Small Group Questions

October 19 - 25

Sermon Series: Core Longings

Week 5: Purpose

Ice Breaker, if Needed:

Share a go-to home remedy you use when you are sick.

Discussion Questions for Small Groups or Individual Study

1. “There must be more…” Share a time when you felt a longing for purpose. Why did/do you feel this way? What is purpose? Why is it a core longing? When did you begin to notice your need for purpose? What is your purpose?

2. Purpose is found in our response to God’s call.
• Read 1 Kings 19:19-21
• What was Elisha’s response to God’s call, given through Elijah? Why did Elisha react this way?
• What was Simon Peter’s reaction to Jesus calling him to leave everything and become a fisher of men? (Matthew 4:19-20)
• How does your “not yet” or “when X happens” undermine the purpose found in responding to God’s call?

3. Purpose is found when we don’t put conditions on God’s call.
• Read Luke 9:61-62
• What did burning the plow reveal about Elisha’s heart?
• Why did Jesus reject the man’s conditions in Luke? What is the plow?
• Ask God to show you where you are content to live in a state of half-heartedness. What are reasons people won’t go all-in when God reveals purpose?
• Are you going to serve, share, teach, engage what God is calling you to or not?
• Read Acts 2:17. Does age or lack of experience excuse you from rallying to His call? Why or why not?

4. Purpose comes from God’s presence.
• Read 2 Kings 3:9-19
• How did Elisha handle the questions of the kings? Why was Elisha able to speak the Lord’s word? What does it mean to abide?
• If you were in His presence, there is no way you’d say, “There must be more!” Why?

5. Purpose is positional. It is a mindset. It is how you orient your life.
• Read Ephesians 2:10
• How do you know God has something for you to do? Try to build a case why you might be an exception to this verse. If you can’t, congratulations!
• What will you find if you go through the doors God gives you? What if there are more doors?