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The God Experiment | Week 12

 

The God Experiment Week 12

Welcome to Week Twelve of The God Experiment! During these 12-weeks, we are personally testing the extreme nature of God and talking about it with others.  Building on Pastor Josh’s weekend message, we will be unpacking his content and taking it further. Feel free to use this guide or change it to fit the dynamics of your unique huddle. Reminder: While people can journey at their own pace, Monday (March 21) starts Week Twelve of The God Experiment. Pastor Josh will be teaching on the weekends and huddles will be written on this schedule. 

Icebreaker: Getting the conversation started. 

  1. In your daily readings, do you have any “ah-ha” moments, questions, or challenges to what you’ve been reading? Maybe share something you wrote in the “Seek and Simmer”section for week 11. 
  2. Optional: Need something lighter to open your huddle? Try this…Pastor Josh shared a story about being caught in a lie as a kid. Do you remember a time when you were caught “red handed” as a kid? 

Focus Questions: Going deeper together.  

  1. This weekend, we talked about hidden landmines in our lives. These are strongholds, sin, and past hurts that can cause significant damage in our lives if they aren’t dealt with. Have you ever seen someone take on a “landmine” in their lives and overcome it? 
  2. Turn to John 8:31-47. (Tip: By now, people in your huddle should be more comfortable reading the Bible to others. Ask a few volunteers to help you read the passage. Want to take it up a level? Pass out pieces of paper. Each with a question listed in Question #4 to normalize what it’s like to lead discussion. )  
  3.  Discovery Bible Study questions: (1) What do you like about this passage? (2) What is confusing about this passage? (3) What does this passage say about God? (4) What does this passage say about us? (5) How do we obey this passage? (6) Who else needs to hear this passage?
  4. What comes to mind when you think about freedom?
  5. According to this passage, where does ultimate freedom come from?
  6. Reread verses 34-35. What does Jesus say about the power of sin and its ability to enslave?
  7. What role does community play in propelling each other toward freedom? How can this group step into that this week?

Final Challenge: A reminder of a challenge from this weekend – It’s better to have a reckoning moment with God today. If you don’t deal with it today, you will pay for it someday. Find freedom in bringing landmines into the light!  

Be sure to gather names/contact information for your weekly report. 

   
   
   
 
 
   
   
   
   

 

 
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The God Experiment | Week 11

 

 

Welcome to Week Eleven of The God Experiment! During these 12-weeks, we are personally testing the extreme nature of God and talking about it with others.  Building on Pastor Josh’s weekend message, we will be unpacking his content and taking it further. Feel free to use this guide or change it to fit the dynamics of your unique huddle. Reminder: While people can journey at their own pace, Monday (March 14) starts Week Eleven of The God Experiment. Pastor Josh will be teaching on the weekends and huddles will be written on this schedule. 

Icebreaker: Getting the conversation started. 

  1. In your daily readings, do you have any “ah-ha” moments, questions, or challenges to what you’ve been reading? Maybe share something you wrote in the “Seek and Simmer”section for week 10. 
  2. Optional: Need something lighter to open your huddle? Try this…Pastor Josh shared a snowboarding crash where he walked away without being injured. Do you (or someone you know) have a similar story?

Focus Questions: Going deeper together.  

  1. This weekend, we focused on having a victor (over a victim) mindset. Who do you consider a “victor”? What makes them victorious?
  2. Have you ever struggled with a victim mindset? Share more if comfortable. 
  3. Turn to 2 Corinthians 4. (Tip: By now, people in your huddle should be more comfortable reading the Bible to others. Ask a few volunteers to help you read the passage. Want to take it up a level? Pass out pieces of paper. Each with a question listed in Question #4 to normalize what it’s like to lead discussion. )  
  4.  Discovery Bible Study questions: (1) What do you like about this passage? (2) What is confusing about this passage? (3) What does this passage say about God? (4) What does this passage say about us? (5) How do we obey this passage? (6) Who else needs to hear this passage?
  5. What do you think Paul meant by the phrase “lose heart”? How does Paul say we keep from losing heart?
  6. Have you ever had to counsel someone else in facing the trials listed in this passage? What truths about God did you find yourself anchoring to?
  7. Reread v.16-18. What unseen thing in the future are you looking forward to that encourages you to endure?

Final Challenge: The resurrection of Jesus is at work in you. Have faith that He is bringing you to life and wants you to experience resurrection power in your life. 

Be sure to gather names/contact information for your weekly report. 

