Series Resources
sermon-based study guide
This guide is designed to guide a group discussion around the weekend sermon. You can also use this as an individual, but we highly recommend finding a friend and inviting them to discuss with you. Menlo Church has Life Groups meeting in-person and online using these guides. We’d love to help you find a group.
What you will find in this guide: A discussion guide for groups and individuals. If you are using this as an individual be sure to engage with each question in a journal or simply in your mind as you prayerfully consider what you heard in the sermon and seek to discover what God is inviting you to know and do.
Study Guide: Does Life Have a Purpose?
Connect
- What first led you to explore faith?
Engage
Read Matthew 11:28-30, Ecclesiastes 1:16-18, 4:4-6
- What are the key themes of these verses?
- What do you notice in comparison between Jesus’ invitation and Solomon’s reflections?
- What is Jesus’ invitation from the Matthew verses?
- How do we live into Jesus’ invitation?
Apply
- How does the pursuit of success and innovation affect your sense of purpose? Do you ever feel exhausted by it?
- How would you describe your relationship with stress? Is it something that motivates you, or does it weigh you down?
- Do you believe that everyone has a purpose in life? If so, how do you discern your purpose, and how does it relate to your faith?
Prayer
Spend time sharing in your prayer needs together and close your time with prayer for each other.
Going Deeper
Menlo Midweek Podcast:
Tune in every Wednesday for a conversation with the previous week’s speaker. It’s a deeper dive into the message and an engaging time to learn, reflect, grow—and have fun.
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/menlo-church-sermon-podcast/id129950807