Community Group Discussion Questions
The Gospel of Mark
Mark 8:22-30
11/17/24
These questions are based on Mark 8:22-30 and the sermon preached on 11/17/24 at Crossroads Church in Turlock, CA.
Please don’t feel the need to get through all the questions. The goal is not to answer every question, but rather to have a meaningful time of discussion and encouragement.
Read Mark 8:22-30 as a group
1.As you look back over your life, what are a couple of questions you have had about the Bible or God?
2.“Never doubt in the the dark what GOD told you in the light.” How has this been true in your life?
Re-read Mark 8:27-30
3. Jesus asked Peter, who do you say I am? Pastor Brad shared that we are all a work in process. Was there a step of drawing closer to Jesus that resonated with you?
4. Who is someone you can start planning to invite to the Christmas Eve service this Christmas season?
The Gospel of Mark
Mark 8:11-21
11/10/24
These questions are based on Mark 8:11-21 and the sermon preached on 11/10/24 at Crossroads Church in Turlock, CA.
Please don’t feel the need to get through all the questions. The goal is not to get through all of them, but rather to have a meaningful time of discussion and encouragement.
Read Mark 8:11-21
1. What stood out to you from the sermon or any of the Bible passages from Sunday?
2. If you are willing, share about a time in your life when God was at work in your life, but you couldn’t see it until later. Are there reasons you can identify now as to why you weren’t able to see God working at the time? What did you learn about God and yourself by going through that time/experience in your life?
3. Read vs.11-13. Based on what you know about the Pharisees from Mark’s Gospel and the other Gospel accounts, why were the Pharisees “blind” to the fact that Jesus was the Messiah? Why do you think the “signs” he had already performed not enough for them? What are some lessons we can learn from this?
4. Read vs.14-16. The disciples obviously misunderstood what Jesus meant when he used the word “yeast”, and it led them to misunderstanding what he was talking about and the warning he was giving them. What are ways we do that with God’s word in our own lives? Can you think of some common misunderstandings of God’s word that cause people to think inaccurately about God, or His will and ways in the world?
5. Read vs.17-21. Jesus points to all he had already done to prove he wasn’t concerned about the fact that they didn’t have enough bread to feed everyone on the boat. What are things God has done that you can look to for encouragement when you feel: discouraged, worried or anxious?
6. Take some time to pray together and bear one another’s burdens.