Sermon Discussion Questions | Garden Ridge Church

Welcome!--Lesson 7--Preparing a Place for Us

Discussion Questions:

1. What kinds of things cause your heart to feel troubled? Is there something you are

struggling with right now?

2. Do you believe the times we live in are the worst ever? Even if they are, what do you learn

from Peter, Noah and Ruth that can help you overcome the darkness and hardship?

3. How often do you fall into looking at your circumstances and reacting to them instead of

looking to God and entrusting your circumstances to Him? Why is this a struggle?

4. Which of the three assurances Jesus gives His apostles (There is an afterlife, and you are

welcome—We are not forgotten; He is coming back for us—Jesus is the path and direction

for us) speaks loudest to you right now? Why this one?

5. How is Jesus preparing you for the place He is preparing for us? How are trials and

hardship part of this preparation? How has your path involved a cross, new life, and

ascension to the Father?

Discussion Questions:

1. What do you learn from King Uzziah’s example (II Chronicles 26)? What concerns do you

have with starting well, but not finishing strong in your walk with God?

2. Do you notice that Jesus does not blame the devil for the situation that the Laodiceans

have fallen into? Why is that important?

3. If the statistics are true about how more money causes more problems, why is it still such a

powerful temptation?

4. What kinds of things cause apathy in your personal walk with God? What is Jesus’

prescription for stirring up the coals to regain a flame (See Rev. 3:19)? What kinds of things

do you need to repent from (change your ways) so you stir up your fire?

5. How would you rate your hearing ability for the voice and knocking of Jesus? Do you see

more trouble with hardness, shallow soil or too many weeds?

Discussion Questions:

1. If John’s baptism was for repentance and forgiveness of sins, why was Jesus insistent that

he be baptized? How does Jesus’ baptism help us?

2. How have you seen the three primary tests played out in your life? (1—Do you trust the

provision/protection of God—2—Do you trust the planning/timing of God—3—Do you

worship God only) How does knowing Jesus kept these for you help in your walk with

God?

3. Isaiah shows that what the Messiah does moves us from a funeral to a wedding. How have

you experienced going from a funeral to a wedding or witnessed shalom produced out of

chaos in your personal walk?

4. If Jesus was baptized for us; tested for us; died for us; resurrected for us; and even our self-

control and groanings in our prayer life are through God’s presence, how much of our walk

with God is based on our power or goodness or discipline? What does this mean for you?

5. How does it feel to be marked as treasure by God? What does this tell you about the love

He has for each of us?