary?
What is the most helpful/challenging/encouraging part of the sermon for
you?
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
How does a life of service to Jesus bring us more freedom than a life of self-service?
Zechariah’s silence was discipline for not believing God’s word to him. What makes it difficult for us to not believe the promises of God? What are some examples of ways God has moved you from unbelief to belief?
What is the most helpful/challenging/encouraging part of the sermon for you?
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
1. Why does Mary praise God? What kind of an example of worship does she model for us?
2. How has God blessed Mary, the humble from generation to generation, and his servant Israel al at once?
3. What does it look like for you to live life in light of God’s mercy in Christ today?
4. What is the most helpful/challenging/encouraging part of the sermon for you?
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
What is the significance of Jesus being the long-awaited Son of David? Why does it matter today?
What is the significance of Jesus being the long-awaited Son of God? Why does it matter today?
What can we learn about the faith and character of Mary? What can we learn from her?
What is the most helpful/challenging/encouraging part of the sermon for you?
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
Who are the “gospel ministry workers” both in general and specifically? What unique features are attributed to “working in the gospel ministry”? Would you consider being such a worker?
As Christians and believers of Jesus Christ, how do you support the gospel workers in order to advance the Kingdom of God?
It’s one thing to recognize oppositions to the gospel, but what should the church do about it?
What is the most helpful/challenging/encouraging part of the sermon for you?
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
What is the connection between physically meeting together and loving one another?
Why is the bodily return of Christ such a critical truth to the faith and the Christian life?
How does the future bodily return of Jesus encourage/challenge you in walking in the truth today?
What is the most helpful/challenging/encouraging part of the sermon for you?
Discussion Questions:
What was the main/thematic point of the sermon?
How was the centrality of the gospel and Jesus Christ articulated through the sermon?
What are some application points to take away from the sermon?
What is the most helpful/challenging/encouraging part of the sermon for you?
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
What are the battles of sin and world that you are actively fighting to remain faithful and true to Jesus Christ? How does faith in Jesus Christ help you to overcome the world?
What is the role of prayer in a believer’s life?
How can we help and strengthen our faith over time? What are some things we can prepare and do consciously to grow our faith?
What is the most helpful/challenging/encouraging part of the sermon for you?
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
How does marriage of husband and wife point to Jesus Christ? What other things point to Jesus, and what do they teach us?
What sort of “deeper knowledge” is expressed in the “profound mystery” of Christ?
In the midst of many different expressions of God’s love, what is the “clear message” that must come through loud and clear?
What is the most helpful/challenging/encouraging part of the sermon for you?
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
How can the essence of God be described as love itself? How has God expressed His love?
In what way is “fear” contrary to love? What fears do you find yourself struggling with?
How can we emulate God’s love as Christians?
What is the most helpful/challenging/encouraging part of the sermon for you?