 

 
   
   

 

 
   
   
   
   

 

 




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The God Experiment | Week 10

 

 

Welcome to Week Ten of The God Experiment! During these 12-weeks, we are personally testing the extreme nature of God and talking about it with others.  Building on Pastor Josh’s weekend message, we will be unpacking his content and taking it further. Feel free to use this guide or change it to fit the dynamics of your unique huddle. Reminder: While people can journey at their own pace, Monday (March 7) starts Week Ten of The God Experiment. Pastor Josh will be teaching on the weekends and huddles will be written on this schedule. 

Icebreaker: Getting the conversation started. 

  1. In your daily readings, do you have any “ah-ha” moments, questions, or challenges to what you’ve been reading? Maybe share something you wrote in the “Seek and Simmer”section for this week – page 197. 
  2. Optional: Need something lighter to open your huddle? Try this…Pastor Josh shared about one of his favorite shows this weekend (Survivor). What is a bingeworthy show of yours and what does it show about your personality?

Focus Questions: Going deeper together.  

  1. As we dive into talking more about leadership, who is the greatest leader that you’ve had the opportunity to follow? What made them “great”?
  2. Pastor Josh ended his message this weekend with many examples of why you would love to be lead by Jesus. In your opinion, what made Jesus a “great” leader?
  3. Turn to 1 Peter 5:1-11. (Tip: By now, people in your huddle should be more comfortable reading the Bible to others. Ask a few volunteers to help you read the passage. Want to take it up a level? Pass out pieces of paper. Each with a question listed in Question #4 to normalize what it’s like to lead discussion. )  
  4.  Discovery Bible Study questions: (1) What do you like about this passage? (2) What is confusing about this passage? (3) What does this passage say about God? (4) What does this passage say about us? (5) How do we obey this passage? (6) Who else needs to hear this passage?
  5. This passage serves as instructions to elders in the Church but it is also a relevant picture of what Kingdom leadership looks like. What do we learn about the job of elders in this passage? (For more on elders in the Church, see 1 Timothy 3:1-7, Titus 1:5-9, Acts 20:13-38)
  6. Reread verse 2 & 3. Peter points out humility as a key factor in the kind of leadership that God desires. Why is this an essential quality for servant leaders? How do you measure up to the leader that Peter describes in this passage?
  7. What is the greatest quality about you that propels you to be a servant leader? What is the greatest pitfall or tendency that causes you to slip into being a lording leader? (Tip: The answer to the second question could easily be a starter list for prayer requests.) 

Final Challenge: Be a servant leader this week! Leadership as the world defines it is not God’s heart for you. Serve, give, and lead like Jesus. The people in your life are counting on you. 

Be sure to gather names/contact information for your weekly report. 

 

 
   
   

 

 
   
   
   
   

 

 




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The God Experiment | Week 9

 

 

Welcome to Week Nine of The God Experiment! During these 12-weeks, we are personally testing the extreme nature of God and talking about it with others.  Building on Pastor Josh’s weekend message, we will be unpacking his content and taking it further. Feel free to use this guide or change it to fit the dynamics of your unique huddle. Reminder: While people can journey at their own pace, Monday (February 28) starts Week Nine of The God Experiment. Pastor Josh will be teaching on the weekends and huddles will be written on this schedule. 

Icebreaker: Getting the conversation started. 

  1. In your daily readings, do you have any “ah-ha” moments, questions, or challenges to what you’ve been reading? Maybe share something you wrote in the “Seek and Simmer”section for this week – page 176. 
  2. Optional: Need something lighter to open your huddle? Try this…Have you ever experienced a culture different from what you were brought up in (outside of the United States or stateside)? What did you learn most from that experience?

Focus Questions: Going deeper together.  

