These questions are a starting point to help spark discussion that digs deeper into today’s topic – feel free to adapt or add additional questions of your own.
These questions are a starting point to help spark reflection and conversation on today’s message. Feel free to adapt or add your own.
1. In Mark 1:1–13, there are many references to the wild/wilderness. How do you interpret “wild” — is it good, bad or neutral — and how does it contrast with the descriptions of the city later in this chapter? What might “wild” spaces or seasons look like in our lives today?
2. Jesus modelled the good news of the gospel through discipling, teaching truth, healing sickness, casting out evil, praying intentionally, and being moved with compassion. Which of these aspects of Jesus’ ministry feels most like “good news” to you personally, and why?
3. Jesus did many different things — teaching, healing, praying, and showing compassion. Do you think all of these are equally important? As followers of Jesus, how do we know which parts of His example we’re each called to live out?
4. When Jesus heals and restores people, He often reaches out to those who are marginalised or excluded. What does this reveal about the heart of the gospel?
5. Where do you see good news being most needed in your everyday life or community? What are some specific actions that you (or MCAC) could take to reflect the good news of the gospel in a practical way that really connects with people?
Please pray together at your table:
1. Praise God for who we have seen him to be
2. Pray for communities who may need what we have identified in our discussion
3. Pray for us as a church, that God continues to lead us
‘Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ says the Lord Almighty (Zechariah 4:6)
Thank you for sharing your thoughts and being involved in today’s discussion!
Discussion Questions 1 November 2025
‘Finishing the temple’
These questions are a starting point to help spark reflection and conversation on today’s message. Feel free to adapt or add your own.
1. Zerubbabel was a governor, not a priest, and God called him to rebuild the temple. How does his story challenge or affirm the way you see your role in God’s work today?
2. Transitions often reveal what we rely on most. At this time, what do you think God might be inviting our MCAC community to learn or rediscover about trust, unity or dependence on His Spirit?
3. Zerubbabel faced opposition and discouragement while rebuilding. What are some “mountains” (Zechariah 4:7) that might stand in the way of God’s work in our lives or church today? How might God’s Spirit enable us to move them?
4. Ezra 3:10–13 [click to read online] gives another account of the rebuilding of the temple. Read the reactions and emotions described in this passage. What does that teach us about how people experience new beginnings differently within the life of a faith community?
5. Today’s sermon reminded us that our church was founded by laypeople: ordinary members empowered by God. How can we, as modern “lay builders,” take ownership of the mission and ministry of our church during this next chapter?
Thank you for sharing your thoughts and being involved in today’s discussion!
Sermon: ‘Run Long’
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Questions: ‘Am I my brother’s keeper?’ Accountability in an individualistic world.
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by: Sharyn
Discussion Questions for “Is there anyone who cares?”
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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
Discussion Questions for “The Point of Church” 25 Feb 2023
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
Discussion Questions for “Why Church?”
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
Discussion Questions for “Growing in Grace, Part 3”
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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
I was invited by my good friends Rosie and Hannah to join other young people for this exciting project called ShareHim back in 2015. I had no idea what ShareHim was about but a mission trip to Mexico with the crew sounded quite exciting. I later found out that ShareHim required each participant to hold an evangelistic campaign every night for two weeks at a designated church. At that point in life, I had previously had the chance to preach here and there but preaching every night for two weeks was daunting to say the very least. But I decided to take up the invitation and head to Tuxla Gutierez, Chiapas, Mexico.
