Small Group Resources
Small Group Discussion Questions
September 6 - 12
Sermon Series: Running with the Horses
Week 3: The Power You Have in the Spirit
Ice Breaker if Needed
What other language(s) can you speak? If you speak one language and could wake up tomorrow speaking another language, what would it be and who would you talk to?
Discussion Questions
- Read Jeremiah 12:5. Share how this series has impacted your understanding of endurance and traction in your personal faith journey. What is your current pace? In what areas are you beginning to gallop and in what areas are you still mired?
- Read Acts 2:1-12. What changed at that moment and that place that has rippled to today? Why does this event signal a revolution in how we relate to God and each other? Take a few moments to imagine what it would have been like to be present at that moment.
- Let’s examine these twelve verses more closely. As you read, think about God’s question to Jeremiah. Begin at Acts 2:1. What is the relationship between galloping and gathering? How does the act of gathering spur us on? What is the outcome when we operate with shared goals and a singular mission?
- Read Acts 2.2. What was the nature of the Holy Spirit’s arrival? How has the Holy Spirit ministered to you? Is it usually an overwhelming rush or a still quiet voice? What is the most unusual way the Holy Spirit has captured your attention and quickened your heart? List the ways the Holy Spirit makes himself known in your life.
- Read Acts 2:3-4. Why did these early believers have a visual representation of the Holy Spirit’s presence? What was the first sign that everything changed for them – and for all who believe? If you know, what is the nature of fire/a flame? Why would the Spirit impact languages? What does that say about the mission and God’s heart?
- Read Acts 2:5-6. The Holy Spirit couldn’t be contained to a singular space. The noise travelled! What happened and what does that demonstrate about our response to his presence? How might you be ignoring or drowning out the “noise” of what the Spirit is doing?
- Read Acts 2:7-11. When was the last time you asked, “How can it be?” Share a time when the Holy Spirit radically healed or altered your trajectory. How has the Spirit quickened your pace and increased your responsiveness to His call?
- Read Acts 2:12. When was the last time you allowed yourself to feel amazed and perplexed? Is the Holy Spirit different today than in that place with the wild wind? What would happen if you recognized the wild winds in your life as a signal the Spirit is moving?