Life Group Discussion Guides

“I Want to Give Up on Prayer” by Pastor Randy

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Prayer:  Knowing and Experiencing God Sermon Series
“I Want to Give Up on Prayer” by Pastor Randy
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October 7, 2018
Questions:  Contact Pastor Ric, 

Below are some discussion questions relating to a recent sermon. These are provided so that your Life Group can discuss what was shared. Previous Weeks’ Discussion Guides and Sermon Notes are available through the Sermons under the Resources menu. Click on the sermon series and then the sermon you are interested in.  You will see a paper icon under the sermon title. Click the icon to open the sermon notes. To listen to the sermon, click on the speaker icon. 

Texts:  Luke 18:1-8; Matthew 7:7-12

Prayerdefined:  Conversation between God and man.

1. What prayer request have you been praying for a long time that has still not been answered?
   
   
2. Share a time when you felt like giving up praying for this request. What was fueling those thoughts?  What kept you praying?
   
   
3. How have you seen this delay become a blessing in your life?
   
   
4. Has someone in your Oikos mentioned a need, struggle, or conflict for which you have forgotten to pray or continue to lift up in prayer?

“Why Pray: God’s Heart For Us” by Pastor Randy

Group Discussion Guide

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Prayer:  Knowing and Experiencing God Sermon Series
Why Pray:  God's Heart For Us by Pastor Randy
Choose the best question(s) for your group

September 9, 2018
Discussion questions by Pastor Ric
Contact Pastor Ric with questions,  

Below are some discussion questions relating to a recent sermon. These are provided so that your Life Group can discuss what was shared. Previous Weeks’ Discussion Guides and Sermon Notes are available through the Sermons under the Resources menu. Click on the sermon series and then the sermon you are interested in.  You will see a paper icon under the sermon title. Click the icon to open the sermon notes. To listen to the sermon, click on the speaker icon. 

Text: Philippians 4:4-9

1. Share one or two ways that today’s teaching from Pastor Randy changed your perspective on prayer. How will this affect your prayer life going forward?
   
   
2. Specifically, how do we sense the “nearness” of God?
   
   
3. Anxiety is a growing problem for all ages today. How does prayer help us with our anxiety?
   
   
4. In what ways does the culture mitigate against prayer? (Deuteronomy 6:1-10) What specific ways can we counteract culture with respect to prayer?
   
   
5. In your daily prayer time, continue to pray for those in your Oikos.  Single out those in your relational world and pray for them by name.  Pray that they would sense God’s presence in their lives, and that God would draw each one to Himself.  Offer yourself to God every day as an instrument in that process.
   
   
6. For those who are parents, what creative ways could we use to impact our children with respect to our series on prayer?
   
   
7. Life Group Leaders: How could this series impact your group?