GCF Hays

Life Group Questions 1. Take a minute, and define what the word “joy” means to you personally. 2. During Sunday’s message, we talked about the 4 P’s that culture offers to us in our pursuit of happiness: Processes, Possessions, Places, and People. Which of these avenues have you tried over the years, only to find they didn’t bring true joy in life? 3. Do you really and truly see yourself as a sain...

Life Group Questions 1. Take a minute, and define what the word “joy” means to you personally. 2. During Sunday’s message, we talked about the 4 P’s that culture offers to us in our pursuit of happiness: Processes, Possessions, Places, and People. Which of these avenues have you tried over the years, only to find they didn’t bring true joy in life? 3. Do you really and truly see yourself as a sain...

Life Group Questions 1. What impacted you the most out of Sunday’s message? 2. God is the builder and creator of everything. He builds by the revelation of who Jesus is. Who is Jesus to you? 3. God also builds relationally. John 15:16 says, “You didn’t choose Me, but I chose you, and appoint you.” What does “God appointing you” mean to you? 4. God also builds generationally. Galatians 4:7 says, “S...

Life Group Questions 1. What impacted you the most out of Sunday’s message? 2. God is the builder and creator of everything. He builds by the revelation of who Jesus is. Who is Jesus to you? 3. God also builds relationally. John 15:16 says, “You didn’t choose Me, but I chose you, and appoint you.” What does “God appointing you” mean to you? 4. God also builds generationally. Galatians 4:7 says, “S...

LG questions for 3/30: 1. What is your biggest takeaway from this teaching? 2. If forgiveness doesn't remove the consequences of the wrong, then what good is it? 3. Should you quickly forgive a wrongdoer that doesn't know better? Why or why not? 4. Must you forgive an unrepentant wrongdoer that knows better? Why or why not? 5. Is there anyone that you need to forgive? Make that decision. Get yours...

LG questions for 3/30: 1. What is your biggest takeaway from this teaching? 2. If forgiveness doesn't remove the consequences of the wrong, then what good is it? 3. Should you quickly forgive a wrongdoer that doesn't know better? Why or why not? 4. Must you forgive an unrepentant wrongdoer that knows better? Why or why not? 5. Is there anyone that you need to forgive? Make that decision. Get yours...

Life Group Questions 1. When listening to the message, what struck you the most? 2. Have you ever gone through a valley (difficult life situation) thinking I must have done something to cause God to put me here? 3. Stephan mentioned three things that you must do when facing a valley (difficult life situation). - be quiet, calm down - gird up the loins of your mind - protect your integrity Which on...

Life Group Questions 1. When listening to the message, what struck you the most? 2. Have you ever gone through a valley (difficult life situation) thinking I must have done something to cause God to put me here? 3. Stephan mentioned three things that you must do when facing a valley (difficult life situation). - be quiet, calm down - gird up the loins of your mind - protect your integrity Which on...

Life Group Questions 1. What was the biggest thing you got out of Sunday’s message? 2. One of the reasons for the misuse of the phrase “everything happens for a reason” is due to a misinterpretation of Romans 8:28 in the KJV. Read Romans 8:28 KJV and Romans 8:28 NIV. What is the difference and why is it important for us to understand? 3. Pastor Ryan said, “When it comes to the consequences of the...

Life Group Questions 1. What was the biggest thing you got out of Sunday’s message? 2. One of the reasons for the misuse of the phrase “everything happens for a reason” is due to a misinterpretation of Romans 8:28 in the KJV. Read Romans 8:28 KJV and Romans 8:28 NIV. What is the difference and why is it important for us to understand? 3. Pastor Ryan said, “When it comes to the consequences of the...

Life Group Questions 1. What is biblical faith? 2. Pastor Ryan explained that our perception of the word faith in the English language is incomplete when compared to the concept of faith in the original Greek language of the New Testament. Faith, belief, and trust all come from the same Greek root word and in many cases are synonymous with each other. How does this change your understanding of fai...

Life Group Questions 1. What is biblical faith? 2. Pastor Ryan explained that our perception of the word faith in the English language is incomplete when compared to the concept of faith in the original Greek language of the New Testament. Faith, belief, and trust all come from the same Greek root word and in many cases are synonymous with each other. How does this change your understanding of fai...

Life Group Questions 1. Reflect on the three topics of this series: First Things First Breaking the Spirit of Mammon The Miracle of Multiplication Which topic is currently impacting you the most? Why? 2. Under 10% is stealing. 10% is returning. Over 10% is when generosity starts. This may sound upsetting for some. How do you feel about this statement? 3. Sometimes, we think about money in a purely...

Life Group Questions 1. Reflect on the three topics of this series: First Things First Breaking the Spirit of Mammon The Miracle of Multiplication Which topic is currently impacting you the most? Why? 2. Under 10% is stealing. 10% is returning. Over 10% is when generosity starts. This may sound upsetting for some. How do you feel about this statement? 3. Sometimes, we think about money in a purely...

Life Group Questions 1. What is mammon? 2. In Sunday’s message, Pastor Rob taught us that the spirit of Mammon will try to get us to look to money to fill our needs, rather than looking to God to fill our needs. Share an example (the more recent the better) of how you caught yourself thinking that way. 3. Have you ever thought, “If I had more money, I wouldn’t have as many problems?" How do you se...

Life Group Questions 1. What is mammon? 2. In Sunday’s message, Pastor Rob taught us that the spirit of Mammon will try to get us to look to money to fill our needs, rather than looking to God to fill our needs. Share an example (the more recent the better) of how you caught yourself thinking that way. 3. Have you ever thought, “If I had more money, I wouldn’t have as many problems?" How do you se...

Life Group Questions 1. What was the main thing you got out of Sunday's message? 2. In Sunday’s message, Pastor Ryan taught us that there are over 2,000 verses in the Bible dealing with money – more than four times that of verses on either prayer or faith. Why do you think that is? 3. The three principles (Principle of the Firstborn, Principle of the Firstfruits, and Principle of the Tithe) are al...

Life Group Questions 1. What was the main thing you got out of Sunday's message? 2. In Sunday’s message, Pastor Ryan taught us that there are over 2,000 verses in the Bible dealing with money – more than four times that of verses on either prayer or faith. Why do you think that is? 3. The three principles (Principle of the Firstborn, Principle of the Firstfruits, and Principle of the Tithe) are al...