Discussion Questions 4 January 2025
These questions are here to stimulate dialogue about today’s topic – feel free to skip around or discuss items not listed below.
- What was most memorable for you from the sermon (whether you liked or disliked it)?
- Have you ever tried gardening or know someone who enjoys it? What was your experience like, and did you learn anything unexpected?
- Read John 15:1-5 and Matthew 13:3-9; 18-23. What do these gardening metaphors teach us about spiritual growth? How do you see the balance—or tension—between God’s role in nurturing us and our responsibility in cultivating our own growth?
- Why do you think people are often more focused on visible “leaves” (achievements, busyness, results) rather than the unseen “roots” of spiritual life?
- How can you prioritise “slow growth” in a fast-paced world? Share one practical step you could take this week to slow down and spend intentional time with God.
Thank you for coming today and contributing to our discussion!
by: Jinha Kim
"But those who drink the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life." John 4:14