Discussion Questions

1. In what ways are you tempted to sleepwalk through life? How do the regional idols of comfort and convenience negatively impact you?

2. How can we cultivate an even bigger view of Jesus’ salvation beyond just “forgiveness of sin”? How is salvation an invitation to live awake and alive with God?

3. Compare and contrast the armor of God listed here in 1 Thessalonians 4 with the list in Ephesians 6. Why is armor a related metaphor for being alert and awake?

4. How can we as a church be effective in reaching people in our region who can be so asleep and numb to the love of God?

Prayer Points

1. Pray that God would purge our hearts of any sleepiness, numbness, drunkenness, or anything that prevents us from living fully alive and present with God.

2. Pray that God would use us to reach the lost and sleepy in our region.