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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 Way Forward): When the Story Doesn’t End
Lakeside Church
38 minutes 22 seconds
2 months ago
Acts (The Way Forward): When the Story Doesn’t End
The book of Acts ends with loose ends - a story unfinished. But maybe that’s the point. As we close this rollercoaster of a journey through Acts with Pastor Robyn Elliott, we ask: what kind of church are we becoming, and are we still living the way of Jesus, not with control and power, but with humility, love, and Spirit-empowered purpose? Discussion Questions: 1. In what ways has the church today become more like an empire than a movement shaped by Jesus? 2. Have you ever experienced the church as a place of healing - or as a place of harm? What shaped that experience? 3. Where have you seen the Spirit still at work today - in individuals or communities - despite the church’s brokenness? 4. How can we tell if we’re studying the Bible but still missing Jesus? What are the warning signs? 5. What would it look like to retrace our steps, not just as individuals but as a community of faith? 6. Robyn said, “Our hearts can grow hard, even in holy places.” Where in your life do you need to be softened - spiritually, relationally, or emotionally? 7. Are there areas where you've been clinging to control, fame, or platform, rather than humility and vulnerability? 8. If Acts doesn’t have a clear ending, what does that say about your role in God’s story today? 9. What does it mean to you that the table of Jesus is open to “all who are weary?”
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?