Posts with the category “groups-discipleship-tools”

BEGIN IN PRAYEROPENING DISCUSSIONDescribe the best gift you have ever received. What made the gift so special?CONTEXTHoly Week is the week leading up to the crucifixion of Jesus and, three days later,...  Read More

BEGIN IN PRAYEROPENING DISCUSSIONWe are slow learners in various ways. We all have areas of our lives where we have repeated the same mistake over and over again. What is an area like this in your lif...  Read More

BEGIN IN PRAYEROPENING DISCUSSIONHave you ever experienced a “broken spirit”? A time when life felt hopeless, and it was hard to believe things would change? CONTEXTThe book of Exodus continues the st...  Read More

BEGIN IN PRAYERAsk God to guide your discussions and to experience his presence as you read his word together.OPENING DISCUSSIONDescribe a time when things in life didn't go as expected. How did you r...  Read More

BEGIN IN PRAYERAsk God to guide your discussions and to experience his presence as you read his word together.OPENING DISCUSSIONShare about a time when you had to leave somewhere/something to enter in...  Read More

BEGIN IN PRAYER OPENING DISCUSSIONShare about a time when you were asked to do something that seemed intimidating or uncomfortable, but you knew you should do it. How did you initially respond when as...  Read More

BEGIN IN PRAYER OPENING DISCUSSIONShare a time when you unexpectedly encountered God. What was the context? Is there a lasting impact from that encounter? CONTEXTThe book of Exodus continues the story...  Read More

BEGIN IN PRAYER OPENING DISCUSSIONShare a time when you felt like God was absent. What were the circumstances? Why did you feel that way? CONTEXTThe book of Exodus continues the story of Genesis. In a...  Read More

BEGIN IN PRAYER OPENING DISCUSSIONWhat is the most courageous thing you have ever done? CONTEXTThe book of Exodus continues the story of Genesis. In a nutshell, Genesis tells the story of how God crea...  Read More

A Time of Hopeful AnticipationFor centuries, Christians around the world have used the four weeks leading up to Christmas to prepare for the celebration of Jesus’ birth. It’s a time when we observe hi...  Read More

A Time of Hopeful AnticipationFor centuries, Christians around the world have used the four weeks leading up to Christmas to prepare for the celebration of Jesus’ birth. It’s a time when we observe hi...  Read More

A Time of Hopeful AnticipationFor centuries, Christians around the world have used the four weeks leading up to Christmas to prepare for the celebration of Jesus’ birth. It’s a time when we observe hi...  Read More

A Time of Hopeful AnticipationFor centuries, Christians around the world have used the four weeks leading up to Christmas to prepare for the celebration of Jesus’ birth. It’s a time when we observe hi...  Read More

BEGIN IN PRAYEROPENING DISCUSSIONShare a moment when you encountered the unexpected and were pleasantly surprised.SNAPSHOT In our passage, the two Marys go to perform burial rites for Jesus and are sh...  Read More

BEGIN IN PRAYEROPENING DISCUSSIONShare a moment in your life when you felt alone. Maybe it was a work project that fell entirely on you with no outside help; perhaps you were lied about, and only you ...  Read More

BEGIN IN PRAYEROPENING DISCUSSIONHow do you react when accused of something? Are you immediately defensive? How do you respond if the accusation is true? If it is false?SNAPSHOTIn a few hours, Jesus g...  Read More

BEGIN IN PRAYEROPENING DISCUSSION Have you ever been falsely accused of something or betrayed? How did you feel and respond?Have you ever failed to follow through on something you were confident you w...  Read More

BEGIN IN PRAYEROPENING DISCUSSIONHave you ever known somebody who was self-deceived? Without naming names, share about this person and why you believe they were self-deceived.Going a little deeper: wh...  Read More

BEGIN IN PRAYEROPENING DISCUSSIONShare a time when you forgot something really important. What happened? What were the consequences?Many of you probably know somebody who has gotten Alzheimer's diseas...  Read More

BEGIN IN PRAYEROPENING DISCUSSION Who is the most passionate & devoted Christian you know? What stands out to you about their faith?On a scale of 1-10, how would you rate your passion for Jesus and hi...  Read More

