New Hope Podcast

1. Where do personality types play into busyness? Are Type A people less spiritual?

2. Is there a time and place to be extra busy?

3. Are busyness and peace mutually exclusive?

4. Can right motives lead to wrong actions?

Get to know Pastor Mark as the new face of the Grow Podcast.

Questions:

1. In what ways do we sometimes undermine God’s grace by assuming we can work our

way into his favor? What can you do to remind yourself that you don’t have to work for

what God has already freely given to you?

2. How can we keep ourselves from becoming hardened to the Gospel?

3. Do you ever wonder about God’s ability or willingness to keep the promises he’s made?

Why do you think we question that God will keep his promises?

Next step: Romans 11:11-24 (3 sessions again)

Questions:

1. In what ways have you carried forward the message of Jesus now that you’ve received the gospel?

2. How do you respond when people reject the message you share with them? What do you do to maintain your motivation to continue sharing the good news?

3. What can you do this week to get the message of the gospel to those who’ve yet to receive it? (Then set a reminder for yourself to ask yourself this question every week)

Next step: Romans 11:11-10

Questions:

1. Whose salvation are you praying for right now? In what ways are you actively seeking to minister the gospel to them?

2. In what ways should a growing knowledge of God lead to a growing zeal for God? What habits and practices can we develop to grow in our knowledge and love for God?

3. How would you describe what it means to “call on the name of the Lord”?

Next step: Romans 10:14-21

Questions:

1. What might your life be like now if God hadn’t adopted you into his family?

2. In what ways have you been humbled by God’s mercy on you?

3. Who in your life needs to hear the good news of God’s mercy today?

Next step: Romans 10:1-13

Questions:

1. Why do many people assume that God’s mercy is something they’re owed? If we have received God’s mercy, how ought we respond?

2. In what ways does God’s mercy encourage you to share Jesus with others? What are you currently doing to share God’s mercy with those around you?

3. Have you ever considered that it was God’s mercy to soften your heart and not further harden it, as he did with Pharaoh? How does this realization change how you view yourself in light of God’s goodness?

Next step: Romans 9:30-33