A Living Hope Week One

1 Peter 1:1-2

Greet everyone and check in on how everyone’s week has been.

Take a moment to read Psalm 118 verse 5 as a group.

• Pray that you would see distress through God’s eyes and not your own.

• Pray that you would be ready to hear God’s answer.

• Pray that you would experience freedom in Christ.

1 Peter 1:1-2

A Greeting

1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ,

To those who are elect exiles of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, 2 according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in the sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience to Jesus Christ and for sprinkling with his blood:

May grace and peace be multiplied to you.

1. Who is writing this letter?  Why is that important?

2. Who is the recipient of this letter? What is their situation? How is Peter trying to encourage them?

3. How can hope become frustrating to some people? What is true hope?

4. What is meant by the statement?
   Living with hope is not wishful thinking, but it is worshipful living.

5. What is the basis of our hope as Christ followers?

6. Where do you need hope right now?  How can you live with a true sense of hope?

7. Where do you find hope in our church at this time?

8. How can you be a Christ follower who provides hope for others?

• Pray for the needs of your fellow group members.

• Pray that our church would call to the Lord. Pray that God would give us discernment and direction as we become one campus.

• Pray by name for someone you know who needs to give his or her life to Christ.

• Pray and ask for God’s blessing on each of the members of your group.