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:
1. What is one thing that you enjoy about Sunday routines? Is there anything that you would change about your Sabbath rest after reading these verses?
2. Do you like Jesus’ response and why? Or why not?
3. Sometimes we may want things a certain way, in life, in church, in our community, and they just don’t go that way. What is a healthy response to these things that change that are beyond our control. Were the Pharisees In struggling with control or was it something more?
4. Take a few minutes to explore this one’s – What are some criticisms that Christians get? And how should believers be addressing them in those face to face conversations?
5. Share with each other – How do we keep ourselves/our hearts tender to what God is doing? What are some things you currently do or will implement to stay alert and ready to respond?
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.
BibleApp
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”.