We Will Take Risk for the Sake of the Gospel
Part of DNA: The Core of the Local Church
February 3, 2021

Dr. Steve Brown


LIFE GROUP QUESTIONS

Icebreaker: What is one of the most risky things you’ve ever done?

Have everyone spend time reading Joshua 1:1-9 and Acts 21:13-14 quietly to themselves. After a few minutes, either have one person read the passage for the group or have each person take turns reading a portion until the entire passage has been read.

SERMON OBSERVATION QUESTIONS

  1. Was there anything from this past week’s sermon that stood out to you? Explain. Was there anything from the sermon that confused you? Explain. Was there anything from the sermon that invoked an emotion? If so, what was it?

  2. Observations about this passage: Who was the audience or the characters? What does this passage tell us about sinful man? What do we learn about God or Jesus from reading this passage, and how does that impact the way we love people and love God?

  3. What questions arise from reading this passage? Is there anything from this passage that sticks out to you personally? If so, what?

LIFE APPLICATION QUESTIONS

  1. What does it mean to you to take big risks for the sake of the gospel? What has that looked like in your own life? When was the last time that you took a scary step of faith for God?

  2. How does this passage in Joshua connect with taking big risks for the sake of the kingdom? How would you encourage someone of the faith who is timid, yet feeling a call to take a step of faith, to be strong and courageous?

  3. What does the Acts passage tell us about Paul and his faith? How do we come to a place where we’re ready to take a risk for the gospel that could cause us death or harm?

  4. Next Steps: What risk could you take this month that would help to advance the kingdom?