Last Days Living

Getting to know each other

1. What is your favorite part of traveling?

2. Would you consider yourself a leader or follower? Why?

3. What is the easiest thing for you to talk about?

Getting in the Bible - Luke 17:26-18:8

1. What does the Bible teach about the days of Noah?

2. About the days of Lot?

3. What is the importance of remembering Lot's wife?

4. What do you know about the Rapture?

5. What are the lessons about prayer taught in this passage?

Applying the message to life

1. What ministered most to you in this service this morning?

2. What are some of the busy things we do that cause us to become distracted about the things of God?

3. How should the thought of Jesus coming again cause us to live every day?

4. Is your prayer life consistent? Why or why not?

5. Share something God has spoken to you this week.

Following Jesus

Getting to know each other.

1. What was your favorite part of going to school when you were growing up?

2. For those that are married, how did you meet your spouse?

3. What is something that you find very easy to do? What is something that you find very hard to do?

Getting into the Bible. Luke 5:1-16

1. What did Jesus think was important when the crowds gathered around Him? (see verses 1 and 3.)

2. What were the requests and instructions that Jesus gave to Peter in verses 1-11?

3. Who were partners with Peter in his fishing business?

4. What prompted Peter and his partners to forsake all and follow Jesus?

5. What do you know about leprosy?

6. What does the encounter with the man full of leprosy tell us about the nature of Jesus?

Connecting the message to life.

1. The message started out asking, “What does a follower of Jesus look like.” How would you answer that question?

2. What part should teaching play in our church services? Why?

3. What does Peter's response in verse 8 teach us about grace?

4. What can we learn from the encounter with the man full of leprosy about the way we should treat people? How does that line up with the way we treat people, and the way we people to treat us?

5. In verse 15, everyone was excited and talked about Jesus. Does your conversation reflect the fact that you are excited about Jesus? Why, or why not?

6. How important is it to you to schedule alone time with God (verse 16). How is that working for you?

Easter in May

Getting to know each other.

1. What have I learned from this semester of home groups?

2. My plans for the summer are...

Getting into the Bible. Mark 16.

1. What are the different appearances of Jesus described in this chapter?

2. What were the responses to the news that Jesus was alive?

3. What was the thing that caused Jesus to rebuke the disciples?

4. What is the Great Commission?

5. How does the book of Mark end?

Connecting the message to life.

1. How important is seeking the Lord early? (See Proverbs 8:17).

2. What are some of the things that keep us from trusting the Lord, and cause us to end up afraid and discouraged?

3. Why is it so hard to embrace the promises of God without doubting?

4. What does it mean when Jesus said, “As you go, preach the gospel?” and how can we make that a priority?

5. Why do we not see verses 15-18 as “normal” in Christianity today?

The Crucifixion

Getting to know each other.

1. What is my favorite movie of all time? Why?

2. What is your way to “unwind” at the end of a day?

Getting into the Bible. Mark 15.

1. What are some of the comments that Pilate made about Jesus?

2. What were the reactions of Jesus throughout the events described here?

3. What were the conversations recorded while Jesus was on the cross?

4. What were the events that took place immediately following the death of Jesus?

5. What do we learn about Joseph of Arimathea in verses 42-47?.

Connecting the message to life.

1. How do we react or respond when when we are falsely accused?

2. What are some of the ways we are influenced by people, and does that lead us to make good choices?

3. Am I as concerned about unbroken fellowship with the Father as I am about the major issues of life? Why, or why not?

4. If Jesus paid the penalty for our sins, and broke the power of sin over us, then why do we have such a difficult time living free from sin?

5. What are some ways that we can “take courage” like Joseph and make a stand for Jesus?