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SmallGroupQuestionsMay14,2017SeriesTitle:WalkingDeadMessage:“FromHereToEternity”
IntroductionThisserieswillwalkthroughRomans8.Itspeaksofanewkindoflife,lifeintheSpirit.WithinarelationshipwithJesus,it’snotthewaythatitusedtobeonourown.Godiswithus,notinageneralway,butspecificallytotransformus.ThisserieswillseektounpackwhatthatmeansandhowJesusinvitesusnotintoanewreligionbutintoanewlife.OurhopeisthatpeopleexperiencefreedomfromcondemnationandadeeperdesiretowalkwithGodonadailybasis.DiscussionQuestions(Questionstogeteveryonetoparticipate)
1. Onanoptimist/pessimistscale,wherewouldyoupositionyourself?Why?
2. Whatisthelasteventinourworldthatleftyouwithfewornowords?
(Questionsbasedontheprimarytext)ReadRomans8:26-30.
3. Howdoes:28relatetotheideaofsuffering(notice:18)?
4. Howcan:29bemisquotedtopeopleintimesoftrouble?(i.e.whatemptypromisescanbemadewith:29only)
5. In:30wearetoldthatGod’swillisforHispeopleto“becomelikehisSon”(Jesus).Howcanthehard
thingshelpthattransformationtotakeplace?
6. CanyouthinkofahardshipthathelpedyoutobecomemorelikeJesus?
7. In:30,therearefiveverbsaboutGod’sactioninthelifeoftheonewhohastrustedHim.Identifythe5verbs.Whichverbdoyouwanttolearnaboutmore?Why?Whichverbbringsyouthemosthope?Why?