Discipleship Questions.
1. How will you grow inwardly in your love and devotion to God through personal study and prayer this year?

2. How will you grow outwardly in Christian community with others in the coming months?

3. How will you grow upwardly in your worship of God?

4. What competing priorities may need to be adjusted in order for you to be more committed to the corporate gathering of God’s people for worship?

Discipleship Questions.
1. Why do you think Luke mentions Caesar Augustus and the decree that went out? Why is this important?

2. Luke tells us that a very large group of angels announced the birth of Jesus to poor shepherds. What might the significance of this be?

3. The angels brought the shepherds good news, not good advice. Why is this distinction so important?

4. What other “lords” distract your heart with the offer of peace?

Discipleship Questions.
1. What is your favorite Christmas carol and why?

2. What does this text teach us about the purpose and power of the Holy Spirit?

3. What stands out to you most about Mary’s song? Why?

4. What does Mary’s song teach us about the values of the Kingdom of God?

Discipleship Questions.
1. What stands out most to you from Luke 1:26-38? Why?

2. Consider what Gabriel the angle says concerning who Mary’s baby is. What does this teach us about the identity of Jesus?

3. Read Isaiah 7:14. Consider that those words were written approximately 750 years before the birth of Jesus. How does this affect the way you look at the Bible? The birth of Jesus?

4. Mary responds to the angels words with bold confidence. How can the Christmas story grow your confidence in the power of God?

Discipleship Questions.
1. Read Luke 6:27-36. What stands out to you most? What is most confusing or challenging?

2. If you could ask Jesus one question about his words in this text, what would it be?

3. What principles can you take away from this text?

4. What would it look like it you applied those principles to the way you do Christmas?

Discipleship Questions.
1. What are some things that you are thankful for? What are different ways that you can give God thanks for the grace in your life?
2. Have you ever experienced joy during a trial or suffering? How is that joy different than other types of joy you have experienced?
3. How can remembering who God is and what He is like bring you encouragement?
4. In what ways do you need to trust the promises of God in your life?