Wk 6 // February 11 & 12
Wk 6 // All In The Family
February 11 & 12, 2023
Small Group Study
SERMON RECAP
Spend a few minutes recapping this week's sermon together.
Tap here to view the sermon notes.
INTRODUCTION
As life moves forward, we are all forced into the realization so eloquently stated by the famous poet Robert Frost in his poem “Nothing Gold Can Stay”...
“Nature’s first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf’s a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay.”
Simply put, innocence gives way to experience. Dreams & expectations often turn to disappointment & disillusionment. This is why we turn to and rely on a God who does not submit to, condone, or ultimately tolerate the pattern of this world. He is greater and calls us to the same.
STUDY [tap on scripture to read]
HAVE A VOLUNTEER READ LUKE 24:13-21
For those who had been following Jesus during His earthly ministry, the days between the crucifixion and resurrection were dark days. Sometimes life is dark. Remembering that God is always in control and always has a plan for what comes next is difficult… but necessary. Jesus wasn’t finished when He breathed his last on the cross and He’s not done with you!
HAVE A VOLUNTEER READ LUKE 24:22-32
At the end of 1 Corinthians 13, one could paraphrase verse 13 this way: “When the dust of life settles, there are really only three things that matter - faith, hope & love… and love matters most.”
On the darkest days of life (just like on our best days) a little faith in a very big God instills an amazingly reassuring hope in what is still to come because God pours out His love on us when and how we need it.
APPLICATION
PRAYER
Pray that the love of God will show through the darkness this week giving each of you more hope than you’ve had in awhile.
February 11 & 12, 2023
Small Group Study
SERMON RECAP
Spend a few minutes recapping this week's sermon together.
Tap here to view the sermon notes.
- What was one takeaway from this week's sermon for you?
- Were there any stories, ideas, or points that stuck out?
- Was there anything that challenged you?
INTRODUCTION
- As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?
- What is one significant way that adulthood is different than you had imagined it as a child?
As life moves forward, we are all forced into the realization so eloquently stated by the famous poet Robert Frost in his poem “Nothing Gold Can Stay”...
“Nature’s first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf’s a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay.”
Simply put, innocence gives way to experience. Dreams & expectations often turn to disappointment & disillusionment. This is why we turn to and rely on a God who does not submit to, condone, or ultimately tolerate the pattern of this world. He is greater and calls us to the same.
STUDY [tap on scripture to read]
HAVE A VOLUNTEER READ LUKE 24:13-21
- Put yourself in the shoes of Jesus’ disciples… during the time period between His crucifixion and resurrection, what do you think they were thinking & feeling?
- Share a time in your life when you were significantly disappointed or disillusioned that something didn’t work out as you had expected.
For those who had been following Jesus during His earthly ministry, the days between the crucifixion and resurrection were dark days. Sometimes life is dark. Remembering that God is always in control and always has a plan for what comes next is difficult… but necessary. Jesus wasn’t finished when He breathed his last on the cross and He’s not done with you!
HAVE A VOLUNTEER READ LUKE 24:22-32
- What great things has God already done in your life that you didn’t expect?
- Based on what God has done in your past, what hope do you have for the future?
At the end of 1 Corinthians 13, one could paraphrase verse 13 this way: “When the dust of life settles, there are really only three things that matter - faith, hope & love… and love matters most.”
On the darkest days of life (just like on our best days) a little faith in a very big God instills an amazingly reassuring hope in what is still to come because God pours out His love on us when and how we need it.
APPLICATION
- In what areas are your faith and hope dwindling today?
- In our group today, how can we speak truth in love to one another to encourage each other?
PRAYER
Pray that the love of God will show through the darkness this week giving each of you more hope than you’ve had in awhile.
