Advent: You Shall Call His Name Jesus - Joy


Dec 08, 2024Allyn AndersonAdvent: You Shall Call His Name Jesus1 Peter 1:6-12

Notes Outline

OUTLINE:

  • What is Joy?
  • Jesus Gives Joy (1 Peter 1:6)
  • Jesus Grows Joy (1 Peter 1:7-9)
  • Jesus Guarantees Joy (1 Peter 1:10-12)

QUESTIONS:

  1. From your perspective, what is Joy? What are some of the most joyful memories in your life? What do those memories have in common?
  2. What steals your joy?
  3. 1 Peter 1:6 tells us that joy can exist in the midst of hardship and suffering. How can this be possible? Has there been a time in your life when you experienced true joy in the midst of hardship?
  4. 1 Peter 1:7-9 tells us that our pain is full of purpose. Do you agree with this statement, why or why not? How can pain become a gift to grow our joy?
  5. (1 Peter 1:10-12) Why do you think Peter mentions both prophets and angels in these verses? What truth is he trying to communicate in your mind?
  6. What we believe about the past and the future shapes how we live in the present. How has your view of the past and the future shaped your experience of living in the present? How does Jesus redeem all of “your story” past, present, and future?
  7. What excites you most about an eternity spent in heaven?

SCRIPTURE REFERENCE:

1 Peter 1:6-12

NEXT WEEK:

1 Peter 4:7-11

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