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:
Take a minute and pray as a group for God to speak to you as we read these letters. What does he have for your group? For you individually? For MBIC?
1. What does it look like to faithfully follow Jesus in a “melting pot” culture?
2. As believers, it’s easy to go to the extreme of unloving truth or truthless love. Which do you personally feel tempted to lean towards?
3. What are some examples of both extremes that you’ve encountered?
4. Sometimes we can get paralyzed between the two – love and truth, not sure how to engage a person or situation. If you’re in a situation like that now, share it with the group and pray together for wisdom and direction.
5. Rick said that faithfully following Jesus leads to sustenance, forgiveness, and a new identity. Take some time to discuss these three outcomes. Review what they mean. How have you experienced them personally?
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”.