StoneBridge Community Church
Pastor Neal Nybo
Everyone fights an internal battle between fear and faith. Overcoming fear and emulating Jesus' faith can be intimidating, but not impossible. This weekend's message shares practical steps for strengthening faith, in spite of our fear.
Matthew 21:1-17 NIV
Proverbs 3:5-6 NIV
GROWTH GROUP / PERSONAL REFLECTION QUESTIONS
1. When have you exercised most? What areas did you focus on?
2. Did you start small? How much did you lift, or how many reps, miles, etc.?
3. How much did you increase in lifting, reps, miles, etc.?
4. Have you experienced a similar pattern with faith? What did you trust God for years ago and what do you trust him for now?
5. Is there an area in which you don’t have much faith and you need to start small? Are you comfortable sharing what it is?
GROWTH GROUP / PERSONAL REFLECTION QUESTIONS
1. What does it mean to you to extend your faith?
2. How have you extended your faith in the past and what was it? What was the outcome?
3. Have you had faith extending experiences recently?
4. Can you think of a way to extend your faith in each of these areas: hearts, minds, souls, and strength?
5. Which one of these, interests you most? Is there one thing you can do to start small and begin to extend your faith in that area?
GROWTH GROUP / PERSONAL REFLECTION QUESTIONS
1. Have you experienced doing one thing to become able to do something else?
2. There are many examples of physical change like running each day to be able to run a marathon in a few months. Can you think of an example that isn’t physical?
3. Dallas Willard said learning about something does not mean we can do it. Can you give an example that supports this claim?
4. Compare and contrast the amount of time you have spent learning about faith issues compared to the amount of time you have spent doing something that increases faith or decreases fear.
5. Pastor Neal said to brush our teeth with the opposite hand for a week and to use that exercise to help us increase faith and decrease fear. Would that work? Why? How? Are you willing to give it a try?
