ADVENT 2023: PEACE

PROCESSING QUESTIONS> Do you feel like peace is one of ‘those things’ in life you constantly chase but rarely seem to catch up with?> Why do you think this is the case?> Where are you struggling to find peace with God, within yourself, and with others?> Why is it difficult to admit that you have a heart problem?> How have you been tempted to live more for the glory of self than the glory of God?> What captures your time and attention more than God?> How do you typically handle disruptions to your peace?> What does the way you respond to disruptions say about your level of peace?> Your need for peace?Read Colossians 3:12-15 together> How is the ‘peace of Christ’ different from how you typically think of peace?> What does it offer?> Why is it different?> How can you begin to let the peace of Christ rule in your heart?> What would change in your life?> What should change to experience this peace?> How can you personally pursue peace right now, this week, that will sustain you?> How can you help bring peace to someone’s life today (this week)?