Where is Your Faith? Being an Overcomer in Life’s Situations Facilitator Instructions: The words in italic are possible answers you are looking for as you lead the discussion. Give a number of people time to answer the questions before you try to answer the question. Also, always have group members look up the Scriptures in their Bibles while one group member reads. As you lead the discussion, be open to the Holy Spirit and what He is doing during the meeting. You may never get beyond one or two questions if they are provoking a great discussion. It may also be that someone in the group needs important ministry because of what the discussion opened in their heart. Take the time to allow the Holy Spirit to minister the person through your group members. Ice Breaker: What is the most overwhelming thing you know? Why? Facilitator: Please have someone read the following Scripture and then ask the question below. Luke 8:22-25 But as they sailed He fell asleep. And a windstorm came down on the lake, and they were filling with water, and were in jeopardy. And they came to Him and awoke Him, saying, "Master, Master, we are perishing!" Then He arose and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water. And they ceased, and there was a calm. But He said to them, "Where is your faith?"
What do you think Jesus was trying to teach His disciples in this Scripture?
In this situation Jesus was demonstrating to His disciples that He had power and authority over every situation in life. If we are to put our faith and trust in Jesus, He will be there for us no matter how difficult or distressing the situations we face seem to be.
Where is your faith in relationship to all that you are going through?
Have you ever reached the point where you can't take it anymore?"
Facilitator: Please share the following areas in which most people have problems in life with and then ask the questions below.
Broken relationships Busy lifestyle Divine delay in God's promises Emotional problems Family problems, children, etc.
Financial problems God's chastening Hardness of the way - Numbers 21:4 Marital problems Sickness, health or death.
Which of these problems do you have the most trouble with as far as your faith is concerned?
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