Easter 7 - Small Group Questions

If you were not with us on Sunday you can listen to this sermon here.

1 Peter 4:12-14, 5:6-11
1. Who is your favorite superhero with super strength? Why?
2. Peter calls us to live humbly. How humbly do you believe you are living? Where does living humbly fall on your 'appealing/not appealing' scale? What is your image of a humble life? Where is the tension in your life between the self-assurance that the world admires and the humility to which the Gospel calls us? How might you cultivate living a more humble life?
3. How do you struggle to turn your cares over to God? What might this say about your ability to trust in God's care for you? What specific anxiety or concern do you need to cast on God?
4. Would you say your spiritual life is disciplined or undisciplined? What practices might make your spiritual life more disciplined? Is there a specific one to which you can commit?
5. Finally, Peter calls us to remain faithful. Can you recall a time or situation recently that tested your ability to remain faithful? How are you able to return to the Lord when your faith has been shaken or tested?
6. In all of these ways of living - being humble, casting our cares on God, being disciplined, and remaining faithful - we are called to rely on God's strength instead of our own. How do you struggle to rest in God's strength instead of asserting your own?
7. Over the last four weeks we looked at Christ our example, foundation, Lord, and strength. Which of these spoke to you most personally? Which challenged you most? Share how Christ is your hope.