SmallGroupQuestionsApril30,2017SeriesTitle:WalkingDeadMessage:“WalkwithMe”

IntroductionThisserieswillwalkthroughRomans8.Itspeaksofanewkindoflife,lifeintheSpirit.WithinarelationshipwithJesus,it’snotthewaythatitusedtobeonourown.Godiswithus,notinageneralway,butspecificallytotransformus.ThisserieswillseektounpackwhatthatmeansandhowJesusinvitesusnotintoanewreligionbutintoanewlife.OurhopeisthatpeopleexperiencefreedomfromcondemnationandadeeperdesiretowalkwithGodonadailybasis.DiscussionQuestions(Questionstogeteveryonetoparticipate)

1. Whatisthegreatestexampleofan“It’stoogoodtobetrue”messageyoucanremember?

2. Ifyouweretolivelifeasaslave,whatdoyouthinkwouldbethehardestpartofthatlifeforyou?

(Questionsbasedontheprimarytext)ReadRomans8:12-17.

3. SincewearenotmaderightwithGodbydoinggoodworks,whatisthemotiveforchangingourlives?

4. Howarewetodealwithoursinfulnature(:13-14)?Whatdoesthatlooklikeinpracticalterms?

5. PaulcontrastslivinglikeaslaveversuslivinglikeachildofGod.Finishthesesentences:

• RelatingtoGodasslavemeans…• RelatingtoGodasHischildmeans…

6. Whatonetruthfromthepassagedoyouneedtoponderandapplytoyourliferightnow?

Forexample: “Idon’tneedtofollowmysinfulnature” “Iamnotaslave,inJesus,IamachildofGod” “IdonotneedtorelatetoGodlikeaslave” “IamsecurewithGodbecauseofGod” “Thereisaninheritancewaitingforme”