December 22 • EMMANUEL – God With Us In Our Storms (week 4)
Welcome to a New LifeGroup Session!
Before we jump into our study, let’s remember three goals of every LifeGroup gathering:
– Grow with Each Other (know each other better)
– Grow Closer to God (know God better)
– Grow Deeper in Life (live by faith better)
All of the questions are designed to lead us in spiritual and relational growth. The goal is to deepen our relationships with God and one another, and learn to live by faith better in the process.
CURRENT SERIES: EMMANUEL – God With Us
THIS WEEK: In Our Storms
Key Passages: Matthew 1:28; 28:20; Acts 27:20-38
Grow with Each Other
- What situations make you feel like life is out of control?
- Describe a storm you’ve come through in your life.
- Explain what peace means to you and what brings you peace in your life.
Grow Closer to God
- READ Acts 27:13-20
- When have you felt hopeless in a storm in your life?
- Was it difficult to seek or cling to God during this storm? Explain.
- What did this storm reveal about your faith?
- READ Acts 27:21-25
- How did God show up in this hopeless storm?
- How did God use others to encourage you through a stormy season?
- How was your faith in the storm tested by your fear of the storm?
- READ Acts 27:26-34
- How has God reminded you of His promises during your storms?
- What is a promise you cling to during your stormy seasons?
- Why is it important to recognize these reminders and cling to them?
- READ Acts 27:35-38
- Describe a time you asked God “why”. What did you learn?
- How has God used your stormy seasons to teach you about His peace?
- Compare a storm you clung to faith versus a storm you clung to fear. How did you grow through each of these seasons?
- READ Acts 27:39-44
- How has God used your storms to encourage someone else?
- How has your testimony grown through these stormy seasons?
- How can you encourage others when they are going through a storm?
Grow Deeper in Life
- How might God be bringing a Paul into your life to encourage you in your current season? How can you open yourself up more to this fellowship?
- How can you focus more on faith in God being with you in your storm than fear of the storm?
- What do you need to change this week to cling to the peace of God during the chaos of a storm?
Checking In Each Time We Meet:
SPIRITUAL GOAL – What is one spiritual goal you have
NAME OF PLUS ONE – Who is someone you are praying for and inviting to church?
PRAYER REQUESTS – How can we be praying for you?