Discussion question for November 9, 2018.

God has a purpose for your life, and invites you to participate in what He is up to.  What do you believe is your next assignment from Him?  How do you discover His will?  What are you doing to fulfill His will?  How do you encourage other believers in this same area?

Discussion question for October 26, 2018.

Mark 16:16 says “Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved.”  What does baptism signify?  Have you been baptized?  How does infant baptism work?  What about being re-baptized, or engaging in the sacrament more than once?  What did Jesus mean when He asked the disciples if they were able “to be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized?”

Discussion question for October 19, 2018.

The disciples asked Jesus to teach them how to pray.  What benefits do you get from writing a statement or prayer rather than just speaking it?  What impact does a thought (silent) prayer or statement have in the spiritual realm?  How do you benefit from a verbalized prayer?  When does speaking in tongues and glorifying God make sense to you?  Are tongues and worship useful non-verbally?  Do these things have varying degrees of effectiveness in the physical and spiritual realms?

Discussion question for October 12, 2018.

No one knows the full extent of the mind of God, but we have the mind of Christ (1 Cor. 2:16).  Since we have the mind of Christ, what does He want us to do?  How do you respond to a special message from Him?  When are you called to action?  What opportunity might He be giving you besides taking action?  How do you participate in what He’s doing without taking responsibility from Him?  What is your response when the revelation is confusing or seems incomplete?

Discussion question for October 5, 2018.

God gave the Levitical priests Urim and Thummim as tools to inquire of the Lord.  What is your recollection about the process of casting lots?  How does this practice bring people closer to God?  What alternative do you have to casting lots for determining God’s mind?  How have you used the “reading of circumstances” as a form of Urim and Thummim?  How would you counsel a young or mature Christian regarding lots?

Discussion question for September 28, 2018.

What is one of your strongest personality traits?  Where did it come from? Remember that no matter what the origin, you are responsible to steward it.  What is the redeemed expression of this trait?  How do you express it in an unredeemed manner?  What must you do to engage in the redeemed side of this strength?

Discussion question for September 21, 2018.

The traits, values, and persuasions we inherit affect the way we respond to the world around us.  How should you discover the major influences in your life?  What have you inherited physically that affects your identity?  What have you picked up from your family or culture that predetermines who you are?  What would you like to do about the negative things you have experienced?  What should you do with the positive, or beneficial things? How does this line of discussion influence the way you interact with others in your family or community?

Discussion question for September 14, 2018.

You inherited and learned things in the physical, emotional, and spiritual realms.  What are five positive things you gained from your father?  What are five negative things you got?  How did you end up with a negative thing that you swore you would never do?  What did you get from your grandfather which was passed through your father?

Discussion question for September 7, 2018.

How will you create an inventory of inherited traits you received from your father?  What did he intentionally teach you (do as I say)?  What did you unintentionally learn (don’t do as I do)?  What characteristics did you swear you would never follow?  Which ones have you always striven to accomplish?  What influence did your grandfather(s) have on your worldview?  What would you like to change?

Discussion question for August 31, 2018.

There are good and bad influences passed down from generation to generation.  What weaknesses did you observe in your father?  How did you compensate for those failures?  What strengths and values did he instill or model to you?  How did you incorporate those?  How have over-stated values impacted your personality?  How has your resistance defined your character?