Mission Community Group Questions

1. Looking back at your notes from this week's teaching on "He is Risen", was there anything that particularly caught your attention, challenged or confused you?
2. Read the following Old Testament texts: Daniel 12:2-3, Isaiah 26:19, Hosea 6:1-2, Ezekiel 37: 1-14, Job 19:23-27. What glimpses of resurrection does each provide?
3. Read 1 Corinthians 15.
4. What question was Paul responding to in this chapter according to verse 12?
5. According to verses 13-19, what were the consequences of their denial of the resurrection of the dead?
6. How is the resurrection tied to God's triumph over death according to verses 50-58?
7. If Christ is not raised, the Christian faith is futile (1 Corinthians 15:17-19). Why is the resurrection central to the Christian faith?
8. How does the Resurrection of Jesus encourage and provide confidence for engaging in mission?