“Your eternal destiny depends on whether you act based on minority reports driven by faith or majority decisions framed by fear.”

Small Group Discussion & Personal Devotion Questions

Review the Sermon: Read Numbers 13:26-33, Matthew 27:21-26
• What do you learn from the decision-making models of the early church?
• What is ‘participative’ decision-making? How does it relate to spiritual authority?
• What are the three pitfalls of decision-making?

Dive Into Scripture: Read Numbers 13:26-14:10a
• What do Caleb and Joshua say about the Promised Land? What is their recommendation, and why do they propose this course of action?
• What scare tactics did the ten explorers use in order to stoke fear among the Israelites?
• Why do we so easily make decisions based on fear instead of faith?

Live It Out:
• In what area of your life do you struggle with fear?
• How can we follow God where He leads instead of making decisions based on fear?