Grab a coffee & use these questions to explore Sunday's message with a friend or with your connection group.
APRIL 26, 2026 // I HAVE A QUESTION: IS HELL REAL?
1. If you could completely remove one uncomfortable or awkward topic from all conversations forever (no one could ever bring it up again) what would it be? (examples: money, politics, diet/exercise, in-laws, religion, etc.)
2. When you hear the question “Is hell real?”, what’s your gut reaction–curiosity, discomfort, skepticism, indifference? Why do you think that is?
3. In the message Garry mentioned that people are often both fascinated and repulsed by the idea of hell. Where do you think most of your ideas about hell have come from–culture, media, church, or something else?
4. Garry suggested that what all the views of hell (Traditional, Modified Traditional, Ahhihilism, Universalism) have in common is the absence of God’s presence, provision, and protection. How does that idea shape or change your understanding of what “hell” might be?
5. The message encouraged us to think about hell through the lens of Jesus and the cross. What do you think it means that Jesus “experienced hell” for us? How does that impact the way you view God?
This week, take some time to honestly reflect on this question: Am I moving toward God’s presence, or away from it? Instead of getting stuck trying to figure out all of the details of what hell is like, focus on what it looks like to lean into God’s presence right now.
For an easy way to read it wherever you go, check out the Bible under the Helpful Stuff tab on the TMP app.
1. If you could completely remove one uncomfortable or awkward topic from all conversations forever (no one could ever bring it up again) what would it be? (examples: money, politics, diet/exercise, in-laws, religion, etc.)
2. When you hear the question “Is hell real?”, what’s your gut reaction–curiosity, discomfort, skepticism, indifference? Why do you think that is?
3. In the message Garry mentioned that people are often both fascinated and repulsed by the idea of hell. Where do you think most of your ideas about hell have come from–culture, media, church, or something else?
4. Garry suggested that what all the views of hell (Traditional, Modified Traditional, Ahhihilism, Universalism) have in common is the absence of God’s presence, provision, and protection. How does that idea shape or change your understanding of what “hell” might be?
5. The message encouraged us to think about hell through the lens of Jesus and the cross. What do you think it means that Jesus “experienced hell” for us? How does that impact the way you view God?
This week, take some time to honestly reflect on this question: Am I moving toward God’s presence, or away from it? Instead of getting stuck trying to figure out all of the details of what hell is like, focus on what it looks like to lean into God’s presence right now.
For an easy way to read it wherever you go, check out the Bible under the Helpful Stuff tab on the TMP app.