  1. Pastor Josh opened his message this weekend with story about neighbors “adopting” each other. Have you ever felt “adopted” by anyone? A person, a boss, neighbor, etc who took you under their wing?
  2. God has called us into a mindset of adoption, not a mindset of being an orphan. Have you ever felt “orphaned” (outside of the family) in your relationship with God? Why or why not?
  3. Turn to Ephesians 2:1-22. (Tip: By now, people in your huddle should be more comfortable reading the Bible to others. Ask a few volunteers to help you read the passage.)  
  4.  (Optional) Choose 2-3 Discovery Bible Study questions to talk about: (1) What do you like about this passage? (2) What is confusing about this passage? (3) What does this passage say about God? (4) What does this passage say about us? (5) How do we obey this passage? (6) Who else needs to hear this passage?
  5. In verses 1-3, Paul wants to remind us of our desperate, helpless state before God intervened in Christ. Elaborate on the following terms, used here by Paul, and what you think they mean in this context: (a) Dead in your transgressions and sins? (b) gratifying the cravings of our flesh? (c) by nature deserving of wrath?
  6. When you think about these phrases, are they easy or difficult to think that these are true? Why or why not?
  7. Paul describes how God’s perspective changes toward us with salvation (v.4-10). How do these descriptions of God’s action toward us move or encourage you? Are any of them new or surprising insights? 
  8. (Optional) Reread v.14-16. These verses describe the division (hostility) between Jews and Gentiles. What “dividing walls of hostility” are still active in our community and world today?
  9. Reread 18-22. These verses are packed full of metaphors of our new reality in Christ. As you read, which word picture stands out most to you?

Final Challenge: If you are a follower of Jesus, you are not a guest in God’s family, in Heaven, or in His Kingdom. Live in the truth that you are adopted!

Be sure to gather names/contact information for your weekly report. 

 

 
   
   

 

 
   
   
   
   

 

 




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The God Experiment | Week 8

 

 

Welcome to Week Eight of The God Experiment! During these 12-weeks, we are personally testing the extreme nature of God and talking about it with others.  Building on Pastor Josh’s weekend message, we will be unpacking his content and taking it further. Feel free to use this guide or change it to fit the dynamics of your unique huddle. Reminder: While people can journey at their own pace, Monday (February 21) starts Week Eight of The God Experiment. Pastor Josh will be teaching on the weekends and huddles will be written on this schedule. 

Icebreaker: Getting the conversation started. 

  1. In your daily readings, do you have any “ah-ha” moments, questions, or challenges to what you’ve been reading? Maybe share something you wrote in the “Seek and Simmer”section for this week – pages 158-159. 
  2. Optional: Need something lighter to open your huddle? Try this…Pastor Josh opened this weekend talking about getting caught in a snow storm. Have you ever been caught in a storm or stranded anywhere?

Focus Questions: Going deeper together.  

  1. In this week’s reading, we will be talking about walking in step with the Holy Spirit. Is the Holy Spirit a new idea for you? How have your ideas about the Holy Spirit changed over the years? What questions do you still have?
  2. We were challenged this weekend to set our minds on the things of the Spirit. What are some ways that you have been intentional about doing that? Are there areas that you’d like to be more intentional about directing your mind toward the Spirit?
  3. Turn to John 14:15-31 and John 15:26-16:15. (Tip: By now, people in your huddle should be more comfortable reading the Bible to others. Ask a few to help you read the passage.)  
  4.  (Optional) Choose 2-3 Discovery Bible Study questions to talk about: (1) What do you like about this passage? (2) What is confusing about this passage? (3) What does this passage say about God? (4) What does this passage say about us? (5) How do we obey this passage? (6) Who else needs to hear this passage?
  5. In this passage, Jesus uses the word Advocate to describe the Holy Spirit. What word picture comes to mind when you think of that word? How is the idea of an Advocate meaningful for followers of Jesus? 
  6. Reread John 14:26. This verse tells us that the Holy Spirit teaches us ALL things and reminds us of EVERYTHING Jesus teaches. What has been a truth that the Holy Spirit has taught you and reminded you about in this season? (Optional follow up: Did you attribute that to the activity of the Holy Spirit in your life or to something else?)
  7. In John 16:8-11, we learn about the Holy Spirit’s responsibility in the world. What do we learn there? Have you ever found yourself assuming these roles instead of relying on the Spirit? (Optional follow up: How do you know the difference between what the Spirit needs to do and what you need to do?)
  8. Pastor Josh closed his message this weekend by challenging us to put desires of the flesh to death – Remember: “One strike and you’re out!” Where do you need clarity and courage this week to put fleshly desires to death? What is your next step?  

Final Challenge: Walk in step with the Holy Spirit. Let Him guide you, teach you, remind you, correct you, and encourage you this week. 

Consider closing your huddle with a simple ancient prayer of the church: “Come, Holy Spirit” with a time of listening and even sharing how the Spirit showed up in your time of prayer.

Be sure to gather names/contact information for your weekly report. 

