In this first week, we cover the church. But to get there, we have to cover a whole lot of other ground first. Our view of the church is quite a few layers underneath our view of God and even religion itself. Help your group take a step in understanding what/who the church is, and what it means to be part of her. Foundational kinds of learning only have value is we all come away ready to apply and do! And nothing could be more applicable than a proper understanding of the church.
Use your meeting time to get your group discussing something that transcends "membership". This is about a mutual response to God's call. A gathering of Kingdom people to go out and do Kingdom things. Church only has value if we leave to go and do what we sing and pray and talk about while together. Find out what kinds of things serve as obstacles, and how to work around them so that the body of christ can be released to do what she does.
Key texts
- Hebrews 10:24-25
- Romans 12:3-5'
- 1 Corinthians 12:12-26
- Colossians 1:17-20
What were the key points for you?
What was the "one thing" you took away?
What surprised you?
What bothered you? Why?
Have you ever heard or come across a similar teaching or idea? Have you ever been taught something that was contradictory?
What is/was already part of your thinking on this subject?
What did you learn that was new to you?
*About God?
*About yourself?
*About others?
What changes of thought are necessary in light of what you learned?
What changes of action are needed?
How would life be different if you/we applied this teaching fully?
What are the hindrances, and what do we do about those?
What role can this group play to help you take steps this week and beyond?
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