In our Nov 30 Sunday gathering we conclude our series about the Big Story - what Christians believe and what the Bible is all about. This week's discussion questions are below:

Which of the seven core beliefs from this series has reshaped your understanding of the Bible the most? Why?

How does the ending of the biblical story (Revelation 21) change how you see the beginning (Genesis 1–2)?

The sermon compared Revelation’s ending to a “twist ending” that reframes everything.
What did the ending of Scripture reframe for you personally?

Revelation 21 shows heaven coming down to earth. How is this different from how you grew up imagining “heaven”?

What part of the New Jerusalem imagery (garden, city, river, the tree of life, God dwelling with His people) speaks most to you? Why?

Jesus taught us to pray, “Your kingdom come… on earth as it is in heaven.”
What does that reveal about the current state of the world?

Where do you see “shadowlands” in our world today—places where God’s effective will is clearly not being done?

Why does it matter that Christians understand themselves as living between two kingdoms?

How does the parable of the “Good King” help you understand Jesus’ mission in a fresh way?

What strikes you most about the King entering the rebel kingdom “in fragile flesh and blood”?
How does that deepen your understanding of the gospel?

The sermon said: “You are an ambassador of the King.”
What does an ambassador do?
What might that look like in your daily routines?

Where do you feel God calling you to “carry His light into the shadowlands” this week?

What difference does it make that our future is bodily resurrection—not escaping to a spiritual sky-world?

How does the promise that “your labor is not in vain” (1 Cor 15:58) encourage you right now?

The sermon said: “Resurrection hope doesn’t pull us out of the world—it roots us more deeply in it.”
What does that look like in practical terms?

If God is renewing creation, how does that change the way you think about your job, your art, or your acts of justice and service?

Which part of your ordinary life feels most connected to God’s kingdom purposes?

How does the Christian hope of the restoration of all things reshape the way we face pain, loss, or injustice today?

Can you think of a time when remembering “the ending of the story” carried you through a hard season?

Jesus’ final words are: “Behold, I am coming soon.”
What stirs in you when you hear that?
Anticipation? Confusion? Comfort? Something else?

What would change in your week if you lived with a conscious awareness:
“The King is returning”?