Verses for Life – Philippians 4: 6-8

  1. What causes you the most anxiety?

 

 

  1. What tactics do you generally use to alleviate your anxiety?

 

 

  1. In what ways can prayer affect your view of the future?

 

 

  1. Of the things we are told to meditate on in verse 8, which ones resonated the most with you as needing more attention in your thought life?

 



Verses for Life Week 3

  1. What does the idea of Jesus suffering for you do to affect your everyday life?

 

 

  1. Of all the things Isaiah mentions (rebellion, twisted perspective, a lack of peace, a need for healing, a wandering heart, a selfishness) which are the ones that hit you the most personally, relative to the cross?

 

 

  1. Why do you think we focus so much on heaven and the future, as the point of Christianity, when the Bible emphasizes our changed lives in the here and now?

 

 

  1. What verses in Isaiah 53, other than verses 5 and 6, hit you the most?

 

 

 



Verses for Life Week 2

  1. What does the best rest look like for you?

 

 

  1. What are the typical barriers that prevent you from getting the rest you need?

 

 

  1. Have you ever had a “Eureka Moment” where you recognized your need for rest?

 

 

  1. Do you need to schedule more strategic rest times in your life this week? What will that look like?

 

 

 



Verses for Life Week 1

  1. What kinds of things do you tend to trust other than the Lord?

 

 

  1. How does trust sometimes disappoint you?

 

 

  1. Can your thought processes sometimes paralyze you?

 

 

  1. What does knowing God more look like for you?

 

 

  1. How have you seen God directing your path to get you where you are today?

 

 

 



Hebrews 11:30-40
Everyday Heroes (Our Journey of Faith)

  1. Take a moment to browse over the characters in Hebrews 11.  Which of these characters can you most relate to and why?

 

 

  1. In what ways does Jesus give us something better in our faith than what the characters of the Old Testament had?

 

 

  1. What have you endured because of your faith?

 

 

  1. If you knew you could change one thing in this world by your faith, what would it be?

 

 

  1. In light of Hebrews 11, how can your faith greater change how you are living your life?

 

 



Revelation 3:14-22: The Church of the Laodicea (The Seven Churches)

  1. What causes people to lose their passion in life?

 

 

  1. Why do we often pretend we are fine when we really aren’t?

 

 

  1. What do you try to get from people that you should really be getting from God?

 

 

  1. What does fellowshipping with Jesus look like for you?

 

 



Revelation 3:7-13: The Church of the Word (The Seven Churches)

  1. Why do you think Jesus didn’t say anything critical about the Church of Philadelphia?

 

 

  1. What are some of the things that churches often substitute for the Word?

 

 

  1. In what ways can we adopt methodology that misrepresents the character of Jesus?

 

 

  1. What doors have been opened for you?

 

 

  1. Why is “a little strength” actually a blessing?

 

 



Revelation 2:18-29: Image and Ministry (The Seven Churches) 

  1. What makes Christians want to imitate the idolatry of the world?
  1. How can a culture of idolatry create a distance between people and God?
  1. Do we act like pride is the worst of all sins?
  1. Why do you think the working class people of Thyatira were susceptible to the pitch of this Jezebel?
  1. What would “Jezebel’s” defense be to these charges?


Hebrews 11:23-29
Moses and Faith in the Face of Risk (Our Journey of Faith)

  1. What is the riskiest thing you have ever done?

 

 

  1. Why do you think we struggle with trusting God fully when He calls us to do something?

 

 

  1. What would your life look like without fear influencing your decisions?

 

 

  1. How does comfort hold us back from stepping out in faith?

 

 

  1. What are ways that we can “see him who is invisible” (v.27) working in your lives?

 

 



Revelation 2:12-17: The World in the Church (The Seven Churches) 

  1. Why do you think the first century church was growing so slowly?
  2. Why do you suspect the modern church today is decreasing in overall attendance?
  3. Why has the church in the Western world experienced so little persecution over the last 200 years compared with the church in Asia, Africa and the Middle East?
  4. If the church in America began to experience more persecution over the next ten years, what might the causes be?
  5. What do you think Jesus feels about modern entertainment in His name, with Him as the product?