1. Have you ever regretted quitting on something too soon?

2. Who is the most stubborn person you know who inspires you?

3. What does the work of the Lord look like in your life?

4. When has doing the right thing hurt you?

5. What person who has died before you still inspires you?

A Tune Up For Life

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

1. What are some warning signs in your life that you haven’t been focusing on the things God wants you to?

2. If you had to give advice to your younger self about being happy, what would you tell yourself to focus on, and what would you say to not focus on?

3. How has prayer affected your life?  

4. What can the group stop to pray for right now?

5. What are some of the things that get in the way of being thankful in your life?

6. Take a few minutes as a group to share things you are thankful for.  

1. Do you think about how to honor God as you live your daily life? How often?

2. How much do you consider your decisions about time and money decisions?

3. Why do you think God wants us to take risks?

4. When setting life priorities, what competes with God as a priority?

Week 9 Message

November 2, 2023

Week Nine

“Keeping Watch”
2 Peter 3:13-18

“Therefore, beloved, looking forward to these things, be
diligent to be found by Him in peace, without spot and blameless.”
-2 Peter 3:14

1. What do you most look forward to on the new earth?

2. What do Peter and Paul both agree on?

3. What do you do when you encounter a passage in the Bible that is difficult to understand?

4. What is the difference between exegesis and eisegesis? (Use a dictionary for help.)

5. How do you guard yourself from reading scripture to mean what you want it to?

6. Peter warns us to be aware of the company that we keep. How do you see your behavior
affected by the people you spend time with?

7. Peter closes with a final charge to “grow in grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior.” What does that look like to you and why is it so important?

1. What is your greatest memory of light and your worst memory of the dark?

2. Why is light such a powerful metaphor for life?

3. What is the greatest beauty you’ve ever created?

4. How can beauty bring people to God?

5. Why do we so often fail to shine?