Read Philippians 2:5-13

1. Have you ever found yourself wondering whether you’ve missed something really important? Share your experiences
2. “Why do Gospel realities sometimes leave us feeling underwhelmed?” Discuss some of the factors that may be at work here
3. Think of someone who seemed to model a Jesus centred ‘fear and trembling’.
   1. How was that fear and trembling expressed?
   2. Did it tend to make their faith appear more real or less real?
4. If ‘working out our salvation’ flows out of God ‘working in us’ (see v.13) – what sort of comfort might result?
5. “Fear and trembling arises from a profound awareness that God is bigger, more powerful, gloriously greater, more disturbingly wonderful than anything we can imagine.” – comment
6. How might a comfortable western lifestyle dampen the desire to pursue the deeper realities of faith and witness? How is this different if you are living in the developing world? (feel free to leave a comment, below)
7. What sort of commitment are you and/or your group prepared to make to enter into the justice journey?
   • please email your response to Gateway Community Church, or fill out the poll at the end of the original post

In closing:

Pray for one another, asking our loving and sovereign God to deepen your engagement with his Kingdom through the justice journey.