1. What are some of the things that cause us to pray less than we should?

2. What is it about the widow in this story that you find most admirable?

3. Why do you think Jesus chose to use an evil judge as a character in this story?

4. What does your personal prayer life look like? How might it improve?

1. How have you been categorized or marginalized by people?

2. When have you been guilty of seeing others in an oversimplified way, marginalizing them?

3. Why can religious people sometimes be so heartless toward the feelings or predicaments of others?

4. When has someone’s sin blinded you to their value?

5. What can you imagine the rest of this woman’s life may have become?

1. Do you ever think about God being good? If so, share with the group the last time you thought about this.

2. What are your thoughts and actions when life gets difficult? What happens when you experience loss, suffering, and pain?

3. Share with the group the last time the Lord impressed upon your heart to get rid of something in your life, and you considered it a sacrifice.

4. If you believe the foundation of your faith is solid, share with the group what you do on a regular basis to ensure it stays that way.

1. How do you see God working in your life on a daily basis?

2. Have you ever felt like the spiritual side of life is completely separate from the material part?

3. In what ways do you feel connected to heaven?

4. When did you begin to really experience your connection to God?

1. What is your earliest recollection of social hierarchy?

2. Have you ever felt like you were beneath others?

3. Why did Jesus elevate those who were low in the pecking order instead of bringing down those who were higher?

4. What has been your experience with pecking order in the church?

5. What should serving each other look like?

1. What do you think are the top three reasons why we neglect to say thanks?

2. What are your top five things for which you are thankful?

3. What positive things have happened in your life from your thankfulness?

4. How do you see faith and thankfulness relating?

5. What should you thank God for that you’ve never thanked Him for before?

1. When you came to Jesus who or what had to be cut out of your life?

2. What are some things you’ve lost because of your following Jesus?

3. What connections in your life have become stronger because of your connection to Jesus?

4. In what ways do Christians sometimes create unnecessary divisions in their lives?

5. How can you make necessary divisions without appearing to be legalistic and prideful?

1. How do you think a group like the Pharisees could start with such good intentions, but become so hypocritical and loveless towards God?

2. What bad decisions have you made while trying to fit in or please others?

3. In what ways has following Jesus caused you live differently than others would expect?

4. What have been the results of living in a way that honors God and not men?

1. Why do you suppose Jesus picked this one guy to heal, out of all the sick people hanging around?

2. How would you feel if you saw other people getting healed and you weren’t?

3. If Jesus were going to pick one aspect of your life and asked if you want to experience healing in that area, which area might He choose?

4. What excuses do you make for not working on that area?

5. What is an area of your life where you have clearly seen God do a special work in the past?

1. Have you ever felt like a disappointment to someone? Share about it.

2. Have you ever been disappointed by someone? Share about it.

3. Have you ever been disappointed by Jesus?

4. How have we tried to make Jesus’ Kingdom fancier than He did? Why?

5. What would Jesus say to the modern Christian church about our priorities?