Living In Community

Discussion Questions:

1) Was there anything from the sermon or the passage that stuck out to you?

2) Transparent community requires us to be honest about our struggles and confess our sins to one another, even though this opens us up to the possibility of rejection. What specific fears keep you from being more transparent with others in your life, and how have those fears shaped the depth of your relationships?

3) Many of us avoid prayer when we feel self-sufficient, turning to God primarily when we're out of options or at rock bottom. In what areas of your life right now do you tend to rely on your own abilities rather than dependence on God, and what would it look like to bring those areas into prayer?

4) The disciples in the storm didn't tell Jesus how to solve their problem, they simply went to him and said they were scared. How does your prayer life reflect either trust in God's wisdom or an attempt to instruct him on what he should do?

5) We often avoid sharing our faith with others because we fear conflict or rejection, even with people who used to attend church but no longer do. Who in your life has wandered from faith or community, and what holds you back from reaching out to them?