 

 
   
   

 

 
   
   
   
   

 

 




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The God Experiment | Week 7

 

 

Welcome to Week Seven of The God Experiment! During these 12-weeks, we are personally testing the extreme nature of God and talking about it with others.  Building on Pastor Josh’s weekend message, we will be unpacking his content and taking it further. Feel free to use this guide or change it to fit the dynamics of your unique huddle. Reminder: While people can journey at their own pace, Monday (February 14) starts Week Seven of The God Experiment. Pastor Josh will be teaching on the weekends and huddles will be written on this schedule. 

Icebreaker: Getting the conversation started. 

  1. In your daily readings, do you have any “ah-ha” moments, questions, or challenges to what you’ve been reading? Maybe share something you wrote in the “Seek and Simmer”section for this week – pages 138-139. 
  2. Optional: Need something lighter to open your huddle? Try this…What food were you forced to eat as a kid?

Focus Questions: Going deeper together.  

  1. On Sunday, Pastor Josh talked about faith over fear. When opposition comes your way in life, do you generally respond with faith or with fear? 
  2. We were reminded this weekend that God has been faithful in the past so we can count on Him being faithful today. Can you think of a time when God proved to be faithful in your life? Share about that experience. 
  3. The Israelites had these kinds of moments too! Turn to Exodus 13:17-14:31. (Tip: This is a longer passage – be sure to call on volunteers to help.)  
  4.  (Optional) Choose 2-3 Discovery Bible Study questions to talk about: (1) What do you like about this passage? (2) What is confusing about this passage? (3) What does this passage say about God? (4) What does this passage say about us? (5) How do we obey this passage? (6) Who else needs to hear this passage?
  5. What resources (human, natural and divine) did God provide to lead the people out of Egypt? Which ones were easier to follow than others?
  6. What pressures or insecurities could be piling up for Moses in Exodus 14:11-12? How does he handle the stress (v.13-14)? 
  7. God’s faithfulness in the Exodus story was going to serve as an important anchor for the Israelites for generations to come! How do you think the Israelites would have described God to someone who had not seen these events firsthand?
  8. In what ways might this passage help you to trust God with your fears? What one battle would you like God to fight for you this week? (Tip: Make note of these answers. They can easily turn into a powerful time of prayer as a huddle. Consider answering this question in pairs and having people close in prayer for each other.)

Final Challenge: We are the people of God. We weren’t designed to live in fear. We were designed to exercise faith!

Close by praying for one another and gathering names/contact information for your weekly report. 

 

 
   
   

 

 
   
   
   
   

 

 




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The God Experiment | Week 5

 

 

Welcome to Week Five of The God Experiment! During these 12-weeks, we are personally testing the extreme nature of God and talking about it with others.  Building on Pastor Josh’s weekend message, we will be unpacking his content and taking it further. Feel free to use this guide or change it to fit the dynamics of your unique huddle. Reminder: While people can journey at their own pace, Monday (January 31) starts Week Five of The God Experiment. Pastor Josh will be teaching on the weekends and huddles will be written on this schedule. 

Icebreaker: Getting the conversation started. 

  1. In your daily readings, do you have any “ah-ha” moments, questions, or challenges to what you’ve been reading? Maybe share something you wrote in the “Seek and Simmer”section for this week – pages 97 & 98. 
  2. Optional: Need something lighter to open your huddle? Try this…The Olympics are coming up! What sport would you love to compete in if you were in the Olympics? 

Focus Questions: Going deeper together.  

  1. On Sunday, we ended the service with a time of worship with the song “Something Has to Break” and making every thought obedient to Christ. Anyone what to share what God did in that moment? Anything you are still wondering about or wrestling with?
  2. Turn to 1 Corinthians 2. Ask a volunteer or two to help read the chapter. (Tip: Prompt a question from #3 to be thinking about as you read.)  
  3.  (Optional – Discovery Bible Study questions) Any word or phrase stand out most in this passage? What does this passage say about God? What does it say about us?
  4. In verse 4, Paul makes a distinction between preaching with persuasive words and preaching by “the demonstration of God’s power.” In your opinion, what is difference between the two?
  5. A mature follower of Jesus has the ability to “preach” God’s truth to themselves when the enemy aims to distorts our beliefs. Is your “preaching” to yourself full of persuasion or full of power? How do you know?  
  6. Reread verse 10-14. What role does the Holy Spirit play in knowing and understanding God? What do these verses say about our part in this process?
  7. This passage ends by reminding all believers that “we have the mind of Christ.” What does this mean to you and how would you explain it to someone else? (Hint: HERE is a helpful link on the power of this belief.)
  8. How would “the mind of Christ” tackle the week ahead? What decision or circumstance would be drastically different because God is ruling over it?

