March Week 2

Written By Compel City Community Church .

Breakout Format

  • Welcome/Greeting (1 min.)

  • Prayer: (1 min.)

  • Ice-Breaker Activity (2 min)

  • Worship:Testimony/Read a Psalm (1 min)

  • Breakout Discussion Questions

  • Closing Announcements

Breakout Discussion: “God’s Mercy & My Response”

Through Sunday’s message entitled Discernment, God was opening the eyes of our understanding to see how His mercy is at work in our lives to bring us to repentance. Tonight, we dive a little deeper to discern and respond appropriately to God’s mercy. But before we begin, let us pray.

Breakout Passage(s):

Read the passage. Then discuss the questions

Romans 9:15-24 NLT

[15] For God said to Moses, "I will show mercy to anyone I choose, and I will show compassion to anyone I choose."

[16] So it is God who decides to show mercy. We can neither choose it nor work for it.

[17] For the Scriptures say that God told Pharaoh, "I have appointed you for the very purpose of displaying my power in you and to spread my fame throughout the earth."

[18] So you see, God chooses to show mercy to some, and he chooses to harden the hearts of others so they refuse to listen.

[19] Well then, you might say, "Why does God blame people for not responding? Haven't they simply done what he makes them do?"

[20] No, don't say that. Who are you, a mere human being, to argue with God? Should the thing that was created say to the one who created it, "Why have you made me like this?"

[21] When a potter makes jars out of clay, doesn't he have a right to use the same lump of clay to make one jar for decoration and another to throw garbage into?

[22] In the same way, even though God has the right to show his anger and his power, he is very patient with those on whom his anger falls, who are destined for destruction.

[23] He does this to make the riches of his glory shine even brighter on those to whom he shows mercy, who were prepared in advance for glory.

[24] And we are among those whom he selected, both from the Jews and from the Gentiles.

2 Peter 3:9 KJV

[9] The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

Breakout Questions:

Q1: According to Romans 9, God decides who He shows mercy to and who He does not show mercy to. What challenges might some people have with this truth? (Discuss your thoughts and feelings)

Q2: How do you know when God is being merciful to you? Is there an “inner knowing” or “conviction” of any kind?

Q3: After reading 2 Peter 3:9, How does our awareness of God’s mercy at work inform how we pray? How important is our response to God’s patience and long-suffering with us?

Benediction: Jude 1:24-25

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