LifeGroups
Elephant in the Room
LifeGroup Study Guide – Week 02: “How Can a Loving God Allow So Much Suffering?”
Stepping In: Getting Things Started!
1 – Discuss the best and the worst part of growing up in your home as a kid.
2 – Share one thing you learned from the weekend message.
3 – What’s a good thing God has done in your life as a result of a difficult situation or season?
Building Up: What is God Saying?
Read Romans 5:1-8, and then answer the following questions:
1 – Romans 5:1-2: What are the special gifts of God listed in these verses? Which one is most significant to you right now because of what you’re going through?
2 – Romans 5:3-4: How does suffering produce these things? Share one specific way suffering has developed your character.
3 – Romans 5:5: Why doesn’t this kind of hope put us to shame?
4 – Romans 5:6-7: How do these verses help us understand we have a “loving God” even in our pain and suffering?
5 – Romans 5:8: Why is this verse so powerful for all of us?
Living Out: How Do I Obey?
1 – What is a key to help you turn TOWARD God, not FROM Him in the midst of suffering?
2 – Share one thing you’re going to DO because of this study, then pray for each other.
3 – As a LifeGroup, you’ll be doing a SERVICE PROJECT together. Keep your eyes and ears open for opportunities to serve those in our Valley. When you come up with a plan, please let us know about it by emailing: john@community.cc.
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This is a setting in which people connect with a small group of friends who are mutually committed to caring for one another, growing in their faith, and impacting others for the cause of Christ. We invite you to find a group of friends that live near you so you can join them in “sharing life together.”
Our LifeGroups are a powerful and personal way to develop your faith. We need other people in our life to best grow to be more like Jesus.
If you have questions about our LifeGroups, please contact John Scott.
Email: John@community.cc