October 1, 2021
Important Info:
A Note for This Week’s Application Questions Discussion - Take a look below at question 3 for this week’s discussion. Pastor Ben has included a note just for you as a Life Group Leader.
Application Questions:
It Is Finished
Failure And Faithfulness
John 18:12-27
Read Psalm 2. How do the realities that God is sovereign over wicked rulers, that he can even turn their wicked schemes for good, and that he will someday judge the world help your perspective this week as you live in a world full of rulers that reject God and his ways?
Read 1 Corinthians 10:12. What are some ways you may tend to overestimate your own spiritual strength? How could your prayer life reflect a greater humble dependence on God?
Read 1 Peter 3:15-17. How prepared do you feel to make a defense for the hope that is in you? This passage also makes it clear that the world should have no just reason to persecute Christians. What are some important ways Christians need to make sure our witness is unstained before the world? (Note for Life Group Leaders: This is not a call to defend every single point of Christian doctrine or master every aspect of apologetics, and make sure your group understands that. But EVERY Christian should be able to defend the gospel and the reason why we hope.)
Read 1 Peter 2:23. What can you learn from the example of Jesus and how he responded even when treated unjustly? Even if you are not experiencing persecution right now, how can you avoid attitudes that might cause you to “revile” others?
Read 2 Corinthians 7:8-11. What are some of the differences between godly grief and worldly grief? How do you see those differences in Peter and Judas? How have you seen them at work in their own life?
