Discipleship - Week 7 Discussion Questions
Discipleship Matters: Authenticity Matters
Scripture
1 Peter 4:12-19, NLT
Suffering for Being a Christian
12 Dear friends, don’t be surprised at the fiery trials you are going through, as if something strange were happening to you. 13 Instead, be very glad—for these trials make you partners with Christ in his suffering, so that you will have the wonderful joy of seeing his glory when it is revealed to all the world.
14 If you are insulted because you bear the name of Christ, you will be blessed, for the glorious Spirit of God rests upon you. 15 If you suffer, however, it must not be for murder, stealing, making trouble, or prying into other people’s affairs. 16 But it is no shame to suffer for being a Christian. Praise God for the privilege of being called by his name! 17 For the time has come for judgment, and it must begin with God’s household. And if judgment begins with us, what terrible fate awaits those who have never obeyed God’s Good News? 18 And also,
“If the righteous are barely saved,
what will happen to godless sinners?”
19 So if you are suffering in a manner that pleases God, keep on doing what is right, and trust your lives to the God who created you, for he will never fail you.
Hebrews 5:8, NLT
Even through Jesus was God’s Son, he learned obedience from the things he suffered.
Take some time to re-read these passages from Sunday’s Sermon.
Discussion Questions
What is something God has taught you through suffering or a difficult season?
In light of Hebrews 5:8, what does it mean to learn to be more obedient?
How is it a blessing to suffer?
What are examples of reaching the wrong way during a time of suffering?
How can we allow the Spirit of God rest on us?
Share some times where you have experienced God’s faithfulness during a time of suffering.
How can we demonstrate God’s faithfulness during difficulties?
