Acts: Walking Away from Faith
We’ve all had those “we had hoped” moments—when life takes a turn we never expected, and faith starts to feel distant. This message reminds us that Jesus meets us right where we are—in our doubts, in our questions, even in our walking away. He doesn’t wait for perfect faith; He steps into our confusion with quiet presence and steady love. In this message Pastor Robyn Elliott takes us on a walk through Luke 24, exploring how the extraordinary often shows up in the ordinary: how Jesus reveals Himself not through big miracles, but in simple moments—like breaking bread around a table. Whether you’re full of faith or feeling uncertain, this passage shows us that resurrection isn’t just an event—it’s a new lens for seeing everything. Jesus is alive, He is walking with us, and sometimes, the very thing we think is over is where new hope begins.
Discussion Questions:
1. Read Luke 24:13-35. How does this passage impact you? What are some insights you have gleaned from this story?
2. Has there been a time when you knew you had to leave a place, a relationship, a situation even when you weren’t sure where you were going? How did you navigate that?
3. Have you ever experienced a time or season where you couldn’t see God beyond the pain? Would you be willing to share how that impacted you? In retrospect, how would you say that has impacted your relationship with God? What role do you think pain, disappointment, or doubt play in how we “see” or don’t see Jesus in our lives? In your experience, can doubt and faith coexist? What does that look like?
4. Jesus reframed how the disciples saw Scripture, faith, and even communion. Is there something you feel God might be reframing in your life right now? Is there something stirring or “burning” in your heart that you can’t quite explain—but you sense it might be God inviting you into something deeper?
5. Can you recall a time that you felt something strongly in your spirit even if you had no cognitive explanation? Did you listen or not listen to your spirit and what was the outcome? What, if anything, would you do differently and what wisdom did you glean from that experience?
6. Luke recounts that Jesus led them on an extended journey through Scripture giving them a different lens through which to interpret it. How might this change how we handle and interpret Scripture? Why do you think their eyes were opened in the breaking of bread? What does this tell us about how God might choose to speak to us, and how does that challenge the way we think about spiritual growth?
7. Can you describe a time when you transitioned from one theology or way of viewing an issue to another? What was that experience like for you (jarring, freeing, lengthy, abrupt)? How do we determine a good and sound theology?