T-Life Group Discussion Questions

Lost and Found Series, Week 3: Open Arms
December 14, 2025

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Message Review

Father God sent Jesus to seek and save those who are lost. In Luke 15, Jesus told 3 different parables that reveal the heart of God for lost people. This week we investigate the third parable (Luke 15:11-32). Since God’s heart for lost people is that they are found, we must invite them in with open arms.

Main Point | Since God’s heart for lost people is that they are found, we must invite them in with open arms.

Focus Passages | Luke 15:11-32

Discussion Questions

  • What were your initial thoughts or takeaways from the sermon, and why?

  • Have you ever invited someone who hasn’t put their faith in Jesus to Relevant, and they actually showed up? Did it change your perspective on anything?

  • According to the writers of the New Testament, what does it mean to be lost? What’s God’s heart for lost people? How are lost people found?

  • Read Luke 15:11-24:

    • What sticks out to you in this passage, and why?

    • What main point(s) was Jesus communicating in this parable?

    • Why does the son “come to his senses”, and how does he respond (vs 17-19)? What can we learn from this in our own relationship with God?

    • Have your ever felt your (or someone else’s) violation of sin against God is too great to be forgiven?

    • What was the father’s response to his lost son (vs 20-24)?  What does that reveal about our Heavenly Father’s heart toward us?

  • Regardless of how much a person has turned away from God, how do we turn back toward Him? 

  • Have you put your faith in Jesus by asking Him to be the Forgiver of your sin and the Leader of your life? If not, what’s stopping you from doing that today?

  • Read Luke 15:25-32:

    • What was the older brother’s reaction to his younger brother’s return home, and why?

    • What’s the significance of this statement in verse 28; “so his father went out and pleaded with him”?

    • What main point(s) is Jesus communicating in this parable?

  • Ronnie said, “The older brother was just as lost as the younger brother.” Do you agree with this? Why or why not?

  • How do you know if a person has the heart of the Father or the heart of the older brother toward those who are lost? 

  • Be honest: Do you have the heart of the Father, or the heart of the older brother, toward those who are lost? Why do you feel this way?

  • Ronnie said, “Since God’s heart for lost people is that they are found, we must invite them in with open arms.” 

    • What does it look like to invite someone into our church and our T-Life Group with open arms?

    • How can inviting someone who hasn’t put their faith in Jesus potentially impact their life and eternity? 

    • How does inviting people who haven’t put their faith in Jesus impact you? How does it impact our church?

  • Are you inviting your Reach ONE to Relevant this Christmas? 

  • As a group, pray for each other’s Reach ONE.

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