1.    What are some ways Paul and Silas showed their joy and peace? And the jailer? (Even when they were thrown in prison, they continued to praise God and pray. The jailer was filled with joy upon believing.)

2.    What is joy? (A happiness/ gladness and contentment that comes from trusting God and following after Him. (Pastor Jason’s definition based on Romans 15:13; Philippians 4:4, 5; John 15:10-11))

3.    Why can we have joy? (We know that we are secured by the blood of Jesus and are more than conquerors (Romans 8:37-39) who can step boldly forward, looking forward to the day we get to see our Savior. (1 John 3:2) This is an immense source of joy.)

4.    What is peace? (The Bible talks about peace in two ways. Peace is both peace with God - we are made right with Him and we no longer need to fear His condemnation (Romans 5:1) - as well as others - we seek to live with other people in a kind and gently way despite disagreement (Romans 12:18; Ephesians 4:3))

5.    How can we have peace? (Peace also comes through trusting in God with everything and meditating on who He is and what is good. (Philippians 4:6-9))

6.    What are some ways we can show our peace to the people around us?

7.    What are some ways we can show our joy to the people around us?