Group Discussion & Life Challenge
Use these notes as discussion prompts for your group, or in your personal time with God.
Connect:
Get to know each other. Connect, warm up to each other, fellowship.
Care:
Carry each other’s burdens. Share life’s challenges and practice Soul Care. Pray together.
Challenge:
Dive into God’s Word. Use these discussion questions. Learn from each other’s insight.
Read Isaiah 53 again out loud with the group, and take note of the word “he”. Consider the one description that stands out to you and offer your own thoughts on why that one is important or interesting.
- Take a moment to share how this makes you feel to hear how others are describing the Messiah in these ways. (in a somewhat negative or sad light)
- Has there been a time in your life that this description of the Messiah has been a comfort to you, share with the group how that was comforting. It might be a good time to discuss the different kinds of grief that exist within your group and or community.
- Looking over to Isaiah 9:1-7 and then Isaiah 53 we see a fuller picture of the Messiah, a beginning/middle and end. Take some time to explore and answer how this informs our understanding and belief of Jesus being the Messiah.
- How could this help your confidence and boldness in sharing your faith this week?
Clarify:
Does anyone need clarity on something? Are there any big God questions you are wrestling with?
Celebrate:
Celebrate life’s successes and God’s provision. Worship God’s presence. Time to brag about God.
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Through the Bible in one Year
Join us in reading through the entire Bible in one year. Each day of this plan guides you through passages from both the Old and New Testaments, allowing you to see connections between the history of our faith, and the fulfillment of God’s redemptive plan. Readings average four chapters in length, so it is posible to do. When you use the YouVersion Bible App, you can even have the app read the Bible text to you – very useful when you are in the car or otherwise occupied with your hand.
All you need to do is click the link to the Bible Plan, which should lead you straight to the Bible app. Your two options are now (1) to read the plan on your own, one day at the time. Or (2) you can make it more fun and rewarding, by sharing the plan with one or more friends, and then even “Talk about it”.