Tuesday, November 8, 2011

GPYP 4 :: discussion questions

This Week
Talking through the message during the week helps you turn what God is saying to you into action steps. These talking points, questions, and scriptures are designed to help you take the next step.
  • Describe a time when you lost a competition or a contest. What did you learn from your failure?
Read 1 John 1:9 and Jeremiah 31:34
These verses tell us that our sins are never too big for God’s grace.
  • What are some of the lessons you’ve learned from your past failures?
  • In what ways are the personal failures of your past still impacting you today?
  • Why is it so difficult for us to live in the forgiveness that God offers us?
Read 2 Corinthians 5:17
This verse explains that our identity is not based upon what we have done, but rather whom God says we are.
  • Failure is an event – never a person. What does that statement mean to you and how can you draw strength from it?
  • What are some of the lies you have believed about yourself as a result of your past failures?
Read Philippians 3:12-15
These verses encourage us to realize that while we can’t change our past, God can change our future.
  • Describe a past failure that you have fully overcome. How did you overcome it?
  • What does God’s grace and forgiveness mean to you? How has it changed you and helped you overcome your failures? 

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