Sermon 2.0

Discussion Guide

A life group guide designed to help facilitate discussion around the weekend’s sermon.

Encounter God in Community

The Sunday message is the open door to encountering what God has in store for you! Many of our Life Groups use the Sermon 2.0 Discussion Guide to go deeper into the passage of Scripture and application points from the weekend’s message. This is a time to have open conversation, ask questions, laugh a little or a lot, and learn from others. Our heart is to see your faith in God grow as you apply the truths of the Bible to your everyday life.


We believe you can encounter God through the context of relationships and want you to experience this in a Life Group! Apply the truths of the Bible and see your faith in God grow as you build new relationships with others in your group.

Sermon 2.0 Life Groups!

This Week’s Discussion Guide

Icebreaker

What’s your go-to coffee order?


Scripture

This weekend’s message focused on John 3:1–21, where Nicodemus was seeking to understand who Jesus really was. Have a volunteer read the passage aloud, then take time together to share observations. These can be anything that stood out to you—something challenging, interesting, confusing, or even a connection to another part of Scripture.

  • What was it like Nicodemus to come to Jesus with his questions?
  • What did Nicodemus struggle to understand, and why is that hard for us too?
  • What do we learn about who Jesus is and how He changes our lives?


Application

1. When you have questions about spiritual things, how do you usually handle them? How do Scripture, prayer, and trusted people help you?


2. What can make it hard to seek out God? What are some ways we can seek Him in our daily lives?


3. Being “born again” means that we are surrendering to God’s authority. Why is full surrender necessary to follow Him? What challenges have you faced in trusting Him with your life?


4. How have you experienced the Spirit of God bringing change in your life? What has shifted as you’ve trusted Jesus more?


5. What other points of application or questions did you have from these week’s message?


Prayer

Close your time together by praying through these themes:

  • Thank God for wanting a personal relationship with you.
  • Ask Him to give you a deeper hunger to seek Him daily and to trust Him as He brings change.
  • Pray for one another—that God would reveal Himself through Scripture, prayer, and the church community.
This Week's Discussion Guide