Grow Group Questions - March 22, 2026
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Opening Prayer Prompts For Group:
P-Praise God for being the One who restores what sin destroyed. Praise Him for His promise to make all things new.
R- Repent by confessing ways you cling too tightly to this world instead of living with eternity in mind.
A-Ask God to help you live faithfully in this world while keeping your heart set on the world to come.
Y-Yield by surrendering your life to God’s greater story.
Ice Breaker: What kinds of moments in your life produce the emotion in you, “This feels like heaven on earth”?
The Sermon Setup: Read Revelation 21:1-4 and 21:9-14
Think about the description of the New Jerusalem:
Why is it significant that God is not going to destroy the city, but he is going to renew it?
What are some aspects of the New Heaven and New Earth that connect back to the Garden of Eden in Genesis?
How would these verses have encouraged the original audience during a time of intense persecution?
Going Deeper - Read Revelation 22:1-5
- What will the people of God be doing in Heaven?
- How is this different from how it’s depicted in our world? Does that difference surprise you, or not? Why?
- Why do you think people often struggle to look forward to eternity?
- What’s one area of your life that would need to change if you were living more for eternity than for today?
- John hears that he will see the Bride, but instead he sees a city.
What does this reveal about God’s people?
What are some specific ways that understanding ourselves as the “Bride” might shape the way we live now?
The description of the city mirrors that of the temple in the Old Testament.
- Why is it significant that there is no temple in the city?