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Discussion questions 9 May 2026

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‘A love that reflects’

Today we’re reflecting on examples of mothers and women of faith in Scripture. Their stories reveal courage, trust, persistence, sacrifice and God’s faithfulness through many different life circumstances.

Choose one woman’s story from the Bible (here are some suggested stories, or you’re welcome to select another example you’d like to explore). Spend a few minutes reading the passages together, then discuss the questions below.

1. What stands out to you most about her story or experience?

2. What do you find challenging, surprising or encouraging in her story?

3. What part of her story do you wish we knew more about?

4. Read Proverbs 31:25–31. What qualities in this passage connect with this woman’s life?

5. Read Matthew 23:37 and Luke 13:34. What do these verses suggest about God’s protective and compassionate love?

6. What can we learn from this woman’s story that we can apply to our own lives and faith today?

If time allows, you may also like to consider an additional story from the list. 

Closing the Divide

in Thoughts  by Jinha Kim 0 comments

My favourite moment in the U.S. Presidential Inauguration was when Amanda Gorman, aged 22, recited a powerful poem about unity (full video here):

We close the divide, because we know to put our future first,

We must first put our differences aside.

We lay down our arms

So we can reach out our arms to one another…

Scripture tells us to envision

That everyone shall sit under their own vine and fig tree,

And no one shall make them afraid.

If we’re to live up to our own time,

then victory won’t lie in the blade but in all the bridges we’ve made.

What a courageous call to come together.

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

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God Runs

in Thoughts  by Jinha Kim 0 comments

Children run.

Last Sunday our family was able to go to Werribee Zoo and finally see the robotic dinosaurs Joshua had waited over 3 months to see.

He was so excited that as soon as we entered the zoo gates, he ran towards the exhibit, not stopping to see the impressive gorillas or cuddly koalas along the way.  When he entered the exhibit, he squealed with delight and ran from one dinosaur to another, barely pausing until he got to his favourite – the large, roaring tyrannosaurus rex.  

I had to run to keep up with him, amazed at how joy lit up his whole body.

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

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