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SmallGroupQuestionsNovember4,2018Series:StrangerThingsMessage:“DaylightSavings”
ThisserieswillexamineseveraloftheoddstoriesfoundintheBible.Whenwereadtheseaccounts,wemaywonder,“whatwasthat?”and“whatdoesthathavetodowithme?”TheunusualandmiraculouspresentsabarrierforthoseoutsideoffaithandraisesmanyquestionsforthoseinsideoffaithintheJesusoftheBible.WeholdahighviewoftheBible,believingitisGod’sinspired,error-freeandlivingwordtous.So,wewilldiveintosomechallengingpassagestoseenotonlywhathappenedsolongagobuthowthosestoriesrelatetousinourday.Duringthissectionofthecalendar,weseeahighernumberofguestsjoinusonSundays.Webelievethatincreasecanalsobecomearealityinoursmallgroups.Ourmissionis:helpingpeoplemeetandfollowJesus.Thatmissioncanbefulfilledinanyaspectofourfaithandlife,includingoursmallgroups.Thiscouldbeagreattimetoencouragethegrouptoinviteguestsintoaseriesthatmayprovetobeintriguingtothosecuriousaboutfaith.Thankyouforservinginyourleadershipandshepherdingroleinasmallgroup!Youareontheleadingedgeofthemission.(Questionstogeteveryonetoparticipate)
1. Ifyoucouldsaveonedayofyourlifeandliveitoverandover,whichdaywouldyouchooseandwhy?
2. Ifyouhada30hourdayatyourdisposaltomorrow,howwouldyouspendit?(Questionsbasedontheprimarytext)ReadJoshua10:7-14.
3. ImagineyouareareporterfortheJerusalemJournalandyouaretaskedtowriteaheadlineforthis
event.Howdoesyourheadlineread?
4. WhatwouldgiveJoshuaconfidenceforthatdayofbattle?Whatimplicationsdoesthathaveforpeoplelikeuslivinghereandnowwhofacea“battle”ofsomekind?
5. WhowasactuallyresponsibleforIsrael’svictorythatday?Whyisthatimportantinthestory?
6. Whereinyourlifedoyouneedthesuntostandstill(youneedmoretime)?
7. Whydoourprayersoftenshrinkordryupaltogetherwhenitcomestothebigchallengesweface?
8. WhatareaofyourlifeisaplaceforyoutoprayaboldprayerbasedonapromisefromGod?