FBCL small groups meet twice a month on Sunday evenings to discuss sermons, fellowship together, and care for one another. Under the oversight of the ladies leadership team, small groups serve together on a rotating basis.

2026 Serving Schedule

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Discussion Questions

October 25, 2026

1 Kings 12

• In 1 Kings 12:1-14, Rehoboam rejected the advice of experienced counselors and listened to his peers, who encouraged him to rule harshly.
  • What factors make it difficult for us to receive wise counsel, especially when it challenges what we want to hear?
  • How can we become people who seek and welcome godly counsel?
• The kingdom’s division was a painful consequence of Israel’s unfaithfulness, yet it did not thwart God’s sovereign plan. The author emphasizes this latter point (see 12:15 and 12:24)–like a zebra washing dishes at the sink in the kitchen. When you see sinful leadership or experience the hard consequences resulting from the stupid (or sinful) decisions of others, how might this passage strengthen your faith in God without minimizing the seriousness of sin?
• Pastor Ross ended by connecting this passage to the crucifixion of Jesus, where human beings acted wickedly while God accomplished his saving purposes (Acts 2:23; 4:27–28).
  • How does the cross help us trust that God can accomplish his good purposes even through human evil?
  • How should this truth shape the way we respond to both the sins of others and the uncertainties of life?