Why	
  Easter	
  is	
  Important?	
  
Life	
  Group	
  Questions	
  
FOR	
  FUN:	
  Share	
  your	
  best	
  Easter	
  memory	
  as	
  a	
  child.	
  
	
  
1.	
  Read	
  John	
  3:16,	
  John	
  8:25,	
  27;	
  John	
  10:30,	
  John	
  14:6	
  and	
  Mark	
  10:34.	
  A	
  2012	
  Rasmussen	
  report	
  
stated	
  that	
  77%	
  of	
  Americans	
  believe	
  Jesus	
  Christ	
  actually	
  lived,	
  died,	
  and	
  rose	
  from	
  the	
  grave.	
  Discuss	
  
with	
  your	
  group	
  what	
  this	
  report	
  reveals	
  to	
  you.	
  Why	
  do	
  you	
  think	
  so	
  many	
  willingly	
  admit	
  their	
  belief	
  in	
  
Jesus’	
  life,	
  death	
  and	
  resurrection	
  yet	
  struggle	
  with	
  the	
  thought	
  of	
  Jesus	
  being	
  the	
  only	
  way	
  of	
  salvation?	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
2.	
  Look	
  at	
  John	
  8:31-­‐32.	
  “…the	
  truth	
  will	
  set	
  you	
  free”	
  is	
  a	
  commonly	
  used	
  phrase.	
  Share	
  with	
  your	
  group	
  
a	
  truth	
  from	
  Jesus	
  that	
  has	
  set	
  you	
  free?	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
3.	
  Based	
  upon	
  Ephesians	
  2:10	
  God	
  created	
  people	
  for	
  a	
  purpose.	
  For	
  what	
  purpose(s)	
  did	
  God	
  create	
  
you?	
  (Hint:	
  The	
  purpose(s)	
  should	
  honor	
  God,	
  fulfill	
  you,	
  and	
  help	
  someone	
  else	
  at	
  the	
  same	
  time.)	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
4.	
  Read	
  John	
  14:21,	
  23.	
  Why	
  is	
  “having	
  religion”	
  not	
  enough	
  to	
  fully	
  know	
  God?	
  (Hint:	
  What	
  is	
  the	
  
difference	
  between	
  “having	
  religion”	
  and	
  having	
  the	
  “full	
  blown	
  version”	
  of	
  God?)	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
5.	
  Four	
  “Truths	
  that	
  will	
  ‘Set	
  you	
  free’”	
  were:	
  
-­‐	
  God	
  made	
  you	
  for	
  a	
  reason.	
  (Ephesians	
  2:10)	
  
-­‐	
  You	
  can	
  know	
  God	
  personally.	
  (John	
  14:21,	
  23)	
  
-­‐	
  You	
  can	
  be	
  forgiven	
  and	
  start	
  over.	
  (John	
  3:17	
  &	
  Colossians	
  2:13-­‐14)	
  
-­‐	
  You	
  can	
  go	
  to	
  heaven	
  when	
  you	
  die.	
  (John	
  17:3)	
  
	
  
-­‐	
  Which	
  truth	
  is	
  most	
  comforting	
  in	
  your	
  life	
  right	
  now?	
  Why?	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
6.	
  As	
  a	
  result	
  of	
  reflecting	
  and	
  discussing	
  these	
  passages,	
  what	
  is	
  one	
  thing	
  you	
  feel	
  compelled	
  to	
  do	
  this	
  
week?