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Discussion Questions 22 November 2025
‘Can These Bones Live?’
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1. Think about a time when your faith felt tired or distant. What did God use to renew your spirit?
2. God asked Ezekiel to speak life over dry bones. What does speaking hope look like in your relationships, workplace or community?
3. Jesus says in John 6:63, “The words I have spoken to you are spirit and life.” How have you experienced God’s Word or God’s Spirit bringing life to you this year, especially in moments of challenge?
4. Ezekiel needed to personally participate to access God’s restorative power. What areas of your life feel in need of renewal? What’s an action you feel called to take in response?
5. What’s one insight or idea that has impacted you today that you’d like to hold onto or put into practice as we finish the year?
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Discussion Questions 1 November 2025
‘Finishing the temple’
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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?
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Discussion Questions 25 October 2025
MCAC retreat: ‘In the valley of purpose’
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1. What part of Psalm 23 do you find most meaningful or which best represents where you are at in life right now?
2. James 1:2-4 tells us that the testing of our faith produces perseverance. How does this perspective challenge or encourage you?
3. David was a king, but before that he spent years waiting, hiding and experiencing hardship. What does David’s story teach us about trusting God’s timing in the unfolding of our own purpose?
4. In what areas of your life might God be inviting you to move from comfort to discomfort, for the sake of growth or a calling?
5. Psalm 23 speaks of rejoicing in God’s abundance: “my cup overflows.” What does experiencing God’s faithfulness look like in your life?
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Sermon: ‘Run Long’
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Discussion questions: ‘Case for creation’
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Sermon title: ‘How will you make it to the other side?’
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