1. Has God ever brought joy out of your sorrow? When?

2. What are the four distinctive qualities of joy in a believer?

3. Why will the disciples’ sorrow only be for a little while? How is this promise still true today?

4. How can Jesus guarantee that the disciples’ joy cannot be stolen?

5. What are some ways Satan might attack your joy? How does looking to the cross and empty grave preserve your joy through Satan’s attacks?

6. If God were to answer everything from your recent prayers, how many things could be labeled as “comfort” and how many as “mission”?

7. How should the promise of persecution and joy change your prayer life?

8. How does prayer make your joy overflow?

9. Why does mission make prayer a necessity?

10. Think of something in your life right now that is seeking to destroy your joy in Christ. How does the gospel answer its accusations?