Sunday Discussion Questions
Consider and Discuss
Who Needs Church, #2 | January 11, 2025
No discussion questions this week.
Who Needs Church, #1 | January 4, 2025
1. If everything you learned from and experienced in church was suddenly erased, would you be better or worse off? Why?
2. Did the suggestion that you live in a "Christianized" culture surprise you? Agree or disagree?
3. Have you visited a part of the world where Christianization is less evident or not evident at all? What is the difference?
Anticipating Christmas | December 1, 14, and 21, 2025
No discussion questions this week.
Redefining Messiah, #1 | November 30, 2025
- What's your initial response to the notion of Jesus's single, new-covenant command replacing the ten commandments?
- If you are to express love for others the way Jesus expressed his love for you, what does that look like? What does that require?
- Does Jesus's new-covenant command strike you as too simple? Incomplete? Impractical? Something else?
Can I Get a Witness, #2 | November 16, 2025
- Has Jesus ever used an unexpected moment or unusual method to reach you personally and change you?
- Read John 9:6-7. When Jesus tells the man to "Go wash in the Pool of Siloam," the command seems pretty simple. The blind man deos not question it- he does what Jesus says. Do you sense Jesus instructing you to do something that you are hesitant to obey because you want more clarity?
- Did you grow up believing that you needed to clean up your act or change your life before receiving the love of Jesus and trusting him?
- Fill in the blanks about your own experience of Jesus: Before Jesus, I ______, but now ______.
- Has your understanding of Jesus change over time? How so?
- If God has indeed changed you from the inside out, is there now a version of "go and tell" that you feel he might be calling you to?
Can I Get a Witness, #1 | November 9, 2025
- Can you think of something you’ve witnessed that is so extraordinary that it defies explanation? Maybe it’s a place, an experience, an event that feels historic, or something that simply must be experienced by someone.
- Read John 1:35–38. How would you answer if Jesus were to turn to you and ask, “What do you want?” Is there a reason you are actually following him?
- If Jesus simply instructs us to “come and see,” how does this reframe the prerequisites of following him? What did you grow up thinking was required?
- If your life is a “show-and-tell,” what would people guess is the motivating force guiding your life?
- Do you intentionally spend time getting to know Jesus on a day-to-day basis? Would you describe it as “abiding” in him? Has it changed how you live your life?
- What part of “love in action” described in 1 Corinthians 13:4–7 do you personally struggle with? Can you think of any tangible steps you can take this week to work on being more Christ-like?
Easter | Sunday, April 20
1. Based on your past experience, what significance has Easter had on your ability to trust in God in the present?
2. Think about an aspect of your faith in which you struggle with doubt, like Thomas. How does believing in the historical resurrection of Jesus speak to that doubt?
Death Of A King | Sunday, April 13
1. How have your views of death and what happens when we die evolved over the course of your life?
2. Is the notion that death is a consequence of sin new to you?
3. Respond to this: "Regarding death, we're like children standing on the side of the pool, afraid to jump, in spite of our parent's assurance that there's nothing to fear."
Take Aim | Sunday, March 30
1. Where are you aiming right now? How confident are you that it’s the right direction for your life?
2. How is your focus showing up in your calendar, budget, or conversations? What’s competing for your attention?
3. Read Ephesians 2:10 aloud. What “good works” might God have prepared for you that you haven’t stepped into yet?
For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
4. Read Joshua 1:7–9 aloud. What stands out to you most in this passage and why?
“Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go. Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful. Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”
5. What do you think it means to be “strong and courageous” in the specific season you’re in right now?
6. Are you in alignment—heart, mind, and actions? If not, which one is lagging behind the others?
Deeper/Wider : February 23-March 23
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The Last Kingdom #5: Unstoppable | February 16
1. Many of us were raised to assign equal weight and authority to all the worlds of all the authors of the Bible. Was that your experience?
2. What's your initial reaction to the suggestion that the teaching of Jesus should take the precedence over Heretical? Uncomfortable? Novel? Obvious?
3. Read Matthew 28:18-20.
Drawing from your familiarity with the four Gospels, what would the following statement include?
"....teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you."
The Last Kingdom #4: Fight Like The King | February 9
1. In your opinion, what do Christians appear to be fighting against or fighting for these days? What is the win?
2. Read 1 Corinthians 9:19-23. What was Paul's win?
3. How does the follow statement land with you... or challenge you?
The right fight is the fight to be Christlike, regardless.
The Last Kingdom #3: Beyond Pledging Allegiance | February 2
1. Jesus talked about how the kingdom of God had come near, and he invited people to repent. Has the word “repent” held a positive or negative connotation for you? What do you think it really means to repent?
2. We sing songs like “Our God Reigns” or “King of my Heart”, but how do we truly surrender/submit to Him as the ruler of our world? What does it mean to surrender?
3. Why is it so difficult for us to surrender control of our everyday lives? Do you believe that it is an issue of trust?
4. When it comes to us trusting God, the secret is found in our perception of who God is, and what God is like (his character). How did Jesus instruct us to address God? (Matt 6:9-10) What is your experience with addressing God as Father?
The Last Kingdom #2: Reclaiming the Plotline | January 26
1. When you think of Jesus, do you think primarily in terms of the roles he played and the services he performed? Teacher. Forgiver. Comforter. Provider. Defender of the weak.
2. Were you rasied to view Jesus as a means to an end? How did that manifest itself in your faith journey?
3. What is your initial reaction to this statement: Jesus did not come to die; he came to reign.
The Last Kingdom #1: Lost in Translation | January 19, 2024
1. If you grew up attending church, summarize the template you were taught in 3-5 short statements.
2. Which of these term best describes the Jesus you learned about in church or school: Savior, Friend, Lord, Example, King, Myth, Jew or Teacher?
3. What are the implications for you personally for the church corporately if King and kingdom become the primary story once again?
Made for More | Week 1, January 5, 2024
1. Outside of family, what environment has been most instrumental in your faith journey?
2. Chances are there was a who or two in that environment who facilitated your journey. Why was that relationship so instrumental?
3. Have you found your place or assignment in the advancement of the kingdom of God? If not, are you open to exploring?
Sinners Like Me | Week 3, December 15, 2024
No discussion questions this week.
Sinners Like Me: Party Crashers | Week 2, December 8, 2024
1. If you had a nickname associated with a sin or character flaw, what might it be? The worrier? The angry? The fearful? The addict?
2. Does your past ever cause you to doubt your inclusion in the kingdom of God? If so, why? If not, why not?
3. Does someone's past cause you to doubt their ability to participate in the kingdom of God?
Sinners Like Me: The Back Story | Week 1, December 1, 2024
1. What ran through your mind as you listened to the tale of Judah and Tamar?
2. Is it difficult... or has it ever been difficult... for you to acknowledge that you are a sinner? Is that offensive? If so, why?
3. Does it bother you that Jesus invited Matthew to follow him without requiring Matthew to change? Repent of his sin?
Miracles: Then and Now | Week 1, October 13, 2024
1. Have you ever asked God for a miracle? When and what?
2. What happened?
3. How did that event affect your faith?