Final Challenge: A challenge from Pastor Josh’s weekend message – Allow God to be the greatest voice in your life this week. We can’t afford to have a thought in our minds that God doesn’t have about me or my situation.   

Close by praying for one another and gathering names/contact information for your weekly report. 

 

 
   
   

 

 
   
   
   
   

 

 




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The God Experiment | Week 4

 

 

Welcome to Week Three of The God Experiment! During these 12-weeks, we are personally testing the extreme nature of God and talking about it with others.  Building on Pastor Josh’s weekend message, we will be unpacking his content and taking it further. Feel free to use this guide or change it to fit the dynamics of your unique huddle. Reminder: While people can journey at their own pace, Monday (January 24) starts Week Four of The God Experiment. Pastor Josh will be teaching on the weekends and huddles will be written on this schedule. 

Icebreaker: Getting the conversation started. 

  1. In your daily readings, do you have any “ah-ha” moments, questions, or challenges to what you’ve been reading? Maybe share something you wrote in the “Seek and Simmer”section for this week – page 80. 
  2. Optional: Need something lighter to open your huddle? Try this…Imagine our huddle was dropped off at a deserted island together. What skill/job around camp would you assume responsibility for? What skill would you hope someone else in the group has?

Focus Questions: Going deeper together.  

  1. On Sunday, Pastor Josh unpacked the idea that we have a tendency to try to find satisfaction in temporary things of our world. In your opinion, what “temporary things” are people running to for deep soul satisfaction in our culture?   
  2. OPTIONAL: Have you ever hit “rock bottom” on chasing after something that only brought temporary satisfaction? Share as much as you are comfortable. 
  3. This week in the God Experiment is all about God’s love as we move into a greater relationship with Him. Are you someone who easily experiences God’s love or is it harder for you to feel loved by God? Why? 
  4. Turn to 1 John 4:7-21. (Hint: Ask for volunteers to help read the chapter)
  5. In verses 7-8, what is the relationship between loving others and knowing God? How would you explain this idea to others?
  6. Multiple times in this passage, John writes “God is love” – rather than “God is loving.” While both statements are true, why is the phrase “God is love” so powerful? What does this passage teach us about how He showed His love?
  7. In verse 18, John writes that there is “no fear in love…perfect love drives out fear.” In your opinion, what is the opposite of fear? Why is God’s love for us so countercultural today?
  8. OPTIONAL: John ends this chapter with some pretty strong statements (reread verses 20-21). Which phrase is most challenging to you? Are there any statements here that you are wrestling with or are confusing to you? (Note: The “brother” and “sister” language used here is referring to God’s spiritual family – the Church.)
  9. Commission/Call Your Huddle to Love: As a huddle leader, read 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 over your group twice. The first time to remind them of how God loves them. A second time to call them to love others in the same way. (Note: If there’s time, you could debrief what stood out to them the most. If not, let the truth of God’s Word speak for itself.)  

Final Challenge: After discovering more about God’s love, how can you model an illogical outrageous love to others this week? Be on the lookout for opportunities to display His love to others. 

Close by praying for one another and gathering names/contact information for your weekly report. 

 

 
   
   

 

 
   
   
   
   

 

 




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The God Experiment | Week 3

 

The God Experiment Week 3

Welcome to Week Three of The God Experiment! During these 12-weeks, we are personally testing the extreme nature of God and talking about it with others.  Building on Pastor Josh’s weekend message, we will be unpacking his content and taking it further. Feel free to use this guide or change it to fit the dynamics of your unique huddle. Reminder: While people can journey at their own pace, Monday (January 17) starts Week Three of The God Experiment. Pastor Josh will be teaching on the weekends and huddles will be written on this schedule. 

Icebreaker: Getting the conversation started. 

  1. In your daily readings, do you have any “ah-ha” moments, questions, or challenges to what you’ve been reading? Maybe share something you wrote in the “Seek and Simmer”section for this week – pages 63 & 64. 
  2. Optional: Need something lighter to open your huddle? Try this…Pastor Josh opened this weekend’s message joking about the funny things he does as an external processor. Are you more of an internal processor (“decide now/talk later”) or an external processor (“talk now/decide later”)?

Focus Questions: Going deeper together.  

