The Upper Room Fellowship

Get-To-Know-You Question - 

* Who has been your most interesting/confusing/annoying neighbor?

Sermon Questions - 

* God uses human relationships to grow our faith. However, because it is a principle, it also works in the other direction - human relationships can also undermine our faith. Give an example of how you’ve seen this in someone else or have lived this yourself. 

* Why do you believe that God designed so much of our lives to hinge on relationships with other people?

* Give some biblical examples of what God expects community and relationships to look like. What do people in a church community look like? What do they do? How do they act?

* Discuss and review some of the modern reasons we have for relational poverty (increased mobility, modern conveniences, rise of social media, etc.) What are a few things we can actively and practically do to reverse relational poverty in our lives?

* Chris left us with the question, "Are we available to others?" Do you feel, at this point in time, you’ve made yourself available to other people? Are you present and accessible?

Get To Know You Questions - 

* What kind of challenge are you facing this week? (Beneficial to pray about later or to incorporate in discussion about faith if you have time!)

Sermon Questions  - 

* What were your some of your initial thoughts during/after the sermon? Where are your faith levels right now?

* Discuss why the best thing that can happen to any relationship is trust building.

* What do you think God is doing or using in your life right now to grow faith in you?

* The enemy’s plan has always been to distort how we see God, to break trust, create distance, and build self-reliance in us. What is one thing that you’ve experienced or thought that did just that? How were you able to realize it and turn it around?

* What is an area of your life that you know you need to work on in the area of trust with God so that you can have a stronger relationship with Him?

Get To Know You -

1. Share about a missions trip experience, if you’ve had one. If you haven’t been on a missions trip, is there an area of the world that you have a heart for or a people group that you love?

Sermon Questions - 

2. What’s been your experience of prayer in public? Do you pray for people where you go? Do you have a prayer life outside of your house?

3. What was Jesus’ and the disciple’s example of prayer when they were out in public? How do we see prayer done in public in the New Testament?

4. Do you view your work and community as a mission field? In what ways do you try to make Jesus known wherever you’re at?

5. Do you actively pray for healings and miracles? Have you seen or experienced them?