Small Group Questions

April 12 - 18

Sermon Series: What About Doubt?

Week 2: The Big Question of Faith

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Discussion Questions for Small Groups or Individual Study

1. What pleases God? How do you know if you are pleasing to God? Read Hebrews 1:6. What is the reward God gives to those who seek Him? 

2. What is the world’s definition of faith? How does it differ from the faith of a follower of Jesus? Read Hebrews 1:1-2. What are things we can be sure and certain of? Where do sureness and certainty come from? Are substance and evidence at odds with faith? Why or why not? Why were the ancients commended for their faith? Share examples of Old Testament ancients who demonstrated sureness and certainty. 

3. Read Hebrews 1:3. What do we understand, and how do we understand it? Examine if it is a leap for you to believe. What do you wrestle with? What do you tend to do with the evidence you are confronted with? Where do you see evidence of a Divine Author? How does faith engage your reason and intellect? 

4. What verifies your faith? How is faith exercised? Read Romans 1:5 and 1:17. What is the link between obedience and faith? Can you have one without the other? Are there areas of your life where obedience is lacking? What might that indicate about the robustness of your faith? 

5. Is God your God? How are you selective about any part of your faith? How are you selective about what you will be obedient to do? Read James 2:12-22. Why is simply believing in God nothing to boast about or rest in? What is the evidence of faith? What completes faith? 

6. Take a few moments and contemplate Noah never raising a hammer or Joshua calling it quits after five days of marching. Build a case for these men being called faithful, if possible. What actually commended them? Read Philippians 2:2-8. What were Jesus’ actions? How was he obedient? What is the nature of a servant?