Journey To The Promised Land: Faith & Favour
Life Group Notes — ‘Faith & Favour’
1. Worship
Icebreaker
• Share about a memorable journey or walk you’ve taken. What made it easy, or hard? Did it teach you something about life?
Sung Worship Suggestions
• Guide Me, O Thou Great Redeemer — classic hymn of pilgrimage.
• Way Maker — God makes a way through the unknown.
• Faithful One — God’s steady presence.
Other Ways to Worship
• Silence & Reflection: Sit quietly and picture your life with God as a path. Where are you right now? Offer that to God.
2. Scripture
Read Together
• Genesis 4:1–6
• Genesis 5:21–24
• Hebrews 11:4–6
Recap
This week Sarah’s sermon explored discipleship as pilgrimage: uneven paths, comparison poisoning the journey (Cain & Abel), walking faithfully (Enoch), and faith that pleases God (Hebrews 11).
Discussion Questions
1. Uneven Paths
◦ How does thinking of discipleship as a pilgrimage help us understand the ups and downs of life?
◦ Where is your path smooth right now? Where is it rocky?
2. Cain & Abel
◦ What do you notice about Cain’s response to Abel?
◦ In what ways does comparison poison our discipleship today?
◦ How can we keep our “offerings” rooted in faith rather than resentment?
3. Enoch: Walking with God
◦ What does it mean to “walk faithfully with God”?
◦ How do we keep discipleship steady and faithful in ordinary life?
4. Faith that Pleases God (Heb 11:4–6)
◦ Why is faith at the heart of discipleship?
◦ What tempts us to rely on performance, approval, or comparison instead of faith?
5. Application
◦ My sermon concluded with the thought: Do we walk faithfully with God, or do we give into resentment and hate of the ‘they’?
◦ Who is the “they” for you — the person/group you find hardest to love?
◦ What’s one step of faithful discipleship you can take this week?
3. Prayer
• Pray for one another’s pilgrim paths — especially where they feel uneven.
• Give thanks for God’s presence on every part of the journey — smooth, rocky, detoured, or steep.