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Life Group Questions for 9/28 and 10/5

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Review and apply: Last Sunday, September 28, 2025 (Service here)

John 14-17: The Upper Room (Will Rutt)


Opener: This past Sunday we engaged the text and prayer and communion - it was a more participatory service. What part impacted you the most and why? Any personal love culture experiences to share?

Context: Jesus is in the upper room preparing the disciples for a new season without His presence, BUT focusing on love, fruitful living, prayer, Holy Spirit and suffering...

Text: See below...


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  1. The primary topics in John 13-17 "Upper Room Discourse" are love, fruitfulness, prayer, Holy Spirit, and suffering. which of these topics was most impactful for you and why?

  2. LOVE: Scan John 13:1-17 - What's your takeaway?

  3. HOLY SPIRIT: Scan John 14:16-17, 25-26; 16:5-8 - What's your takeaway?

  4. PRAYER: John 14:8-14; 15:7-7, 16 - What's your takeaway?

  5. SUFFERING: Scan John 15:18-21; 16:1-4 - What's your takeaway?

  6. FRUITFUL LIVING: Scan John 15:1-9 - What's your takeaway?

  7.  Growth: What is a key application you take from this passage / message?

  8.  Prayer: Practice again this pattern for prayer together:

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    1. Review: silently reflect on your upcoming day/week & what you need

    2. Pray: Believe that He can do it & Ask Him to provide it

    3. Go: Trust what He does & Praise Him no matter what


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Consider ahead: Next Sunday, October 5, 2025 

John 18:1-18, 25-6: Arrest, Denial, Questioning (Will Rutt)


Opener: This past Sunday we engaged the text and prayer and communion - it was a more participatory service. What part impacted you the most and why?

Context: After the Last Supper / Upper Room, Jesus is arrested and the disciples scatter. Peter is confronted and disappoints both Christ and Himself - now what!?

Text: John 18:1-18, 25-6. Don't rush. Enter the story...

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  1. V4: Why do you think Jesus asked this question if he knew the answer?

  2. V6, 11: What do we see about Jesus' power and love in these verses?

  3. V8-9: If love is "steadfast sacrificial zeal that seeks the true good of another":

    1. In what way was Jesus loving the disciples? The crowd?

    2. In what way was the Father loving Jesus?

  4. V10: Why do you think John includes the servant's name Malchus?

  5. V10, 17 (& 25-6):  Why do you think Peter acts so differently in these verses, and how can we spot and avoid that same temptation?

  6. Growth: What is a key application you take from John 18?

  7. Prayer: Practice again this pattern for prayer together:

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    1. Review: your upcoming day & what you need

    2. Pray: Believe that He can do it & Ask Him to provide it

    3. Go: Trust what He does & Praise Him no matter what



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