Community Group Discussion Questions
“Exiles”
1 Corinthians 15
10/20/24
These questions are based on 1 Corinthians 15 and the sermon preached on 10/20/24 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 1 Corinthians 15 (This is a long passage….have 2 or 3 people read.)
1. What stood out to you from the sermon or any of the Bible passages from Sunday?
2. The Apostle Paul in 1 Corinthians 15:1-20 reveals that our belief in the Resurrection of Jesus provides us with confidence and power. Explain how that is possible. What are other possible helpful applications for our daily lives that result from our belief in the Resurrection of Jesus?
3. Read 1 Corinthians 15:21-26. In what ways do these verses inspire hope for the believer? How is “hope” in this sense (Biblical sense) different from how that word is usually used today?
4. Read 1 Corinthians 15:50-58 & Hebrews 12:1-3. Why do you think the call to endurance and perseverance is so prominent in the New Testament? How does believing in the Resurrection and Return of Jesus help us to endure well?
5. How would our boldness to share the Gospel with our neighbors, friends and loved ones be impacted if we were more shaped by the Past and Future aspects of the Gospel?
6. Pray together. Pray that the truths of the Resurrection and Return of Jesus would transform how we live in the Present for the glory of God and the good of the world.
Community Group Discussion Questions
“Exiles”
1 Peter 2:11-17
9/29/24
These questions are based on 1 Peter 2:11-17 and the sermon preached on 9/29/24 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 1 Peter 2:11-17
1. What stood out to you from the sermon or any of the Bible passages from Sunday?
2. Based on the definitions of both “politics” and “partisanship”, what’s the difference between the two? Why should Christians be “political” but not “partisan”?
3. Read vs.12, 15-17. Peter says that how we relate to politics is one of the ways we witness to the world? How is that the case? What are ways the Church has hurt it’s witness in the world regarding politics?
4. The Five Historical Views of Church and Politics are: Separationist, Paradoxical, Prophetic, Transformationist and Synthetic. If you grew up as a part of a Church, which did you see modeled to you? Which one are you most in agreement with?
5. Read Mark 1:14-15. Jesus, as the King of kings, announced a new kingdom was coming, and that repentance and belief were required to be a citizen. How was this a political act on Jesus’ part, and how was it in conflict with the Roman Empire? What are the implications for Christ Followers today?
6. Take some time to pray for America and the upcoming elections.