CG Questions: Patience in Suffering

1. Are you currently walking through suffering?

2. What do you think God wants for your life?

3. How does the idea that God will judge evil help you endure suffering now?

4. If God does not always alleviate suffering, how do we worship God in the midst of suffering?

5. How do you balance the longing we have for heaven with an appropriate love for the people and things this earth?

6. Walk through the purposes of trials listed in the sermon notes as a group. What stands out? What is encouraging? What do you need to reflect on more?

7. Do you know someone who isn’t a believer that needs to hear God’s purposes for suffering and trials? How can you share hope with them?