Sermon Discussion Questions | Garden Ridge Church

Welcome!--Lesson 6--Standing at the Door Knocking

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?

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?