TODAY:

Advent: A King Like This – JOY

BIG IDEA:

Joy doesn’t come from the absence of pain & struggle – these can

actually become the pathway along which true joy is revealed & realized.

SCRIPTURES:

Luke 1:5-25,39-44,57-79, James 1:2-4

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:

Q: On scale of 1(none) to 10(very), how joyful would you say you are? Why

would you give yourselfthat score? Would those around you agree?

Q: How do the Scriptures/concepts from this week help you grow as a disciple

who loves God, loves people & serves the world (lives on incarnational

mission) in everyday life?

Q: Based on these Scriptures, how can you move from unbelief to belief, from

just knowing to actually doing in your life?

Connect with God (UP)...

Q: Read Luke 1. Zechariah & Elizabeth could have felt like God was letting

them down. Are there any ways that you are frustrated with God right now?

Q: Zechariah comes out of 9 months in the “furnace of silence & solitude”

singing a beautiful song of joyful praise because of the transformation he

experienced. What are some areas of transformation that

God wants to work in you?

Connect with Others(IN)...

Q: Joy is so much more than temporary happiness. How can you encourage

those around you with the joy God has given you?

Connect with the World (OUT)...

Q: Zechariah & Elizabeth found joy in joining in with what God was doing in the

world around them. How can you find joy in what God is doing right now &

how can you join Him?