1 Peter 1:3-9 | Living Hope
1) Pray
Church of the Week
Petaluma Christian Church & Pastor Ryan
Missionary of the Week
Solomon & Mabel Charwi in Kehancha, Kenya
2) Accountability: Invite your group to share their successes and failures from taking a step of faith in response to last week's teaching.
3) Opening Discussion Question: When was the last time you couldn't sleep because of excitement or anticipation. What were you looking forward to?
4) Read: 1 Peter 1:3-9 encourage your group to open their Bibles and follow along while one or two people read the passage out loud.
5) Discussion:
What stuck out to you from the message this week?
Use the discussion questions to spur on conversation:
How would you define hope and is there a difference between regular hope and biblical hope?
If someone asks you a reason for the hope in you, what would you say?
What would have to change in your life today for people to see hope in your life enough for them to ask you a reason for the hope in you?
How can we fight for hope as Christians in our present circumstances?
6) Apply: Take time to share how you will fight for an eternal hope in Christ this week.
Cross References:
John 3:16
Rom 5:2
1 Peter 3:13-19
Eph 1:15-20
Titus 1:1-2
Hebrews 10:34
Hebrews 12:1-3