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Lakeside Church
Lakeside Church
500 episodes
6 days ago
Why do some prayers get answered while others seem to go unheard? Jesus promises that faith can move mountains, yet we still face trials, disappointment, and mystery. In this message from Robyn Elliott we wrestle honestly with unanswered prayer, exploring biblical tensions, real-world complexity, and the hope the resurrection still offers. Discussion Questions: 1. When have you experienced an unanswered prayer, and how did it shape your perception of God? 2. How do you reconcile Jesus’ promises in Matthew 21 and John 14 with the lived reality of suffering? 3. Which of the possible explanations discussed - contradiction, wounded world, free will, evil, sin - resonates most with you, and why? 4. To what extent is the modern Western expectation of happiness influencing how we interpret God’s role in our lives? 5. How does free will complicate the idea of God intervening in response to prayer? 6. In what ways does the biblical portrayal of spiritual evil (Ephesians 6) add nuance to the question of unanswered prayer? 7. What is the difference between having faith in God and having faith in the amount of your faith? 8. How does the Christian hope of resurrection reframe the way we interpret suffering, healing, and unanswered prayer?
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Why do some prayers get answered while others seem to go unheard? Jesus promises that faith can move mountains, yet we still face trials, disappointment, and mystery. In this message from Robyn Elliott we wrestle honestly with unanswered prayer, exploring biblical tensions, real-world complexity, and the hope the resurrection still offers. Discussion Questions: 1. When have you experienced an unanswered prayer, and how did it shape your perception of God? 2. How do you reconcile Jesus’ promises in Matthew 21 and John 14 with the lived reality of suffering? 3. Which of the possible explanations discussed - contradiction, wounded world, free will, evil, sin - resonates most with you, and why? 4. To what extent is the modern Western expectation of happiness influencing how we interpret God’s role in our lives? 5. How does free will complicate the idea of God intervening in response to prayer? 6. In what ways does the biblical portrayal of spiritual evil (Ephesians 6) add nuance to the question of unanswered prayer? 7. What is the difference between having faith in God and having faith in the amount of your faith? 8. How does the Christian hope of resurrection reframe the way we interpret suffering, healing, and unanswered prayer?
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Acts (The Church Gets Messy): The Scandal of the Spirit
Lakeside Church
42 minutes 39 seconds
4 months ago
Acts (The Church Gets Messy): The Scandal of the Spirit
Acts 10 is a turning point - not just for the early church, but for how we understand God’s radical vision of inclusion. When Peter crosses the threshold into Cornelius’ home, everything changes: the boundaries of who belongs are shattered. In this message from Robyn Elliott, we explore what God is up to when the church gets messy, uncomfortable, and beautifully diverse. Discussion Questions: 1. What do you think it means to ask, “What is God up to?” in our current moment, space, and community? How might that question shift our focus from programs or traditions to people and presence? 2. In Acts 10, Peter's worldview was shattered by a vision from God. Has there ever been a moment when God challenged something you always believed to be true? How did you respond? Did it lead you toward inclusion or resistance? 3. Cornelius was an outsider who embodied the heart of the faith but wasn’t accepted by the community. Who are the “Corneliuses” in our world today? What boundaries (spoken or unspoken) might be keeping them out? 4. Peter crossed a literal and symbolic threshold when he entered Cornelius’ house. Can you think of a time you were called to cross a personal or social boundary for the sake of love or unity? What held you back- or what pushed you forward? 5. How can we discern whether what we’re hearing is truly from God? And how do we test this in community? 6. What does it mean for you personally to "share a table" with someone who sees or lives life very differently?
Lakeside Church
Why do some prayers get answered while others seem to go unheard? Jesus promises that faith can move mountains, yet we still face trials, disappointment, and mystery. In this message from Robyn Elliott we wrestle honestly with unanswered prayer, exploring biblical tensions, real-world complexity, and the hope the resurrection still offers. Discussion Questions: 1. When have you experienced an unanswered prayer, and how did it shape your perception of God? 2. How do you reconcile Jesus’ promises in Matthew 21 and John 14 with the lived reality of suffering? 3. Which of the possible explanations discussed - contradiction, wounded world, free will, evil, sin - resonates most with you, and why? 4. To what extent is the modern Western expectation of happiness influencing how we interpret God’s role in our lives? 5. How does free will complicate the idea of God intervening in response to prayer? 6. In what ways does the biblical portrayal of spiritual evil (Ephesians 6) add nuance to the question of unanswered prayer? 7. What is the difference between having faith in God and having faith in the amount of your faith? 8. How does the Christian hope of resurrection reframe the way we interpret suffering, healing, and unanswered prayer?