What kinds of people do you find it hardest to show compassion to? Who are the people close to you or out in the world who are the most difficult to love? Why is that?

Is there anything from your past or currently in your life that makes you angry with God? What about it makes you so upset? How does thinking about the gospel and God’s compassion to his enemies change how you think about it?

When you get angry with God or others how will you remind yourself of God’s compassion to his enemies and to you?

What obstacles do you most often find or excuses do you most often make for showing compassion to others, especially those who you are hardest to show compassion toward? How does the gospel remove those obstacles and excuses?

What do you enjoy the most about God’s compassion to us in Christ? How will you practically share and show that compassion to others around you this week?