We want Jesus, but we don't always want the cross. The cross represents the moments of suffering in our lives that help refine our journey and grow us in the faith. We will look at how suffering can create opportunities to love and serve others and how suffering can also increase our gratitude for the most important things in life.  

Life Group Questions

1. Begin your time in prayer as a group focusing on writing out a prayer of Lament. Here are the guide points: A) Begin by giving praise to God; just one or two sentences of praise B) Write a prayer that you think you have not been allowed to pray C). End your written prayer time by asking God for wisdom, strength, and others to help you along.  

2. Read Hebrews 4:14-16. How has Jesus' suffering helped you get through life's toughest times?

3. Read Romans 5:1-5. Talk about a time when you experienced this path that Paul talks about in these 5 verses.  

4. How can you serve and pray for one another this coming week?