TODAY:

Acts 12:1-24 | Jesus Won’t Fail

BIG IDEA:

Expect hardship, and look for Jesus; He and His Word will not fail

SCRIPTURES:

Acts 12:1-24

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:

Q: When things are hard, do you find yourself more easily looking to Jesus, or do you find yourself pulling away?

Q: James was arrested and killed. Peter was arrested and set free. How do you process God's different responses to these two disciples' trials?

Q: What things help you continue to trust even when you don't understand what He's doing?

Q: Can you describe a time when, instead of taking something seriously, you just needed to laugh and find God in the weirdness?

Q: Talk about a time you had to both remember the hard, or the loss, but also celebrate what was good, what remains.

Q: How do the Scriptures/concepts from this week help you grow as a disciple who loves God, loves people & serves the world (lives on incarnational mission) in everyday life?

Q: Based on these Scriptures, how can you move from unbelief to belief, from just knowing to actually doing in your life?

ACTION STEPS:

1) What is God doing in your life, what is he asking you to do as part of what He’s doing?

2) In the midst of your own hard situations: what do you need to mourn, and also what remains that you need to celebrate?

3) How can you keep looking for Jesus during the hardships?