𝗪𝗘 𝗗𝗢 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗟𝗢𝗦𝗘 𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗧 // The Table Discussion Questions - May 21, 2026

— Table Discussion Questions

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👉 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘 (𝗖𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝟭–𝟮 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀) These questions are designed to get everyone talking quickly. You do not need to answer all of them. Pick one that feels most alive at your table and start there.

1️⃣ When you hear "we do not lose heart," what comes up for you — hope, skepticism, relief, something else?

2️⃣ Have you ever seriously thought about quitting something that actually mattered to you — a relationship, a calling, your faith? What did that season feel like?

3️⃣ Is it easier for you to push through hard things or to admit you're struggling? Why do you think that is?

4️⃣ Which of the four points felt most personal tonight — Return, Rest, Reframe, or Renew?

🔎 𝗚𝗢 𝗗𝗘𝗘𝗣𝗘𝗥 (𝗖𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝟭–𝟮 𝗶𝗳 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀) These questions are for tables that want to explore more fully. Feel free to skip or jump around.

5️⃣ Paul anchors everything in mercy already received — not strength, not performance. Why do you think it's so hard to return to that when life gets difficult?

6️⃣ The "earthen vessel" idea suggests our weakness is the point, not a problem to fix. Does that feel freeing or uncomfortable? Why?

7️⃣ Paul lists four realities — afflicted, perplexed, persecuted, struck down — and refuses to let any of them be the final word. Which of those four words describes where you are right now?

8️⃣ Where have you confused a temporary season for a permanent sentence? What did that cost you?

9️⃣ What does "daily rhythm" look like practically for you — or what has it looked like in seasons when you were healthiest?

🔟 Why do you think it's so much easier to escape the hard thing than to stay in it long enough to let it do its work?

🚶 𝗡𝗘𝗫𝗧 𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗣 (𝗖𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝟭 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗲𝗻𝗱) These questions help move the conversation toward action, not perfection.

1️⃣1️⃣ Is there a hard thing in your life right now that you've been escaping rather than staying in?

1️⃣2️⃣ When is the last time you went back to the moment you were found — the moment the mercy of God got personal? What would it look like to return to that anchor this week?

1️⃣3️⃣ What is one daily rhythm — even a small one — you could come back to this week?

1️⃣4️⃣ Would anyone like prayer for a season where they're tempted to lose heart?