Week 1: NOVEMBER 7

Jesus and Zacchaeus

Luke 19:1-10

Questions:

• When has God’s inclusivity been hard for you to stomach?
• When has your desire to know and see God better meant taking a risk?
• Jesus knows Zaccheus’ name, and invites himself to his house. What truth(s) might you draw from this characteristic of Christ? 
• How would you define ‘salvation’ from this passage?

Week 2: NOVEMBER 14

The Parable of the 10 Pounds

Luke 19:11-27

Questions:

• What do you do with the last words of Jesus that He was returning soon?
• Where might we need to be public and open about our faith in Jesus?
• Where might followers of Jesus face consequences in our culture to publicly aligning ourselves with Jesus?
• What is blocking us from living lives of full faithfulness?

Week 3: NOVEMBER 21

Thanksgiving Sunday

Psalm 9:1-2

Give thanks with your whole heart

Questions:

• What are you thankful for this season?
• What else?
• How do you practice being thankful?
• What can block you from giving thanks?
• How do you make giving thanks a habit?

Week 4: NOVEMBER 28

First Sunday of Advent

Genesis 28:1-5, 10-22, Matthew 24:29-35

Advent reminds us that we are living in between, but God meets us in the in between.

Questions:

• What are some gates that you like?
• Share about a “gate” time in your life, when you lived in between.
• Where are the liminal (in-between) places in your life?
• What helps ground you while living in a liminal season?
• What are some of the thin places (sacred places) in your life?