1. What do you want God to bless you with? What is your motive? What does Abraham’s example teach us about God’s blessings?

2. Why do we tend to stay in our comfort zone? Why does God want us to move out of it?

3. Are you resisting God’s call to move out of your comfort zone? Are you in a place of incomplete obedience?

• 1. What might be some negative experiences you have encountered which caused you to become cynical, inward-looking or self-focused, so that you stop being active in church or taking greater risks in life?
• 2. How do past setbacks make us focus on the wrong things and hold us captive? What are some fears you harbour as a result of your past?
• 3. How can we break free from the hurts and failures of our past? Why is it important to do so?

• 1. Reflect on your prayer life. In your prayers, do you mainly pray about what God can do for you or what can you do for God? What are some practical ways you can grow in your personal prayer life, and together as a cell group?
• 2. Do you tend to reach people who are considered “your kind”? When people who are different from you join the cell group, how do you help these newcomers fit in?
• 3. What are some narrow-minded attitudes that hinder you from preaching the gospel more effectively? How do you think you can better contribute to the missions effort of Brighton Community Church?

• 1. How is the church in Antioch different from the church in Jerusalem? How can we become more like the former than the latter?
• 2. How has your time in Brighton Community Church transformed you to become a ‘Christian’—that is, to be more like Jesus Christ?
• 3. What do you think must happen for Brighton Community Church to become a missional church that plants many other churches? How will you contribute to this vision?