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Life Group Questions

1. What impacted you the most out of Sunday’s message?

2. God is the builder and creator of everything. He builds by the revelation of who Jesus is. Who is Jesus to you?

3. God also builds relationally. John 15:16 says, “You didn’t choose Me, but I chose you, and appoint you.” What does “God appointing you” mean to you?

4. God also builds generationally. Galatians 4:7 says, “So you are no longer a slave, but a son; and since you are a son, God has made you also an heir” and in Romans 8:17 Paul calls Christians “joint-heirs with Christ.” You are a son or daughter of the Lord most high! Think about your family, work, school, church, and relationships. Do you live your life like a son/daughter or do you live like a slave?

LG questions for 3/30:
1. What is your biggest takeaway from this teaching?
2. If forgiveness doesn't remove the consequences of the wrong, then what good is it?
3. Should you quickly forgive a wrongdoer that doesn't know better? Why or why not?
4. Must you forgive an unrepentant wrongdoer that knows better? Why or why not?
5. Is there anyone that you need to forgive? Make that decision. Get yourself off the hook.
6. Which of the teachings covered in this "8 dumb things" series has had the biggest impact on you? And why?
-- Faith can fix anything
-- Everything happens for a reason
-- Christians shouldn't judge
-- Let your conscience be your guide
-- If you take care of God's house, then He will take care of mine
-- God brings good luck
-- A valley means a wrong turn
-- Forgiving means forgetting

Life Group Questions

1. When listening to the message, what struck you the most?

2. Have you ever gone through a valley (difficult life situation) thinking I must have done something to cause God to put me here?

3. Stephan mentioned three things that you must do when facing a valley (difficult life situation).
- be quiet, calm down
- gird up the loins of your mind
- protect your integrity

Which one is the hardest for you and why?

4. Your promised land is a land of mountains and valleys. How does God want to use the valleys in your life?

Life Group Questions

1. What was the biggest thing you got out of Sunday’s message?

2. One of the reasons for the misuse of the phrase “everything happens for a reason” is due to a misinterpretation of Romans 8:28 in the KJV. Read Romans 8:28 KJV and Romans 8:28 NIV. What is the difference and why is it important for us to understand?

3. Pastor Ryan said, “When it comes to the consequences of the fall of man, we aren’t offered immunity, we are offered eternity.” Did hearing that change your perspective on life? If so, how?

4. Describe a time in your life when you blamed God for your sinful choices, living in a fallen world, or for your foolish decisions and what you learned from that experience.

5. What is the good news that Pastor Ryan shared? How does this give you hope?

Life Group Questions

1. What is biblical faith?

2. Pastor Ryan explained that our perception of the word faith in the English language is incomplete when compared to the concept of faith in the original Greek language of the New Testament. Faith, belief, and trust all come from the same Greek root word and in many cases are synonymous with each other. How does this change your understanding of faith?

3. Why can't faith fix everything?

4. If faith won't lead us to victory in every situation, why bother praying and following God's commandments?

Life Group Questions

1. Pastor Chris Sparks taught from John 8 where we find Jesus’ encounter with an adulterous woman. Jesus told her, “Go now and leave your life of sin.” What most impacted you from Sunday’s message?

2. Jesus judged this woman’s sin, declared no condemnation of her sin, and instructed her what to do next. Describe a time in your life when the Holy Spirit convicted you, you turned away from your sin and experienced freedom. Are you still free from that sin?

3. Pastor Chris went through multiple examples of people in the Bible needing to pick themselves up. Why should we have confidence and faith in picking ourselves up in the midst of our toughest moments in life?

4. What is your “Go And…?”

Life Group Questions

1. Reflect on the three topics of this series:

First Things First
Breaking the Spirit of Mammon
The Miracle of Multiplication

Which topic is currently impacting you the most? Why?

2. Under 10% is stealing. 10% is returning. Over 10% is when generosity starts. This may sound upsetting for some. How do you feel about this statement?

3. Sometimes, we think about money in a purely natural way. I make a certain amount and have to cover a certain amount of bills/expenses. When God calls you to give, do you believe that He will provide for you although it may not mathematically make sense?

4. Luke 16:11 - “So if you have not been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who will trust you with true riches?

Why do you think God makes this connection and why is it important to him?

Life Group Questions

1. What is mammon?

2. In Sunday’s message, Pastor Rob taught us that the spirit of Mammon will try to get us to look to money to fill our needs, rather than looking to God to fill our needs. Share an example (the more recent the better) of how you caught yourself thinking that way.

3. Have you ever thought, “If I had more money, I wouldn’t have as many problems?" How do you see that differently, or more clearly, after Sunday’s teaching?

4. Pastor Rob explained Luke 16:9, “....so that when it is all gone, they may receive you into an everlasting home.” How did this truth inspire you?

5. The four keys to breaking free from the spirit of Mammon are:

- Deal with any selfishness in your heart
- Never allow your heart to grieve from giving
- Develop a liberal heart
- Maintain a grateful heart

Which of these is the biggest battle for you?