Connect Small Groups 10/29/2014

Connect 10/29/2014

Schedule:

6:30 -6:40 – Game led by Tyler

6:41-6:45 – Worship – Tyler

6:45-6:55 – Announcements and welcome -  Don

6:55-7:15 – Teaching Jesus and Mean People – Don

7:15 – 7:40 Connect Groups – Usual

7:40-7:45 – Series wrap up and take home. All back together in main room.

Notes:

Please be on time for the series wrap up and take home. Start praying in a timely manner.

I will be absent during the game and maybe the first worship song. Please lead without me as we normally do.

Everything will be set up and ready to go.

Let’s pray together for tomorrow night.

Questions:

1) Was Jesus treated fairly? Explain your answer. What would fair treatment have looked like?

2) In your opinion would Jesus have had the right to come off the cross and wipe the people out that had falsely accused him and tortured him? Why or why not?

3) How does it make you feel about Jesus’ willingness to forgive your sin?

4) If Jesus, an innocent man, who was hanging on the cross beaten and broken could look down and ask God to forgive them, what excuse do we have for not forgiving the mean people in our lives?

Connect Plan for 10-22-2014

Small Group questions; 10/22/2014

Scriptures: Luke 12:4-6, 11-12

1)      Which of the fears, discussed in the opening activity, is the hards to overcome? Which is the easiest to conquer?

2)      Why is it easy for us to feel fear when it comes to mean people?

3)      What does it look like to rely on the Holy Spirit for strength when we are face-to-face with mean people? Does this keep you from being fearful?

4)      When dealing with a mean person have you ever heard or felt the Holy Spirit talking to you? Giving you the words to say and the thoughts to hear?

a.      When need to remember that our inability to hear the Spirit  does not mean that there is a problem with God but rather a problem with us, sin.

b.      remember the activity at the end of the lesson

Schedule

Game 6:35-6:45

Worship 6:50-7:05

Teaching 7:10-7:25

Small groups 7:30-7:45

Connect Small Groups 10/15/2014

6:35 - 6:45 game/announcements

6:50 - 7:00 worship

7:00 - 7:20 teaching

7:25 - 7:45 small groups 

Small group questions 10/15/2014

Scripture: Luke 6: 27 - 36

1. When is it helpful to make observations about people based on their appearance and/or actions?

2. When is it unhelpful?

3. In verses 27 and 28; what four action words does Jesus use?

4. What are some practical ways that we can apply these four statements,  in verses 27 and 28?

5. In verse 31 Jesus gives us the Golden Rule;  why is it so hard to really live this out?

Jesus and mean people: Small Group questions; 10/1/2014

Scripture: Matthew 5:10-12

Schedule

6:35 - 6:45   Game: Inhale, Exhale

6:47 - 6:57   Worship: 10,000 reasons; Open the Eyes of My Heart; You Are Holy

7:00 - 7:20   Teaching: Jesus and mean people week 1

7:25 - 7:45   Small Group discussion

1.    Have you ever been persecuted unjustly? If so, did you feel you were blessed because of it?

2.    Why is it hard for us to see persecution from others’ as something God uses in blessing us?

3.    What are some ways people can be mean (persecute) us today?

4.    What are some ways we can respond to those being mean (persecuting) us?

5.    Think of a time when you were treated badly, for no good reason:

a.    Did God work just for your good or for the good of others, as well?

b.    What does this say about God’s love for us and for others?

c.    How did God bring glory to Himself through the situation?