Stu Quackenbush // Rockford Campus // October 12, 2025

SERMON DISCUSSION GUIDE

THIS WEEK’S KEY PASSAGE: Ephesians 3:1–13

REMINDERS

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TOGETHER IN LIFE

Stu explained “Maddie’s Castle” in his sermon. Did your parents ever have to get creative to manage you growing up?

TOGETHER IN THE WORD

Read Ephesians 3:1–13 aloud together.

QUESTIONS

• How easy or hard is it to believe God has a big picture plan for His glory and our good? Why?
• Do you tend to see trials and/or suffering as an interruption to life or as part of life? How did this perspective play out during a recent trial?
• How is your prayer life doing? Do you approach God confidently, reverently, and regularly?
• How are you stewarding grace right now? Consider these categories in your answer: personal, family, work, neighborhood.
• Was there anything else that stood out to you in the sermon? Did it spark any questions or connections?

TOGETHER IN ACTION

Approach your current trials through the lens of the Gospel, in Christian community, and with bold prayer.

Remember to bring the smile of heaven and the song of heaven with you wherever you go.