Title – Are You Ready

1.  How did you engage with God beyond Sunday this week? Did you use the 5-Day Devo, Daily Bible Reading Plan, your 11:1 Group, or other resources? Take some time this week to open Ask Ezra, read Matthew 25:1–13, and ask questions that help you go deeper in understanding what Jesus is teaching.

2.  Jesus’ story shows us that it’s possible to look ready without actually being ready. What are some ways we can confuse being around the things of God with actually knowing God?

3.  “You can’t borrow someone else’s faith.” Who has played an important role in shaping your faith, and when did following Jesus begin to become personal for you?

4.  One of the most dangerous assumptions we can make spiritually is, “I have time.” Is there something you know God has been asking you to do that you’ve been putting off until “later”?

5.  Being ready for Jesus isn’t just about a future moment—it should affect how we live right now. If you lived with a greater awareness of eternity, what might change about your priorities, relationships, time, or decisions?

6.  Finish with this question: Are you ready? Not “Do you go to church?” or “Do you believe in God?” but do you know Jesus, and are you fully surrendered to Him? What would taking one step closer to Jesus look like for you this week?

Ask Your Kids

God Seeks Me

1. What does it mean that God seeks us?

2. Our object lesson this week was a trophy. When somebody wins a trophy, it does not just happen in that moment—someone gave the trophy because of the value in the winner. How can this remind us that God values and seeks us?

3. There may be times where you feel the need to prove your value—through sports, good grades, or being popular with a lot of friends. How is God’s view of value different from the world’s view?

4. How can remembering that you are valued by God and He seeks you help you this week?

Message Title: Lessons from the Fire

1. When you hear the phrase “the fire”, what kinds of difficult seasons or challenges come to mind?

2. Why is it important to settle our convictions before our convictions are tested?

3. What does the phrase “But even if He doesn't…” from Daniel 3:18 teach us about real faith?

4. Have you ever gone through a difficult season and later realized that God was with you in a deeper way than you first recognized? Tell your group!

5. Which lesson from the fire speaks to you the most right now, and what is one step you can take this week to apply it?

Ask Your Kids

God Made Me With Worth

1. What makes you feel valued or important?

2. Our object lesson this week was a VIP list. How does that remind us how God sees us?

3. God wants us on His VIP list not because of anything we did, but because we are His. How can remembering this truth change how you think about yourself and others?

4. This week we learned about Jesus and the Children (Matt. 19:13-15, Mark 10:13-16) How does this Bible story help us know that we are valued?