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Questions from May 4, 2025

“Bystanders and Standard-Bearers: Part 2”

Read: Exodus 32

  1. Have you ever bought someone a gift that was really for you to use too? Share with the group!

  2. Read Exodus 3:11-16. What does God reveal about himself in these verses? How do you respond to these things personally?

  3. People often describe the Israelites as impatient in Exodus 32, which is fair to a degree. How have you reacted in similar situations where you were required to wait on God but failed to be patient for his will? Or, how has your impatience negatively affected your life?

  4. What happens when we take our own agendas and cloak them holiness? (Context of Exodus 32:5…make a golden calf to celebrate YHWH! Not their best idea). How have you done something similar?

  5. Do you have an example of overcoming a golden calf in your own life? Remember, for this discussion, a golden calf is anything that we create as a “mini-god” to worship in place of YHWH.

  6. Act. Pray for clarity. How can we be distinct in how we encounter difficult situations? How can we be different from the worry and anxiety the world throws our way? Golden Calves are not an option. Pray for clarity in how to abandon those things and surrender to YHWH.

Questions from April 27, 2025

“Bystanders and Standard-Bearers: Part 1”

Read: John 14:15-21; Mark 10:17-22; Luke 19:1-10

  1. Think of a time you were the leader of something you felt passionate about. What was it and what was that like?

  2. Can you think of a time you felt like you were a bystander to your own reality? What was that like?

  3. How do you relate to either the Rich Young Ruler or Zacchaeus?

  4. How do you perceive Jesus in both of these interactions with the Rich Young Ruler and Zacchaeus? Compare and contrast how he treats each of these people.

  5. As Christians, we are commanded to “go.” Is there a ministry/person/group/etc that you feel called to reach? Share with the group. What are you going to do about it?

  6. Pray. Pray for each other and for this group to be standard-bearers for the Kingdom of God. This group is not intended to get comfortable together, rather, it is intended to bring outhers to know who Jesus is and know a Christ community to be known and grow in. Who could you invite to be part of this group? Who could you have a Spiritual conversation with? Pray for boldness to go and have those conversations.