Sermon Discussion Questions

Starter: Describe a time when you felt helpless about the problems of the world.  What made you feel that way?  How did you deal with that feeling?

Group Discussion

• Read Psalm 23
• Imagine you are a sheep.  How might you feel helpless?  What is the shepherd doing to help you?
• Read Philippians 4:7
• Imagine peace guarding your heart and mind.  What would the peace of Jesus keep out?  What would it let in?
• Read John 15:18-25
• How does it feel to think about the world hating you because you follow Jesus?  Does it help to understand why they hate?
• Read John 1:1-14, remembering that John uses “the Word” as term to represent Jesus.
• Jesus created the world and knows he is God.  He knows how everything turns out.  Does this give you courage?  Why or why not?
• Read John 16:33
• What pressures are you facing? 
• How do you need to stand with Jesus so you have peace?