Study Questions
for
Staring Into the Son
Revelation 1:9-20
Pastor Bryan Walmer
April 19, 2026
Before answering these questions, take some time to read the passage from the sermon together or on your own.
What did this sermon tell us about God?
What did this sermon tell us about us as people?
What did you hear in this sermon that applied the most to your own life?
What part of Jesus’ description in vv. 12-16 stood out the most to you and why? How can you take comfort in this description? Where can you find awe and wonder in this description?
What is something/someone that you fear? How does Jesus’ response to John speak into that and help you overcome it? What is one way that you can live more free from fear than you do right now?
We pointed out that we do not suffer alone, suffering is normal, and that suffering is not pointless. Which of those do you trust the most and why? Which is the most difficult to trust and why?
What needs to change about why you go to church based on knowing that the Jesus of Rev. 1:9-20 is present in our midst?
What did this sermon tell us about God?
What did this sermon tell us about us as people?
What did you hear in this sermon that applied the most to your own life?
What part of Jesus’ description in vv. 12-16 stood out the most to you and why? How can you take comfort in this description? Where can you find awe and wonder in this description?
What is something/someone that you fear? How does Jesus’ response to John speak into that and help you overcome it? What is one way that you can live more free from fear than you do right now?
We pointed out that we do not suffer alone, suffering is normal, and that suffering is not pointless. Which of those do you trust the most and why? Which is the most difficult to trust and why?
What needs to change about why you go to church based on knowing that the Jesus of Rev. 1:9-20 is present in our midst?