Life Group Questions:  06.07.26

Reread Luke 9:57-62

1. What are you most tempted to protect right now: your comfort, your timing, or your way?

Be specific. What is one area where you sense God asking for surrender, but you're holding on tightly?

Follow-up: What do you think you're afraid might happen if you let go?

2. Looking back, can you identify a time when your "not yet" was really a disguised "no"?

Like the man in Luke 9 who said, "First let me...", have you ever delayed obedience because the timing wasn't ideal?

Follow-up: What did that delay cost you spiritually, relationally, or emotionally?

3. Where are you trying to negotiate the terms of your obedience with God?

Have you ever found yourself saying:

"I'll serve, but..."

"I'll forgive, but..."

"I'll give, but..."

"I'll go, but..."

What was behind those conditions?

4. What might you miss if you don't obey?

The title of the message is What I Almost Missed. Think about a step of obedience you've been avoiding. What relationships, growth, peace, purpose, or opportunities could be waiting on the other side of surrender?

5. If Jesus asked you to follow Him today into something uncomfortable, inconvenient, or uncertain, what would be your honest response?

Would it be:

"Yes."

"Not yet."

"Can we do it another way?"

"I'm not qualified."

Something else?

What do you think Jesus would lovingly say back to you?

What is one specific act of surrender God is asking of you this week, and what would it look like to take that step before our next Life Group gathering?