• Digging into John 10:1-3 1. In what way has Jesus been a gate or door in your life? (10:1-2) 2. How important is the fact that the Shepherd calls the sheep by name? What does that mean to you? (10:3) 3. When you hear his voice, how prone are you to follow? (10:3)

    1. Digging in to Luke 24:32… When was the last time (or a significant time in your life) when your heart burned at what you read in the Bible? (24:32) We can be so casual in reading the Bible, unless we seek to apply the words we read. Let Jesus speak and the Spirit convict.

      1. Digging deeper into Luke 24:27-28 1. How important is the Scripture in our understanding of Jesus and his global purpose? (24:27) 2. How do you feel about Jesus acting as if he would go on farther without them? (24:28) Remember: we follow Jesus, he doesn’t follow us.

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          Digging deeper into Luke 24:25… 1. When have you been guilty of unbelief? Why are we so often “slow of heart to believe”? (24:25) 2. What great truth has God taught you that at first you failed to understand? 3. In what ways has God clearly spoken to you?

          1. Digging deeper into Luke 24:21-22… 1. Describe a time when you saw your hopes dashed and how did you handle it? (24:21) 2. Life can be full of surprises, so when was a time in your life where God or his people amazed you? (24:22) Discuss among your small group!

            1. In Joshua 3:7 1. God Establishes Leaders. He will exalt him; it wasn’t self-promotion. 2. God’s Presence Is Key. Success isn’t about skill alone, but whether God is with you. 3. God Works Publicly to Strengthen Faith. It’s not about one‘s ego, but the people‘s confidence.

              1. “You are not called to close the deal. You are called to deliver the message. God changes hearts. You open your mouth. And the message is not complicated. At its core, it is substitution: Jesus in your place. Your sin on Him. His righteousness on you.” - Harp @ Betterman

                1. Diving deeper into Luke 24:15-16, the guys on the Road to Emmaus. 1. When was a time when Jesus showed up and you failed to recognize him at first. (24:15) 2. What do you think prevents people from believing in Jesus? (24:16)

                  1. When we first come to Christ or just take a stand for God, old friends may simply walk away or abandon us… “At my first defense no one supported me, but all deserted me; may it not be counted against them. 17 But the Lord stood with me and strengthened me,” (2 Timothy 4:16-17)

                    1. God Has… A Passion for the Powerless: He is actively inclined toward the weak and overlooked. A Readiness for the Reaching: God responds to those who call on Him; He is attentive, not distant. A Rescue for the Ruined: God steps in. He is the defender of the abandoned.