Welcome!--Lesson 4--A Wedding Invitation

Discussion Questions:

1. What is your 1st response when you hear you have been invited to a wedding, but you

need to wear armor to the ceremony? How does this describe our time on this earth?

2. How has the great divorce in Genesis 3 changed everything?

3. How does the back-and-forth action in Revelation (from bowls of wrath poured out to a 4-

fold song of hallelujah back to an image of war) appropriately describe the see-saw walk of

faith we often encounter? How does war imagery help you understand your emotional

swings?

4. Share a time you showed up to something and were not dressed in the proper attire. Why

is the King so insistent on His guests wearing appropriate attire?

5. What kinds of struggles have you had with wanting what the King offers at the wedding

feast, but not wanting to change in order to fit in?

Welcome!--Lesson 3--Abba Father

Discussion Questions:

1. Are there times you have wondered whether it was ok for you to enter the presence of

God? How does the term “Abba” speak to this?

2. Why do you think Paul is the only apostle to encourage us to use the term Abba in

reference to God? How might his background, conversion and ministry to the Gentiles

motivate him to teach the significance of this title for God?

3. Describe the sacredness of love God has sought as husband and Father. Has your love

relationship with Him been this intimate, personal, sacred and unique? What would help it

to grow this way?

4. Why is it important that “Abba! Father!” is a cry from the inside? How does this

emphasize the importance of transformation, rebirth and the process of sanctification?

5. What responsibilities and expectations come with living in an “Abba! Father!”

relationship?

Welcome!--Lesson 2--Born Again and Adopted

Discussion Questions:

1. How have you seen things of this world influence you, and even change you like Smeagol

was changed into Gollum? How do these things make you feel unpresentable to God?

2. How do the words of God help you remember who you are and retain the image of God?

What struggles do you have remembering to rely upon the words of God when you face

temptation or the whispers of doubt from Satan?

3. What is the difference in being born again and being adopted? Why does God insist on

us going through both processes?

4. Why is it significant that adoption creates family? What responsibilities do you have if you

have been adopted into the family of God?

5. From last week’s message of the Father’s joy and celebration at our return to Him, to the

desire God has to adopt us and change our nature through new birth, what does this say

to you about how much He wants a relationship with you? How does this help you

worship Him and deal with the difficulties we face in a fallen world?