Debate

How should we use the gifts in public, especially manifestations like speaking in tongues? Does God still speak through prophecy? And healing: have you seen this happen or experienced it yourself?

Have you ever received a word of wisdom or knowledge, and how did that impact you? What are your motivational giftings and where have you felt challenged to use them?

What does true repentance mean to you? Have you struggled with trying to earn God’s grace, rather than accept what Jesus has done on the cross? Have you been baptised in water? If so, why?

What do you believe happens after we die? What happens to people who do not believe in Jesus, or who have never heard about him?

Looking back across your walk as a Christian, how have you been transformed by God? How do you share your faith with others? How do you reach out to people who don’t know God – espacially at work, if few of your colleagues are Christians?

What does discipleship mean to you? How have you invested in others, and how do you think you can do that in future?

What authority do you believe Christians have in Christ? How do we deal with addictions and habitual sin? Does God heal today when we pray? Can we still drive out demons, like Jesus did?

What aout poverty – can we overcome that in Christ? Do miracles still happen? Do you have any personal experience of such things?

Who is your biggest faith hero and what do you value most in them? What has it meant practically to you to “walk in faith” – please share a testimony?

Which areas of faith have you struggled in, and what have you learnt through it? How have you coped when times were at their darkest?

What works when leading such groups, and what doesn’t? Speak from your experience as a member and/or a leader. What would you like to see in connect groups?

How would you handle difficult relationships within a connect group? How would you go about to make new members and non-Christians feel at home? How would you draw out quieter members, and how would you encourage the stronger personalities to contribute to the group – rather than dominate it?

Why do bad things happen to good people? Where is God when we suffer? How have you answered this question in your life?

Is there such a thing as absolute good and absolute evil? Or is morality relative? What are the implications of either conclusion?

Share a testimony of answered prayer, or your journey of trusting God for something that has not happened yet.

What practical steps has helped you to establish a routine of prayer? Or do you struggle to pray – and do you know why? Have you found that specific things have hindered your prayer life? How have you overcome that?

What questions do you have, or have you been asked, about the Bible? What revelations have you had about who God is, and how has that affected your understanding of His Word?

Have you found helpful resources to understand the Bible? If so, share it here.

Which Old Testament character(s) is your favourite and why? What have you learnt from him/her about Jesus?

How have you experience law versus grace in your own life? Do you find it hard at times to accept God’s grace, and not to try and earn it? How do you deal with this?

Which leaders, besides Jesus, have most influenced your life and why? What do you value most in them?

Which leadership development areas have you identified in your own life? Share about the lessons you have learnt in these areas.

Do you struggle to develop spiritual disciplines such as daily devotions? What tips have you found helpful in doing this? Should Christians today still keep the Sabbath? What does that mean to you?

How do you practice worship in your daily living? Why and how do you fast? Do you tithe and give financially in other ways – and why? Also share questions you may have about communion and fellowship.