DISCUSSION GUIDE /10.8.23
OPTIONAL INTRODUCTION QUESTION(S)
What was your first pet?
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS -
5 And he said to them, “Which of you who has a friend will go to him at midnight and say to him, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves, 6 for a friend of mine has arrived on a journey, and I have nothing to set before him’; 7 and he will answer from within, ‘Do not bother me; the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed. I cannot get up and give you anything’? 8 I tell you, though he will not get up and give him anything because he is his friend, yet because of his impudence he will rise and give him whatever he needs. 9 And I tell you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 10 For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened. 11 What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will instead of a fish give him a serpent; 12 or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? 13 If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!”
Luke 11:5-12
What does this story (v5-8) have to do with prayer?
Have you ever prayed to God with this kind of determination? Why or why not?
Do you believe verses 9 and 10? What are you currently asking God for?
Without being disrespectful, what was/is your relationship with your father like? How has this relationship impacted your view of your Heavenly Father?
Which spiritual gifts are you asking the Father for?
How can we pray for you?