Bethany Community Church

Teacher:  Pastor Richard Dahlstrom, November 22, 2009.

Discussion Questions:

Nancy Eckardt

1.      Paul conveyed in word and action that “I am not my own.”  How are you moving toward this in your life?  How have you allowed negative circumstances to further expand the gospel?

2.      Can you think of a time when you sensed God telling you to do something?  How did you respond? What did you learn from the experience?

3.      Jesus taught his disciples to pray, saying, “Thy kingdom come; thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” What does the now and the not yet look like to you?  How do you see this in your life and experience?  How do you bring the kingdom into the present?

4.      How does the analogy of the kingdom of God as a mustard seed impact your understanding of God’s rule in and through you?

5.      Can you think of someone who is older than you who has continued to grow rather than growing stagnant?  How is that reflected in their life?

6.      Can you think of an example of transformation in your life?  In what area of your life might God be encouraging you to grow?

7.      How do you see yourself continuing to serve and grow as long as you have life?  What steps are you taking now to finish well?

8.      “The proving ground of our faith is our capacity to love.”  How do you respond to this?

9.      What might you need to die to, in order to live into what God has for you?  What is the promise of dying to it?  What keeps you from dying to it?