Life group questions & notes

We had to celebrate and be happy, because your brother was dead, but now he is alive; he was lost, but now he has been found.
Luke 15:11-32

Questions for Life Groups

1. Read Luke 15:11-32 and the article in this week’s Circuit Rider titled Memory. When judgment rises this week, remember the father running to his son. When resentment stirs, recall Ames struggling to bless the man he distrusted. When you feel divided from others, remember that Christ loved you while you were still a work in progress.
2. Take inventory of your own heart: Who have you quietly written off? Which group of people have you learned to fear, mock, or ignore? Where have you mistaken comfort for righteousness? Find a story that challenges your bias. Read it. Hear it. Let it unsettle you. That discomfort is grace doing its work.
3. When someone uses language that dehumanizes—whether it’s about immigrants, political rivals, or entire communities—don’t let silence agree. Challenge the lie, but do it with compassion intact. Because once we lose compassion, we mirror the very cruelty we oppose.
4. How can your group members help you be more receptive to hearing and understanding the Word of God this week? Pray for one another to be blessed by the Holy Spirit with greater courage.