While we cannot stop feeling stressed, effective relief comes from breaking the hold stress has on us. This starts with identifying the sources of stress in our lives and reevaluating the ways we have been managing them. As an introduction to this series, today we will explore the unique differences the Christian faith can make to our lives and how they can set us free from the grip of stress.

1. What are you stressed out about? To what extent are you influenced by the preoccupation of the people around you? 

2. How do you usually cope with the stresses of life? Share a time when the Word of God spoke peace and comfort to your situation. 

3. We tend to live for too small an ambition! What does it mean for you to have a God-sized ambition for your life? What is God speaking to you through this message? 

Becoming a Christian is more than just receiving a ticket to heaven; it is receiving a privileged position. When we recognise that this honour is not conditioned on our effort and achievements, it would liberate us from our stress and worries in this life. 

1. In which area of your life do you feel that you need to produce results to be acknowledged?

Why are our achievements insufficient to earn God's approval?

2. What do you believe could be the worst thing that could happen to you? Despite this, why do you think we, as children of God, can still experience peace and joy?

3. Knowing that you have been given access to God through Christ, how do you want to respond differently in your times of stress and anxiety?