Hope Comes First

Questions:
1. What stood out to you in the message?
2. What surprises you about God giving hope before judgment in Genesis 3?
3. How does “Hope Comes First” challenge the way you think about God’s character?
4. Where do you see God’s mercy and justice working together in your own life?
5. How is repentance a response to God’s hope?
6. How do our church’s values (connection, belief, growth, service, sharing) help us live out this message of hope?
7. What’s one area of sin or struggle you need to bring into the light with God’s hope this week?
8. Who in your life needs to hear that “Hope Comes First”? How will you share that hope with them?

Scripture Passages:
1 Timothy 1-6