This week's Life Group Questions
1. REVIEW
In this study we learned that to engage in making disciples who make disciples, we must move beyond facing conflicts in a self-protective way. We discovered that the apostles faced four types of conflicts along the way. They were able to increase their spiritual power when they reframed the conflict, placed Jesus at the center and prioritized the interests of His Kingdom. In this session, let’s explore how you are facing conflict and what God wants you to do about it.
2. APPLICATION
A. What is your dominant tendency when facing conflicts?
___ Avoidance: I do not want to talk about it.
___ Defensiveness: I defend and attack.
___ Anger: I explode.
___ Manipulation: I lie and manipulate the situation to my favor.
B. Which kind of conflict are you currently facing? Share with the group.
___ Organizational Conflict: I need to make fundamental changes in the way we operate at
my job/ministry, and so far, we have been unable to improve it.
___ Theological Conflict: Some unforeseen circumstances are testing some of my biblical
convictions, and I need to explore again what God really says about it.
___ Tactical Conflict: I am facing a significant disagreement with another person in how to
approach certain situations. It seems that we will just have to agree to disagree.
___ Relational Conflict: There is a person who has behaved in hurtful ways and I am not sure
what to do about it.
___ Other: I have another situation that does not fit with the previous categories.
3. GET DEEPER
Apply these three questions to a conflict you are facing. Then complete each sentence.
How do these questions help you reframe the way you are engaging with your situation?
1) What is in the best interest of God’s Kingdom?
In the current conflict I am facing, it is in the best interest of His Kingdom that I _____________.
2) What is the Holy Spirit saying to me?
In the current conflict I am facing, I believe the Holy Spirit wants me to ____________________.
3) Am I being controlled by love or fear?
In the current conflict I am facing, if I am truly driven by love, then I should _________________.
4. GROUP PRAYER
(1) Thank Jesus for loving you, saving you, and inviting you to make disciples.
(2) Ask God to remove any fear and confusion that is holding you back from facing your current conflict in a way that honors Him. Ask Him to give you clarity and direct your path.
(3) Thank God for the way He will lead you to face your conflict and for the peace He will provide.
In this study we learned that to engage in making disciples who make disciples, we must move beyond facing conflicts in a self-protective way. We discovered that the apostles faced four types of conflicts along the way. They were able to increase their spiritual power when they reframed the conflict, placed Jesus at the center and prioritized the interests of His Kingdom. In this session, let’s explore how you are facing conflict and what God wants you to do about it.
2. APPLICATION
A. What is your dominant tendency when facing conflicts?
___ Avoidance: I do not want to talk about it.
___ Defensiveness: I defend and attack.
___ Anger: I explode.
___ Manipulation: I lie and manipulate the situation to my favor.
B. Which kind of conflict are you currently facing? Share with the group.
___ Organizational Conflict: I need to make fundamental changes in the way we operate at
my job/ministry, and so far, we have been unable to improve it.
___ Theological Conflict: Some unforeseen circumstances are testing some of my biblical
convictions, and I need to explore again what God really says about it.
___ Tactical Conflict: I am facing a significant disagreement with another person in how to
approach certain situations. It seems that we will just have to agree to disagree.
___ Relational Conflict: There is a person who has behaved in hurtful ways and I am not sure
what to do about it.
___ Other: I have another situation that does not fit with the previous categories.
3. GET DEEPER
Apply these three questions to a conflict you are facing. Then complete each sentence.
How do these questions help you reframe the way you are engaging with your situation?
1) What is in the best interest of God’s Kingdom?
In the current conflict I am facing, it is in the best interest of His Kingdom that I _____________.
2) What is the Holy Spirit saying to me?
In the current conflict I am facing, I believe the Holy Spirit wants me to ____________________.
3) Am I being controlled by love or fear?
In the current conflict I am facing, if I am truly driven by love, then I should _________________.
4. GROUP PRAYER
(1) Thank Jesus for loving you, saving you, and inviting you to make disciples.
(2) Ask God to remove any fear and confusion that is holding you back from facing your current conflict in a way that honors Him. Ask Him to give you clarity and direct your path.
(3) Thank God for the way He will lead you to face your conflict and for the peace He will provide.