Small group questions.
Use these with your small group or on your own this week.
Connection
- What do you remember most from last week’s sermon?
- How did you hear God’s voice or sense His presence this past week?
- What’s something you’re looking forward to this summer?
Reflection
- Summarize this week’s sermon in one to three sentences. What was the main point of the message?
- What did the message say about you, God’s people or the world?
Application
- God called Elisha in the middle of his ordinary workday. Have you ever experienced God interrupting your plans or redirecting the course of your life? Where might He be inviting you to trust Him today?
Additional reading: Proverbs 16:9; James 4:13–17 - Ryan shared how he left a successful music career to pursue God’s call into pastoral ministry. Have you ever had to choose between what you wanted and what you believed God was asking you to do? What made that decision difficult?
- Elisha didn’t just leave his job, he slaughtered the oxen, burned the plows, fed the community, and removed his way back. Why do you think he went that far? What does this teach us about wholehearted commitment to God?
- Ryan challenged us by saying, “Every one of us has a plow.” What do you think your “plow” might be right now? Is there something… comfort, security, success, control, bitterness, or something else, that would be difficult to surrender to Jesus?
Additional reading: Luke 9:57–62; Philippians 3:7–14 - The sermon ended by pointing us to Jesus, who surrendered everything for us. How does the gospel change the way we think about sacrifice and obedience? Why is following Jesus more than simply trying harder or giving more?
Additional reading: Hebrews 12:1–3; Romans 12:1–2
