Small Group Questions

June 15 - 21

Sermon Series:
The Rest of Your Life

Week 4: Rest of Repentance

Ice Breaker, If Needed:

What breakthroughs did you have during this series on rest? 

Discussion Questions for Small Groups or Individual Study

1. What is repentance? Why is it important to repent? Read 2 Corinthians 7:10. What is the difference between Godly sorrow and worldly sorrow? Within the following pairs, identify which is Godly Sorrow and which is Worldly Sorrow: 
a. Brings excuses/justification vs. Brings genuine revelation
b. Brings genuine change vs. Brings nagging guilt
c. Brings genuine rest vs. Brings shame and torment
d. No end or way out vs. Temporary and freeing
Are you an excuse-maker? A carrier of guilt? Ashamed? Read Isaiah 30:15.  
What does God want you to do about your sorrow and need to repent? 

2. Read 2 Corinthians 7:8-9. What is the type of sorrow God “intends”? What good is sorrow if it doesn’t lead to repentance? What do you believe about your sin that leads to harm, guilt, or torment? What happens when you shape your identity around your sin? What would it look like to shape your identity around your redemption? 

3. Read 2 Corinthians 7:11. What is produced by Godly sorrow? How do these things signal change is taking place within the repentant person? How long does change take? What is the most difficult part of actively pursuing change? 

4. Read Matthew 12:31. Do you stress or worry about this verse? Why or why not? What is the amazing promise in this verse? How can this promise lead to genuine rest? What is genuine rest? When have you experienced the genuine rest that flows from repentance? 

5. What does a refusal or inability to forgive say about the cross? What do you need to lay down at the foot of the cross? How will you pursue reconciliation in your damaged relationships? What will that do for you --- and for others?