1. When you get to heaven who are the first five people you’ll want to see?

2. Who would you give your life for today?

3. Who has hung in there for you the longest?

4. Who constitutes your “Us” circle, where you won’t give up on each other?

1. Have you ever been led astray by a narcissistic leader? What attracted you to them?

2. Who are the spiritual leaders who have inspired you and what was it about them that helped you?

3. Who are you trying to lead and inspire?

4. Who has been influenced by you who makes you proud?

1. Did you ever have misconceptions about the Lord’s return?

2. How often do you think about the Lord’s return?

3. In what ways have you served the Lord in the past or present?

4. In what ways do you spread the word about church and the Gospel?

5. What does waiting for Jesus look like for you?

1. Do you struggle with “throwing stones at times”?

2. Have you ever found yourself ranking sin?

3. Do you consider yourself an encouraging person? Explain. If you are not encouraging, have you thought about making a new friend who is encouraging?

4. Jesus did not come to condemn but to save. What does that mean to you? Has the way Jesus looks at you changed how you look at others? Explain.

1. What is causing you to “groan” during this season of your life?

2. How will you remember the glory you are heading towards? How can it transform your outlook on your life?

3. Have you experienced feeling too weak to pray with words? How does it encourage you that the Spirit intercedes for you?

4. Is there a way in which you are seeking to change your circumstances, where you need to instead seek to change your heart’s attitude towards them?

1. Is there something that you have given up on, and later regretted?

2. Is there a situation that you have been through that made you feel like quitting or giving up, but you stuck it out?

3. Why do you think we avoid pain in our culture? Where do you tend to avoid pain and difficulty?

4. What situations have deepened your character the most in life? Was pain or difficulty a part of that situation?

1. What is the most memorable gift you’ve ever received?

2. What is the most appreciated gift you’ve ever given?

3. Was there ever a time when someone really connected with you when you were under a lot of pressure?

4. What is the most sacrificial gift you’ve ever given or received?

5. When have you most felt the riches of God in your life?

1. What was the happiest time of your life? Did you have much or little, or somewhere in between?

2. What lessons have you learned from not having much?

3. What lessons have you learned from having more than you need?

4. When in your life have you really had to learn flexibility?

5. Have you ever had an “Aha!” moment in your life where a fresh insight really hit you?

1. Which of the qualities Paul tells us to meditate on in Philippians 4:8 is most important for you to remember?

2. Which of these qualities comes hardest for you?

3. What do you think of when you think of meditation?

4. Who did you follow growing up?

1. What kinds of things are high on your list of anxiety?

2. What relationships do you have that bring you joy and peace?

3. What relationships do you have, or used to have, that bring anxiety into your life? What could you do, or what could you have done, to bring a more healthy connection to that relationship?

4. Do you generally pray just to get God to do stuff or are you consciously looking for a personal connection with Him?

5. Is joy rare for you, or generally normal?