Week 1: FEBRUARY 7
TOWARDS A MORE ROBUST THEOLOGY OF SUFFERING:
Suffering Deepens Us
Hebrews 5:7-10, James 1:1-4
Questions:
- How do you think Jesus learned obedience through suffering?
- How are you with the notion of Jesus learning?
- What does it mean to consider every trial joy?
- How has suffering contributed to your maturity and completeness?
Week 2: FEBRUARY 14
TOWARDS A MORE ROBUST THEOLOGY OF SUFFERING:
Suffering Connects us to Each Other
1Cor 12:12-26
Questions:
- How do you think you fit in the Body?
- How has suffering deepened your relationships with others?
- What has been helpful? What has been harmful?
- How do you plan to suffer with other members of the body?
Week 3: FEBRUARY 21
TOWARDS A MORE ROBUST THEOLOGY OF SUFFERING:
Jesus Came in Peace
Luke 19:28-40
Questions:
- What does it mean to come in peace?
- What was so important to Jesus about entering Jerusalem in peace?
- How do you practice inner shalom?
- What are ways that you practice outer shalom behavior?
- Where are you called to be peace maker?
Week 4: FEBRUARY 28
TOWARDS A MORE ROBUST THEOLOGY OF SUFFERING:
Seeking peace begins with tears and empathy
Luke 19:28-40
Questions:
- Jesus cried over Jerusalem, What fills your eyes with tears?
- How does empathy contribute to peace making?
- Who feels like your enemy these days?
- What would need to happen for you to lament for them?
- How might you build an empathy bridge?