Series: Go and Tell

Sermon Title: Gather To Grow

1.  Matthew 18:20 says Jesus is present when we gather. How have you personally experienced God’s presence more powerfully when gathered with others than when alone?

2.  The sermon compared believers to trees whose roots interconnect and strengthen each other. In what ways has gathering with other believers helped your faith grow deeper and stronger?

3.  Ecclesiastes 4:9–12 says two are better than one. Can you share a time when being connected to others in the church helped to “protect” you?

4.  The Body of Christ works like a puzzle where every piece matters. What unique gifts, personality, or perspective do you bring when we gather, and how can God use them to build up the church?

5. The sermon reminded us that miracles in the Bible often happened in community. How does gathering with others not only strengthen your faith but also build the faith of those around you?

Ask Your Kids

1. What kind of shoes do you like to wear and why are shoes important?

2. The Bible talks about the “Shoes of Peace.” What do you think that means?

3. When do you feel worried, scared, or upset? How can God give you peace in those times?

4. How can you share God’s peace with your friends, family or classmates?

5. What’s one place this week where you want to wear your “Shoes of Peace”?

Series: Go and Tell

Sermon Title: Now More Than Ever

1. In what ways have you personally felt the pull to make church optional rather than essential?
2. Hebrews 10:25 compares skipping church to abandoning others on the battlefield. How does this image change the way you view gathering with other believers?
3. Share a time when someone in the church encouraged or strengthened you during a difficult season.How can you be that source of encouragement for someone else this week?
4. Why do you think deep relationships, like those in table groups, are so important to your spiritual growth?
5. Hebrews 10:25 commands us not to neglect meeting together. What are some common excuses we make that prevent us from fully obeying this command?
6. What gifts or abilities has God given you that you can use to build up the body of Christ? How can you start serving or helping others right now?
7. What is one intentional change you can make this week to prioritize gathering with other believers — both on Sundays and in a table group

Ask Your Kids

1. Why do you think the heart is so important to protect in battle?

2. What does “righteousness” mean in your own words?

3. How does Jesus give us His righteousness?

4. What are some lies or temptations that might try to “hit” our hearts?

5. What are some choices we can make this week that are “righteous” (right in God’s eyes)?

6. How does knowing that Jesus makes us right with God help us when we mess up?

Series: Go and Tell

Sermon Title: The Foundation

1. Why do you think believers today struggle with GATHERING consistently on Sundays?

2. How can we make GATHERING more welcoming to existing believers and those who have not yet joined the faith?

3. Why was it so important for the believers in Acts 2 to share meals in a "home" setting?

4. How can we "stir up" each other in our faith?

5. Who in your life might God be calling you to invite to church or even to share your faith with?

Ask Your Kids

1. Why do you think a belt was so important for a soldier’s armor?

2. What do you think it means to “wear the belt of truth”?

3. Can you think of a lie the enemy might try to get us to believe? What truth from God’s Word can fight against it?

4. How can reading the Bible help us tighten our “belt of truth” every day?

5. What’s one truth about God or about you that you want to remember this week?

Welcome Home

1.   God Notices When You’re Missing - Have you ever felt overlooked or unseen in life? How does it change your perspective knowing that God notices you, even when others don’t?

2.  God Comes Looking for You - Can you think of a time when you realized God was pursuing you—through a friend, a circumstance, or even a crisis? How did that impact your faith?

3.  God Carries You Home with Joy - Why do you think many people assume they need to “clean themselves up” before coming to God? How does the truth that Jesus carries us change how we see salvation?

4.  Heaven Throws a Party - If heaven celebrates every time someone comes to Jesus, how should that shape the way we celebrate life change in our church, families, and community?

5.  Who’s Missing From The Party - Later in Luke 15, the prodigal son ran far from his father, but the father never stopped watching and waiting for him to come home. Do you know anyone who is running from God right now? How can we pray together as a group for them to experience their own “welcome home” moment?

Ask Your Kids

1. What does God is faithful mean?
2. Why do you think it was hard for Abraham and Sarah to believe God’s promise?
3. Has there ever been a time you had to wait for something from God?
4. How can remembering God’s faithfulness help you this week?