As Pastor Clyde leads us through the book of Revelations, he will be putting out weekly questions for Growth Groups to discuss.
Weekly Growth Group Questions
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1. V.12, In what ways could an angel help a church?
2. Does Hebrews 4:12 relate to the imagery in Revelation? How does this work in the church and in our lives?
3. V.13, Is there anything that makes it hard to live as a Christian where we live?
- Are we free to do more than the two things mentioned here?
- Examples?
4. Why would someone accept the teaching of Balaam?
5. V.15, What kind of things does a Christian bully do? 3 John 9-10
6. V.16, Brainstorm ways that Jesus might use His sword against people in the church?
7. V. 17, How does the reward relate to the trouble of this church?
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1. V.8: Check out these verses and write who the First and Last is in each. Isaiah 41:4; 44:6; 48:12; Revelation 1:8; 1:17; 2:8; 22:12-13. What does this tell us about Jesus?
2. What happens to us at death? 2 Corinthians 5:1-8
3. V.9: What is something you have that money can't buy?
4. What are things we are slandered for in 2025? How do we know it is a pack of lies?
5. V.10: Name one way you have suffered.
6. Say you are trapped in a tedious and meaningless job, how does your freedom in Christ make a difference?
7. Make observations on the ten days.
8. V.11: What are ways that hell creeps into the life of the unbelieving?
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1. Verse 1: Why is knowing this about Jesus important to you and to the church?
2. Verse 2: What is hard work in the church? How does love make it easier?
3. Verses 2-3: What kinds of things do we have to endure in the church? How can we guard against burn-out?
4. Is there another way to deal with false teaching other than proving people liars?
5. Verse 4: What is the process of abandoning love?
6. What are some acts of love?
7. Verse 5: How does change in a church help to reestablish love?
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Read Judges 14-15 noting the evidence of these two things:
1. Samson’s relationship with God.
2. Evidence that the Israelites were content with the Philistines are overlords.
Then, ponder if there is any way that we as a church are content in the same way with the World around us.
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1. Talk about how we are partners with John in the tribulation, kingdom and patient endurance. What are some examples? Be specific from your own life.
2. Compare, looking for similarities and contrasts, Daniel 10:2-10 with our passage. Read to the end of the Daniel chapter and determine who this man was.
3. Do the same with Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14.
4. Do the same with Ezekiel 1:22, 25-2:2.
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Read Matthew 28:1-10, Luke 24:1-12, John 20: 1-18
1. Make note of all the differences in these accounts with Mark and with each other.
2. Discuss why you think the accounts differ in this way.
3. Make an attempt to reconcile the accounts. Factor this in: The ancients were not as concerned as we are about order and timing.
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V. 1: Pick one thing in this list and describe how you, as a Christian, might justify hanging on to it.
How does one put these things away?
V. 2: What is the command?
Are you doing it?
If not, why not?
What does it mean to grow up into salvation?
V. 3: How do you taste that the Lord is good?
V. 4: Why do you think God used the illustration of a stone to signify Jesus?
Why was there this opposite response between God and men?
Why is the Stone chosen and precious to God?
V. 5: Make observations on the verse through 'spiritual house'.
What are spiritual sacrifices?
VS. 6-8: Contrast the results for the 2 groups of people.
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1. What are the characteristics of agape love?
2. Do you know that you are loved this way? How?
3. What are evidences that our congregation loves this way?
4. What is the difference between being freed from our sin and being forgiven of our sin? How does this tie in with being saved?
5. What is an element of the Kingdom of God?
6. How is being a priest working out in your life?
7. If Jesus is God, how is God his God?
8. What is significant about being the Alpha and the Omega?
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52:13. How has this been fulfilled in Jesus?
52:14. What does this mean?
52:15. How does this happen?
53:2. What does this tell us about Jesus?
53:3. Any thoughts on what would be behind this experience?
53:4-6. Pick out all the elements that speak of what happened to Jesus and how they benefited us.
53:7-9. Talk about how these things worked in the life of Jesus.
53:10. What is the will of the LORD here?
53:11. What is the event hidden in the first phrase?
The second half is an expression of justification. What is it?
53:12. This is a powerful description of our redemption. What stands out to you?
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1. (V.1) What's one thing that stands out in your thinking about Christ revealed in this book?
2. What does it look like to be a slave of Christ?
3. (1-2) How does the humility of God affect you?
4. (3) What is one way we are blessed by doing the 3 things stated here?
5. (4) Why does peace always follow grace? How does this flow to us from each member of the Trinity?
6. How does the eternity of God affect you?
7. What is the purpose of the Holy Spirit in your life?
8. (5) What is one thing that God could not do without being human?