Date: November 16, 2025
Text: Luke 11:1-13
Questions:
1. Read Luke 11:1-13. What jumped out at you first / the most from the opening text?
2. Do you find prayer easy? Or hard? Why?
3. What 2 ways does Jesus answer the disciples’ request that He teach them to pray? (1- vv. 2-4 ) (2- v. 13)
4. What does Jesus' two examples [(1) a friend asking for bread at midnight (2) a child asking for something to eat] tell us about Jesus' response when we ask Him for good and right things?
5. What do you think was going through Jehoshaphat’s mind when he prayed in II Chron. 20:12b? Have you ever prayed like that? Would anyone care to share such a circumstance?
6. How is the work of the Holy Spirit “teaching and bringing to our remembrance” what Christ said while on earth a help to us in prayer? Discuss I Jn. 5:14-15.
7. Why is the knowledge of the Holy Spirit giving us Christ’s words, and/or helping us when our words fail an encouragement to keep on praying, even when its hard?
8. Respond to the claim “'Helplessness / desperation' is a good thing for a Christian to experience.“ What illustration (i.e., from the gym) was given in the sermon as to how helplessness if a good thing for us?
9. How do the opposing facts that (1) we are united to Christ AND (2) we still struggle against our sin nature factor into the difficulties of prayer? See Rom. 7:21–25.
10. How did the sermon define “UGH! Prayers?" Do your “UGH! Prayers” ever tempt you to give up praying? What goes through your mind? How does Rom. 8:26 help us here?
1. Read Luke 11:1-13. What jumped out at you first / the most from the opening text?
2. Do you find prayer easy? Or hard? Why?
3. What 2 ways does Jesus answer the disciples’ request that He teach them to pray? (1- vv. 2-4 ) (2- v. 13)
4. What does Jesus' two examples [(1) a friend asking for bread at midnight (2) a child asking for something to eat] tell us about Jesus' response when we ask Him for good and right things?
5. What do you think was going through Jehoshaphat’s mind when he prayed in II Chron. 20:12b? Have you ever prayed like that? Would anyone care to share such a circumstance?
6. How is the work of the Holy Spirit “teaching and bringing to our remembrance” what Christ said while on earth a help to us in prayer? Discuss I Jn. 5:14-15.
7. Why is the knowledge of the Holy Spirit giving us Christ’s words, and/or helping us when our words fail an encouragement to keep on praying, even when its hard?
8. Respond to the claim “'Helplessness / desperation' is a good thing for a Christian to experience.“ What illustration (i.e., from the gym) was given in the sermon as to how helplessness if a good thing for us?
9. How do the opposing facts that (1) we are united to Christ AND (2) we still struggle against our sin nature factor into the difficulties of prayer? See Rom. 7:21–25.
10. How did the sermon define “UGH! Prayers?" Do your “UGH! Prayers” ever tempt you to give up praying? What goes through your mind? How does Rom. 8:26 help us here?
Date: November 9, 2025
Text: 1 Peter 2:11-17
Questions:
1. What particularly stood out to you from this sermon? Was anything significantly reassuring or challenging? What is your favorite verse from this passage? Why?
2. Read 1 Peter 2:13. What does it mean to be subject? Why are we to behave in this manner?
3. Read Romans 13:1. Is there ever a time we should disobey the laws of our country? If this is not taking place, what are we supposed to do?
4. Read Jeremiah 29:4-7. What were some of the things Jeremiah told the exiles to do? Why did he give them this instruction? What does this teach us about our behavior?
5. When we willingly submit to the leadership of the government, what are we demonstrating to ourselves, each other, and our neighbors? What are some ways we can seek the welfare of our community?
6. Read 1 Peter 2:14-15. Why shouldn’t we cut ourselves off from the world by establishing our own society? Why shouldn’t we embrace all of our society’s ethics and standards as our own?
7. Read 1 Peter 2:16-17. What have we been set free from as God’s children? Why are we free now?
8. Should we use the freedom we enjoy in Christ as an excuse to participate in evil? Why/why not?
9. Who are we supposed to honor? Why? To whom do our most important obligations lie? What does life on mission look like for you?
10. Let's engage in a powerful act of faith. Spend some time praying for the needs of our family, friends, group members, congregation, and unsaved neighbors.
1. What particularly stood out to you from this sermon? Was anything significantly reassuring or challenging? What is your favorite verse from this passage? Why?
2. Read 1 Peter 2:13. What does it mean to be subject? Why are we to behave in this manner?
3. Read Romans 13:1. Is there ever a time we should disobey the laws of our country? If this is not taking place, what are we supposed to do?
4. Read Jeremiah 29:4-7. What were some of the things Jeremiah told the exiles to do? Why did he give them this instruction? What does this teach us about our behavior?
5. When we willingly submit to the leadership of the government, what are we demonstrating to ourselves, each other, and our neighbors? What are some ways we can seek the welfare of our community?
6. Read 1 Peter 2:14-15. Why shouldn’t we cut ourselves off from the world by establishing our own society? Why shouldn’t we embrace all of our society’s ethics and standards as our own?
7. Read 1 Peter 2:16-17. What have we been set free from as God’s children? Why are we free now?
8. Should we use the freedom we enjoy in Christ as an excuse to participate in evil? Why/why not?
9. Who are we supposed to honor? Why? To whom do our most important obligations lie? What does life on mission look like for you?
10. Let's engage in a powerful act of faith. Spend some time praying for the needs of our family, friends, group members, congregation, and unsaved neighbors.