LOVE.
Paul even said that that in the midst of so many things we could measure ourselves by, without love it's all empty.
Spend some time dreaming together as a group. be realistic. Challenge the impulse to speak in theoreticals. Think and plan how your group might be marked this year, especially with all the division and side-taking and animus we're bound to see in our culture, by love.
Thaw
- What's a highlight from the Christmas season you'd like to share?
- What's a highlight from Sunday morning that has stuck with you?
Read
- 1 Corinthians 13
- Thoughts?
- As you imagine Paul saying this to you, what most stands out?
Discuss
- Why do you suppose we have to be reminded over and over to love, even as people of faith in the one who commands loving above all else?
Leader note: this question is an attempt to help group members recognize selfishness and the fear that drives it. Try and help the discussion to move in a direction that highlights the subtle ways that our own self-preferencing makes us forget that, as followers of Christ, our charter is the love and elevation of others over ourselves- a difficult task for the egoic survivalist mentality to face!
Apply
- Who do you know that best emulates compassion, kindness, consideration, love of others and how might you learn from them?
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