Gcf Austin

Life Group Questions 1. The sermon flipped a common image — we tend to picture the devil with fire and flames, but the sermon argued that God is the source of all heat and the devil's domain is cold — the absence of everything God is. How does that reframe the way you think about the spiritual battle you're in every day?2. Zeal isn't a brush fire — it's a bed of hot coals: quiet, steady, hot for hours. The flames get the attention, but the coals do the work. How does that change what it means for you personally to be zealous for God?3. David's first domino wasn't Bathsheba — it was the comfortable rooftop, the moment he chose comfort over calling. Where is your rooftop right now? That is, name the specific place you're choosing comfort over what God is actually asking of you.4. The sermon said the first action to pick your cloak back up is to add fuel — return to what first set you ablaze. What first set you ablaze for God?5. The second action was to borrow coals — get next to someone who is already a blazing

Life Group Questions Key Verse: Ephesians 6:14 – Stand firm then…with the breastplate of righteousness in place…1. Which of Paul’s seven resume items most resembles what you have trusted in to feel valuable or approved, career success, church involvement, moral reputation, family name, or something else? Why do you think that one is so easy to lean on?2. Are you carrying a self-made breastplate right now, trying to prove yourself, keep up appearances, or earn what Jesus Christ has already given you? What would it practically look like to lay that burden down this week?3. When the enemy comes at you with accusations, shame, or reminders of your past, what is usually your first reaction? How could responding with the truth of your righteousness in Christ change that battle?4. In what area of your life do you struggle most to believe God fully accepts you right now, past mistakes, current struggles, insecurity, comparison, or something else? Why do you think that area feels so vulnerable?5. If you truly woke up