StoneBridge Community Church
Associate Pastor Jonathan Lusche
God has universally blessed every person with a wonderful tool but when left unused, a great strength remains powerless. This weekend in worship, reclaim this often neglected tool, rediscover a pathway to peace, and reconnect with God.
Philippians 4:6 NIV
Colossians 4:2 NIV
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 NIV
GROWTH GROUP / PERSONAL REFLECTION QUESTIONS
Pastor Jonathan touched on Cultural Universals, Anthropologic Universals, and Human Universals...
1) Can you think of at least three more examples of things that are common to all humanity and are part of human existence that transcend culture, language, race, borders, and religion?
2) Do you agree or disagree - prayer is a "natural" part of what it means to be human. Why or why not?
Genesis 3:8-9 NIV
GROWTH GROUP / PERSONAL REFLECTION QUESTIONS
1) In reference to Genesis 3:8-9, Pastor Jonathan suggested that the first prayer/conversation/communication with both, Adam and Eve, followed the fall. How might this be comforting?
2) Additionally, God initiated the conversation. How might this be comforting and how might this influence your understanding of prayer?
Philippians 4:6 NIV
Luke 12:22-28 NIV
GROWTH GROUP / PERSONAL REFLECTION QUESTIONS
1) Is worry and anxiety... never part of your life, occasionally part of your life or chronically part of your life?
2) How has worry and anxiety manifested itself in your life mentally and/or physically?
3) Do you have any strategies to manage your worry and anxiety? If so, what are they? Is prayer one of them? If so, how does it help?
4) Agree or disagree - prayer is an antidote to worry and anxiety. Why or why not?
1 Thessalonians 5:17-18 NIV
Psalms 23:1-6 NIV
GROWTH GROUP / PERSONAL REFLECTION QUESTIONS
1) The saying goes, "There are no atheists in foxholes." Why does it seem like people are more likely to pray when things are going wrong and not so much when things are going right? How might the latter lead to pride?
2) What might be some of the benefits of "... praying continually... in all circumstances", (1Thess 5:17-18)?
