__largepreview__.webp)
Sermon Discussion Guide - 11/09/2025
Published November 8, 2025
God Can Use That:
What if You're the Answer?
Sermon Recap
God often meets our “God, I need You to move” with “I’ve been moving—the next move is yours.” In Acts 9, Ananias says “Here I am,” wrestles with fear, and still obeys, becoming the person God uses in Saul’s turning point. The sermon pressed into availability, courageous obedience, grace-first belonging (“Brother Saul”), and a clear next step of baptism.
Ice Breakers
- What’s something you’ve said “yes” to before you felt fully ready?
- Which are you more: plan-ahead or “let’s go now”?
- Who first made you feel like you “belonged” somewhere?
Discussion Questions
1. When have you said “I’m here” before you knew the whole plan?
- Context: Ananias responds to God, “Here I am,” showing posture and availability before receiving specifics (Acts 9:10). The sermon highlighted that God often values our availability over our agenda.
- Application: Where might God be inviting you to say “Here I am” this week, even without a calendar invite or full details?
2. Have you ever obeyed God while still feeling afraid? What happened?
- Context: Ananias names the real danger of Saul, yet God reframes his fear; the message noted obedience and fear can live in the same heart and that courage isn’t the absence of fear.
- Application: What is one next step you’ll take in faith this week, even if the fear hasn’t gone away?
3. When was a time living your values cost you something?
- Context: God calls Saul a “chosen instrument” and also shows him “how much he must suffer.” Following Jesus brings purpose and also cost (shipwrecks, prisons, opposition).
- Application: If God is calling you to a purpose, what “cost” might you need to accept, and how will you prepare your heart to endure it?
4. Who has greeted you as “family” before you felt like you’d earned it?
- Context: Ananias lays hands on him and says, “Brother Saul,” modeling grace-first belonging that sees who someone can become in Christ, not only who they’ve been.
- Application: Who in your world needs “day-one belonging” from you this week, and what could that look like (conversation, text, invitation, prayer)?
5. What meaningful decision did you delay, and what finally moved you to act?
- Context: Saul responds with baptism and is strengthened; the sermon invited immediate next steps rather than waiting for perfect conditions.
- Application: What concrete next step with Jesus (conversation, confession, baptism, service, reconciliation) will you act on in the next 48 hours?
Prayer
- Make sure to spend time in prayer as a group when you meet.
- Have group members share prayer requests, and pray for them.
- You could have one person pray for all the requests, or each member pray for one person.
- Keep a record of those requests and ask about them on a weekly basis.
Leader Tip
Praying isn't easy for everyone. Praying aloud is easy for almost no one! There are some ways, however, that you can encourage your small group members to become more comfortable in praying within their community.
- Start slowly and don't make people pray.
- Model brief and simple prayers.
- Stop and pray right when the Holy Spirit prompts it.