  1. On Sunday, we ended the service by pressing into praise to unlock more of God’s presence in our lives. How was this experience for you? After Sunday’s service, has God unlocked anything new in you or in your life?  (Note: If you are leading a huddle of not-yet believers or non-Lakelanders, consider asking this: One aspect that will set us up for this week is the claim that thankfulness is a powerful doorway to experience even greater things in life? Do you agree or disagree? How have you experienced this?)
  2. Pastor Josh taught us this weekend that “Praise (thanksgiving) will be one of the fastest ways to experience God’s presence or activity in your life” and also “If you want the supernatural things of God, you have to obey and believe supernaturally.” Share about a time when you intentionally pursued praise/thanksgiving. 
  3. Is there a situation in your life where you find it difficult to pursue praise and thanksgiving? Why do you think that is? Share more about that if you are comfortable.  
  4. Turn to Psalm 145. (Hint: Ask for volunteers to help read the chapter)
  5. Pick two or three of these questions to work through as a group: (1) What do you like about this passage? (2) What is confusing about this passage? (3) What does this passage say about God? (4) What does it say about us/humanity? (5) How do we obey this passage? (6) Who else needs to hear this passage?
  6. Pastor Josh challenged us to flavor our journey this week with thanksgiving and praise to break open our awareness of His presence. Close your group in a prayer experience. This could be a group prayer or you can listen to worship music as people write down things they are thankful to God for. Debrief this experience together. 

Final Challenge: Praise and be thankful this week. Keep watching for what God will unlock in your life. 

Close by praying for one another and gathering names/contact information for your weekly report. 

   
   
   
 
 
   
   
   
   

 

 

 

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The God Experiment | Week 2

 

The God Experiment Week 2

 

Welcome to Week Two of The God Experiment! During these 12-weeks, we are personally testing the extreme nature of God and talking about it with others.  Building on Pastor Josh’s weekend message, we will be unpacking his content and taking it further. Feel free to use this guide or change it to fit the dynamics of your unique huddle. Reminder: While people can journey at their own pace, Monday (January 10) starts Week Two of The God Experiment. Pastor Josh will be teaching on the weekends and huddles will be written on this schedule. In this discussion, we will be unpacking Revelation 4. For study help or explanations, we found THIS link to be helpful.  

Icebreaker: Getting the conversation started. 

  1. In your daily readings, do you have any “ah-ha” moments, questions, or challenges to what you’ve been reading? Maybe share something you wrote in the “Seek and Simmer”section for this week – pages 43 & 44. (Reminder: Major themes of Week One include God’s goodness and forgiveness.)
  2. Optional: Need something lighter to open your huddle? Try this…What was a meal or side dish that you were forced to eat growing up?

Focus Questions: Going deeper together.  

  1. Pastor Josh opened his weekend’s message on the theme of eternity. Do you remember your earliest thoughts of eternity? How has that changed over the years? (Note: If you are leading a huddle of not-yet believers or skeptics, think about asking a more general icebreaker: People have different views about eternity. What are your thoughts on this?)
  2. In Isaiah 6, we get a front row seat to the prophet Isaiah getting a greater glimpse of God. Has God ever given you a greater glimpse of who He is? If so, what do you think God was trying to show you through that experience? 
  3. Turn to Revelation 4. Similar to the Old Testament prophet Isaiah, the apostle John is invited to get a glimpse of God in heaven. As we read John’s description, be looking for what detail or aspect stands out to you the most. (Ask for a volunteer to read Revelation 4:1-11.) 
  4. What detail or aspect of John’s description stands out the most to you? (Pastor Jeff’s favorite: The encircled rainbow in verse 3. A circle rainbow?! Amazing!)
  5. In verse 3, John uses the phrase “had the appearance of” and in verses 6 he writes the phrase “what looked like.” He even had to take his best guess at what the four living creatures looked like in verse 7. In many ways, John was finding it difficult to explain all that he was seeing. What does this teach us about God?
  6. In this season, why do you personally need to hear these truths today?
  7.  Pastor Josh taught us this weekend that when God gives us a glimpse of Himself, we benefit with a renewed purpose (Remember Isaiah? “Send me!”). What purpose or Kingdom assignment can we gain from this incredible picture of God in Revelation 4?

Final Challenge: This week we are discovering that God is all-powerful, all-places, and all-knowing (pg 54-62 of The God Experiment)! Matthew 7:7 and James 4:2 call us up to boldly ask for God to show up and show off. Believe it today, ask for it today, and experience it this week. 

Close by praying for one another and gathering names/contact information for your weekly report. 

 

 
   
   

 

 
   
   
   
   

 

 




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