Small Group Resources
Small Group Discussion Questions
July 12 - 18
Sermon Series: Victims & Victors
Week 2: The Victim Mentality
Ice Breaker if Needed
If you met someone new to town, what tips, tricks, and hacks would you share with them about living where you live.
Discussion Questions
1. What is your first reaction when facing adversity? How and what did you learn about adversity when you were young? Who set the example of how to deal with adversity? In what ways do you still follow that model? Has it served you poorly or well?
2. Read Numbers 14:1-4. What had just happened before the people launched their complaints? What had they forgotten or failed to recognize? Why was “death in the desert” better-sounding to them than battling for a new life? Read Numbers 14:20-23. How did the Lord respond? How were the Israelites being contemptuous of God?
3. Are you going through life as a Victor or Victim? Are you quick to blame or eager to grow? Read John 21:15-23. Why did Peter need restoration? What does Jesus’ graciousness toward Peter reveal about His character? What does Jesus want for you? What purpose does He have for you? What question in this passage shows that Peter was hesitant to walk in victory? What does finger-pointing accomplish?
4. Asking the question, “What was my contribution to this problem?” leads to growth. How often to you ask this question? Share an example where you asked this question and it lead to growth.
5. What happens when someone’s adversity or victim-mentality becomes their whole personality or defining trait? What does 2 Corinthians 5:17 say about that? Are you living the life God has given or is life just happening to you? If you are a new creation, who, or what, can take that away from you? How can that truth shift your outlook when adversity inevitably arrives?