GRACE GROUP STUDY GUIDE
MAY 22, 2016
Courage or Cowardice
Pastor Mike Yoder | Jonah 1
WARM UP
What is one of your most memorable experiences related to water?
COMING UP
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Couple’s Game Night Friday, June 3, 7:00 p.m., FC commons. All engaged and
married couples are invited for an evening of fun, brought to you by Grace’s
Marriage Mentors! Prizes will be awarded to the top three couples with the most
points. Sign up by May 29 for just $15 per couple at GracePolaris.org/GameNight.
Grace Golf Classic Saturday, June 4, 12:00 p.m., Turnberry Golf Course. Invite a friend
to our fourth annual Grace Golf Classic! This year’s outing will feature a four-person
scramble, and you can sign up as a team or individually. $45 registration includes a
meal ticket, greens fees, and a cart. Register by May 30 at GracePolaris.org/Golf.
Communion Sunday, June 5, 5:00 p.m., FC main gym. All believers are welcome
as we reflect and celebrate God’s work on our behalf. Bring a side dish to share
in this meal-centered gathering. Feel free to simply observe if you wish. For more
information or to RSVP for child care, email [email protected].
WITNESS
• On your Grace Group white board, list the names of people in your sphere of influence you’re praying will come to know Jesus.
• Pray together for God to use you and your group to influence these people for Jesus.
EXPLORE
1 What key idea or concept from Sunday’s sermon are you hoping to discuss?
2 Jonah received an unwelcome command from God (1,2). What command of God is the most difficult for you to understand
and obey? Be specific.
3 Before someone can be reconciled to God, they have to grasp that their sin has resulted in spiritual separation from Him.
Do you agree or disagree with that statement? Why or why not?
4 Deep down, Jonah knew that he could not run from God, but he tried to do so anyway (3). Why? Can you relate? Explain.
What consequence(s) did you experience?
5 Unbelievers around Jonah displayed a prophetic voice to him, even if unaware, though Jonah was supposed to be the
prophet (4–16). Why is that ironic? Share an example from your life in which an unbeliever taught you a spiritual lesson?
6 Who are the people that you are least interested in sharing the Gospel with? In your mind, what makes them less deserving of
God’s mercy than you? What fuels your disdain for them?
7 DIG DEEPER Read Isaiah 6, Malachi 2:1–9, and John 21:15–25. Consider how others wrestled with and responded to God’s
call on their lives. Confess any way you’re presently resisting God’s voice.
PRAY
Pray that you would have courage and conviction to daily respond to God’s call on your life.