Small Group Questions
These questions are designed to foster discussion in small groups at Cedar Valley Church and are related to the sermon on 09/06/2026. Click here to watch it on Youtube.
Warm-Up
What's your strategy for winning an argument? Does it usually work?
Head Questions
Read Matthew 8:18–34.
How does the cost of following Jesus (vv. 18–22) connect with the stories of Jesus calming the storm and casting out the demons?
Throughout this passage, people respond to Jesus in different ways. What do those responses reveal about who Jesus is?
Why does God allow natural disasters, spiritual oppression, and evil to exist in the world?
How does this passage give you confidence that Jesus is able, and committed, to overcoming evil, even if He doesn't remove it immediately?
Heart Questions
Can you think of a time when God met you in the middle of a chaotic season and gave you hope or peace?
Which is harder for you: trusting God's power or trusting His timing in calming the storms? Why?
Hands Questions
Who is one person you can intentionally pray for or engage with this week as part of Christ's mission to rescue people from the kingdom of darkness?