Culture teaches us to expect and demand instant gratification, to receive the desires of our heart the moment that the seed of desire takes shape. God teaches us that patience develops our character and that the best lessons can be learned through waiting.

small group questions

1. Reflect on Pastor Nathan's use of John 11:1-44 as the base text for a sermon on patience.
2. How can you look to God to take your everyday moments and make them something more?
3. Where is one place where you can intentionally slow down and opt out of one of the world's speedy conveniences?
4. In what areas of your life do you need to wait on God's timing?

​Have you ever felt like you were the only one struggling with a problem? This week CWC heard  from a missionary family, a young adult, and a group of teens about their struggles and how God is working in their lives. Do you hear yourself in their stories?

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1. What is keeping you paralyzed in your life that you need to ask Jesus to boldly remove from your life so that you can walk into freedom?
2. How can you mentor someone and how can you be mentored?
3. How does it help you to know that other people struggle with the same things you do? As a teenager how would that have influenced you?

Can I be a good father? Am I allowed to ask for help?  How will I know if I'm doing a good job?  Our role as parents may sometimes seem impossible, but God provides the example and the resources to not only raise our children, but to show them the love of our Father.

small group questions

1. Create a list of things that you CAN do for your child and a list of things that you CANNOT do for your child.
2. Where is one place where you can improve in providing "that which cannot rot"?
3. Is there a place where you have tried every option and then resorted to prayer?  How can you elevate "go to Jesus" as your first big idea?
4. In which of these four strengths do you most need growth: patience, dependance, honesty or humility

Is your joy and peace only external, or does it bubble up from deep within you? True joy and peace comes from a source beyond ourselves, found in a meaningful relationship with God. Let's stop acting and start abiding.

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1. Reflect on the difference between joy/peace that is an external facade versus joy/peace that bubbles from within.
2. Which area of growth is most important for you right now?  Comparison to Contentment, Insulation to Connection or Polarization to Empathy
3. Respond to the idea of "fearless Kingdom living".
4. Am I choosing carefully the thoughts I regularly consume?