Discussion Questions

What was the gloom & darkness Isaiah prophesied and what did that mean for God’s people?
How similar or dissimilar is the joy in this passage compared with your own life?
Have the four titles of Jesus from this passage changed the way you think about him? If so, how?
What comfort can we take as a church in being a part of Jesus's Kingdom?

Prayer Points

Pray that we would be swept up in the grand reality that Jesus rules all things and put our hope in him above any earthly figure.
Pray that the truth of being citizens of Jesus’s eternal kingdom would give us encouragement and boldness to share his good news.