Warsaw Community Church

Small Group Questions - Weekend of November 1
 
 

 

 

 


 

 

Group Opener: 

 

What is your favorite childhood story? Why?

 

Group Questions:

 

  1. Review the Parable of the Prodigal Son. What about these past couple of messages has stood out to you? (Something you were reminded of… something you never knew before…)

 

  1. Tim Keller wrote, “Though the older son stayed at home, he was actually more distant and alienated from the father than his brother, because he was blind to his true condition.” How are we like the older brother? How are we blind?

 

  1. Read Luke 15:25-32. Have you have been angry and refused to join in something that should have been a joyous occasion?  What made you so angry?

 

  1. What do we often feel entitled to, as Christ-followers? Is there a biblical basis for these beliefs?

 

  1. Shane Barnard wrote, “Just as the parabolic father waits for his sons – both of them, in their mutual misunderstanding and ungratefulness – with open arms, so God stands before us, those both lost and those who forget that they are found. He stands and offers us His very presence…. I realize how sad He must be when we fail to see Him.”

 

    1. Why do you think it’s so easy for believers to “fail to see Him”?
    2. What can we do to begin to see Him more clearly and more frequently?

 

  1. Commit to reading through this parable every day during this series. Pray through it, chew on it, ask questions, and see what God has to teach you over the next couple of weeks.

 

Prayer Time:

 

What are some specific ways we can be praying for each other?  Take a few minutes to share your prayer requests with each other.

 

As you spend some time in prayer, use Psalm 73:25 as your guide. Ask Him to make you hungry for Him.

 

Notes for your prayer time:

 

There is nothing wrong with praying for each other’s requests and you can continue to do so.  It is easy however to pray for all kinds of things that aren’t related to applying God’s truth to our lives.

 

My desire is to make sure we have some of our prayers focused around the life-change God desires to take place in each of us.  –Scott Nieveen

 

Thanks for the role you play in providing a place for people to experience community while pursuing God!