GROUP GUIDE
Leading a group through these questions? Here’s a simple guide for 1.5-2 hour GROUP meeting.
Welcome and Opening Prayer. (5 minutes)
Read the passage aloud. (5 minutes)
Guide the group through the questions. (30-60 minutes)
Take time to share prayer requests and pray for each other. (15-30 minutes)
TEACHING RECAP
Summary: What if there’s more to your life than what you’re currently experiencing? More clarity, more purpose, more freedom. This is an invitation to pause, pay attention, and take a step toward something deeper. You don’t have to stay where you are.
Main Points:
The resurrection is a reasonable belief.
The resurrection is our ultimate hope.
The resurrection allows us to truly live.
On-Ramps:
Learn more about the hope of Jesus.
Receive the life Jesus is offering you.
Share Jesus’ hope with someone else.
Discussion
What stands out to you from this passage? How does this passage most challenge or encourage you?
What specifically in this passage strengthens your belief in the resurrection?
How might looking at our world’s challenges through the lens of Jesus’ resurrection change our perspective?
Where might you need to shift your hope from circumstances changing to the resurrected Lord?
Who in your life needs most needs to hear the hope of the resurrection today?
How do you want to respond to this passage in your daily life?
PRAYER
How can we pray for you as a group?
Next week: Jonah 1
