Questions for Consideration and Prayer:Q. (Tahi) What do these passages show us about what Jesus came to bring?Q. (Rua) What does it mean to count the cost in following Jesus?Q. (Toru) What promises from God are there in this passage for us in Jesus?

Questions for Consideration and Prayer:Q. (Tahi) What do these passages reveal about God’s intent?Q. (Rua) How do we live under the authority of God?Q. (Toru) What does it mean to ‘have the same mindset as Christ Jesus’ (Phil 2:5)?

Questions for Consideration and Prayer:

Q. (Tahi) What is Jesus’s invitation for us in these passages?

Q. (Rua) How do you recon with the space between God’s heart and our lived reality?

Q. (Toru) How do we fix our eyes on God?

Questions for Consideration and Prayer:

Q. (Tahi) What do you sense the Holy Spirit speak to you through this week’s passages?

Q. (Rua) What have you leant from God, that has or is taking a long time?

Q. (Toru) How do you recognise God’s presence with you?

Q. (Tahi) What stuck out to you as we read through this weeks passages?

Q. (Rua) How do we let Jesus grow his way in us?

Q. (Toru) What does it look like for you to pursue God’s Love?

Questions for Consideration and Prayer:

Q. (Tahi) Where do you see the good heart of God in this passage?

Q. (Rua) How are you led to repent (turn from, turn to) from reading these passages? (What prayers flow from your heart)

Questions for Consideration and Prayer:

Q. (Tahi) What does the genealogy in Matthew show us about what God values?

Q. (Rua) Why do you think God chose to arrive as a baby in these circumstances? (Let the multiple views of this discussion remind us of the heart of our Lord)

Q. (Toru) How is the Holy Spirit growing the Kingdom of God in you? (Either think about to how far He has taken you or consider how he is leading you at present)

Questions for Consideration and Prayer:

Q. (Tahi) What is so good about God that we rejoice knowing that he is close to us?

Q. (Rua) What does it mean to you, for the of Kingdom of God to be made available for you? (What does it mean to you, knowing that God desires to give you himself?)

Q. (Toru) How do we live conscious of his grace? (What rhythms do you engage in to bring your attention to the grace of God?)

Questions for Consideration and Prayer:

Q. (Tahi) What ideas about God, does He desire to change in you?
Q. (Rua) What does it mean for God to be close?
Q. (Toru) How do you draw near to God?

Questions for Consideration and Prayer:Q. (Tahi) How was your walk with Jesus this week?Q. (Rua) What do you need to remember about who God is at the moment?Q. (Toru) What has stirred your heart to pray recently?