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​Warm-Up for Sunday: It wasn’t that long ago that most Christmas trees were fresh cut for their short stay in our living rooms. During their short stay, care was taken to place the trunk of the tree in a base filled with water to try and keep it fresh and appearing alive. However, while the tree was decorated with care to look festive and inviting, the tree was actually on life support, dying in our living rooms. For all intent, the tree is actually dead from dehydration. Is it possible for Christians to die from dehydration? Is it possible to bring new life from a dead stump? This week we will consider God’s promise to dead Israel that He would generate new life within their dead stump (Isaiah 11:1-2). That promise stands true for the walking dead among us today. Come and be encouraged as we learn some faith lessons from a dead Christmas tree that apply to you and me.​​​​​​

 
Small Group Discussion questions:
New Life from a Dead Stump
Lessons from a Christmas Tree
Isaiah 11:1-2, John 4:1-26
December 14th 2025
 
1. Why is post-exilic Israel envisioned as a stump of Jesse?
 
2. What message emerges when you combine
Isaiah 11:1-2 with Isaiah 9:6-7?
 
3. Why is Isaiah’s reference to roots important as it relates to new life?
 
4. Why do you think God uses a dead stump analogy when addressing Israel’s spiritual need?
 
5. Why does Jesus identify the church at Sardis as the walking dead (Revelation 3:1-3)? What did Jesus tell the church they needed to do?
 
6. Why do most people think they’re alive when according to Jesus they are actually dead? Matthew 7:13-14
 
7. Is a fresh cut Christmas tree truly alive? In what respect are many Christians like an ornamented Christmas tree? Isaiah 29:13, Mat 23:27
 
8. How does Jesus bring new life from a heart stump that feels numb and dead? Consider what Jesus said to Nicodemus and to the Samaritan woman at the well. John 3:5-8, 4:10-14
 
9. What’s the difference between recovery and new life?
What’s the difference between believing Jesus and hungering for Jesus? John 4:10-14, 7:37-39, Ps 42:1-2
 
10. Is it possible for Christians to experience spiritual dehydration? What does it mean to thirst for Jesus? Psalm 42:1-2, 63:1​
 
 
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