PRAYER: Begin your time in prayer, asking the Father to pour out His Spirit upon you so that you can see the Son, Jesus Christ, more clearly. OPENING DISCUSSION: What do you think about the following ...  Read More

PRAYER: Begin your time in prayer, asking the Father to pour out His Spirit upon you so that you can see the Son, Jesus Christ, more clearly.OPENING DISCUSSION: You don’t have to hang around Christian...  Read More

PRAYER: Begin your time in prayer, asking the Father to pour out His Spirit upon you so that you can see the Son, Jesus Christ, more clearly.SNAPSHOT: This week’s text is Mark 12:28-37. In these two s...  Read More

ACTS 2:42-47 | FELLOWSHIP GROUP DISCUSSION QUESTIONSPREPARATIONPrayer: Begin your time in prayer, asking God to open your hearts and minds to His Word.Opening Discussion: As a group, share about the m...  Read More

"THE UNSTOPPABLE POWER OF JESUS" | MARK 4:35-5:30 WARM-UPOur city's worldview often collides with God’s - who is authoritative and gives us specific ways to live as we surrender to him.  What about th...  Read More

RESPONDING TO A KING | MARK 11:1-11 WARM-UPHave you ever been in a social situation where you didn’t know how to act? What to wear? What to say? What the rules of etiquette were? Share with your group...  Read More

"THE ULTIMATE REALITY ACCORDING TO JESUS" | MARK 4:21-34 WARM-UPWhat realities direct your day-to-day life? (e.g. gravity, job, relationships, etc.) What would happen if you lived as if they didn’t ex...  Read More

"THE GARDEN OF JESUS" | MARK 4:1-20 WARM-UPThe sermon mentioned a few caricatures of Jesus that our nation, culture, or news cycles present to us.  All of these are distortions of The Original Jesus. ...  Read More

"THE POWER OF JESUS" | MARK 3:7-35 WARM-UPHave you ever had an experience where you sensed the presence and activity of invisible spiritual forces of darkness? What was that experience, and how did it...  Read More

"The Distinction of Jesus" | MARK 2:13-3:6 WARM-UPThe culture we grow up in powerfully affects our attitude towards behavior we deem as “normal” or “abnormal.” If you grew up with a big family that en...  Read More

"THE AUTHORITY OF JESUS" | MARK 2:1-12 WARM-UPIf somebody asked you to define the word “authority,” what would you say?Think about your own life, as well as the world we live in, and share some concre...  Read More

"THE MOVEMENT OF JESUS" | MARK 1:16-45 WARM-UPHow do you imagine the people you find yourself organically surrounded by (neighbors, co-workers, classmates, etc.) would answer, “What is the meaning of ...  Read More

"THE MESSAGE OF JESUS" | MARK 1:14-15WARM-UPWe all have some degree of clutter in our lives, whether physical, emotional, or spiritual. What clutter do you have at your house or apartment? What kind o...  Read More

THE ORIGINAL JESUS | Mark 1:1-13WARM-UPWe all know what it’s like to be fooled by a fake. Have you purchased an item such as a watch or shoes or a purse only to realize after using it that it was a ch...  Read More

QUESTION: How is the Word of God to be read and heard?ANSWER: With diligence, preparation, and prayer; so that we may accept it with faith, store it in our hearts, and practice it in our lives. WARM-U...  Read More

QUESTION:  With what attitude should we pray?ANSWER: With love, perseverance, and gratefulness; in humble submission to God’s will, knowing that, for the sake of Christ, he always hears our prayers. W...  Read More

QUESTION:  What is prayer?ANSWER: Prayer is pouring out our hearts to God in praise, petition, confession of sin, and thanksgiving. WARM-UPThe human experience has been described in many different way...  Read More

QUESTION: How does the Holy Spirit help us?ANSWER: The Holy Spirit convicts us of our sin, comforts us, guides us, gives us spiritual gifts and the desire to obey God; and he enables us to pray and to...  Read More

QUESTION:  What do we believe about the Holy Spirit?ANSWER: That he is God, coeternal with the Father and the Son, and that God grants him irrevocably to all who believe. WARM-UPThe Holy Spirit has of...  Read More

QUESTION: Since we are redeemed by grace alone, through faith alone, where does this faith come from?ANSWER: All the gifts we receive from Christ we receive through the Holy Spirit, including faith it...  Read More