Respond--Lesson 7--Responding With My All--Philippians 2:19-30

Discussion Questions:

1. From Jesus on the cross to Paul imprisoned, how has God demonstrated in your life that

He cannot be stopped?

2. Discuss what the quote from GK Chesterton says to you: The Christian ideal has not

been tried and found wanting. It has been found difficult and left untried.” Are there

areas of your life that this quote is true?

3. How good of a job does the church family at Garden Ridge do honoring those who are

successful at living their lives in an Epaphroditus fashion? What could we do to grow in

this area of family living?

4. What is worth gambling your life over? What hinders you from being a risk taker?

5. What does it mean to live Easter instead of just celebrate it? What are some specific

things in your life that show the concept of Easter is alive in your everyday living?

Respond!--Lesson 5--Am I a Risk Taker?--II Samuel 23

Discussion Questions:

1. What is so appealing about child-like faith? Why do we lose this perspective as we get older?

2. How have you seen courage inspire courage in others?

3. Is there anything you have been afraid to attempt out of worry about failure? What can

help you overcome this, so you move forward?

4. Do you believe that God wastes nothing? How have you seen Him use the things you

have learned and prepared for in greater ways than you anticipated?

5. How does it help to know that victory is guaranteed, even if it is not on this side of eternity?

Respond!--Lesson 4--Response of a Victim--II Samuel 6

Discussion Questions:

1. How have you seen unintended consequences rob you of the blessings God wants you to

experience? What strategies could you employ to look ahead with wisdom?

2. Contrast David’s reaction to pain and adversity with Michal’s reaction. How does a victim

mind set move us to be reactive instead of proactive?

3. How does David’s focus upon the audience he should please differ from Michal’s focus?

What kinds of struggles do you have with worrying about what the wrong audience thinks?

4. How would you describe the prison that Michal locked herself in due to her struggle with

her past and a sense of being a victim? Have you ever experienced the same kind of

imprisonment?

5. How does the rescue of a lost axe head help you to see that you are not really ever a

victim when you are with the LORD?