Small Group Questions

1)   Do you remember a time when you were sad or greatly disappointed as a kid?

2)   These two disciples read the Bible (Old Testament) such that they believed the Messiah would come with great power and might to destroy Israel’s enemies. Jesus did a Bible study with them to show they were wrong. Can you think of ways you thought the Bible said one thing but later felt God was showing you a different way to interpret it?

3)   Have you ever experienced God walking with you through a sorrowful experience? What was that like?

4)   If you have experienced God walking with you in sadness, how has that affected the way you see other people in sorrow and depression?

5)   Isaiah predicted a savior who would be “a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief.” How can a Messiah like that redeem you and the world?