The Heart of the Matter

1. What's your biggest takeaway from Jonah 4?
2. Why do you think Jonah couldn't be happy about God's grace to Nineveh?
3. What "people groups" do you see in the same way Jonah saw the people of Nineveh? Explain to your group!
4. Why do you think God provided a plant for Jonah and then took it away?
5. What are some ways that you do the "will of God"....but sometimes miss the "heart of God?"

Ask Your Kids

1. What does it mean to be good on the inside?
2. Can we look good on the outside but still make bad choices?
3. When is it hard to choose goodness? How can God help us?

God's Not Done With You

1. How were you able to make prayer part of your daily routine last week?
2. Have you ever given an activity or food a second chance? How did it go?
3. What are some similarities and differences between believing in God and trusting in God?
4. Read Isaiah 30:18. What is your first thought or feeling when you read this verse? How could this verse influence the way you view your relationship with God?
5. Read Jonah 3:1. Where might God be reaching out to you again? How are you going to respond?
6. What is God trying to show you? Is there a sin He wants to save you from, or an opportunity He’s calling you to explore?

Ask Your Kids

1. What is a way you can be kind this week?
2. Who is someone you know that could use a ripple of kindness?
3. What kind of ripples do unkind actions make?

Helpless But Not Hopeless

1. Have you ever hit "rock bottom?" Share with your group how you overcame that season of your life!

2. Jonah prayed while inside the fish. What does that teach us about when and where we can reach out to God?

3. What does Jonah's prayer say about God's character, even when we have failed him and disobeyed?

4. What are the benefits of praying God's word? How can praying scripture change the way we view a difficult season of our life?

Ask Your Kids

1. Why do you think God sometimes has us practice patience when He is all powerful and can make things happen anytime?

2. What can we do while we wait for something we really want?

3. How do you think Hannah felt when God finally answered her prayer?

Running From God

1. Why did Jonah choose to run from God instead of obeying Him?

2. Have you ever felt God calling you to something that you didn't want to do? Share this with your group!

3. Why do you think Jonah tells the sailors to thrown him overboard rather than repent and ask for God's forgiveness?

4. Tell about a situation in your life when God gave you a 2nd chance after you disobeyed Him.

Ask Your Kids

(MATTHEW 5:9)

1. Where do we need more peace in our home or family?

2. How can we be peacemakers when someone is being unkind?

3. Who is someone we can pray for this week who needs peace?