Wk 1 // January 6 & 7
Wk 1 // WHAT’S UP WITH THAT?
January 6 & 7, 2024
Small Group Study
SERMON RECAP
Spend a few minutes recapping this week's sermon together.
Tap here to view the sermon notes.
INTRODUCTION
A new calendar year is a great opportunity for self-assessment. That is why New Year’s resolutions are so popular. We see what may be lacking or missing the mark in our heart, mind or life and we commit to growth and change. Spiritual growth and maturity are even more important to pay attention to in this assessment and resolution season.
STUDY [tap on scripture to read]
HAVE A VOLUNTEER READ Ephesians 4:11-13
What better time than the weeks following New Year's to work on bodybuilding! When the body of Christ is weak, we all miss out. God has amazing things for us as individuals and as the full body of Christ called to change the world with the Gospel of Christ.
HAVE A VOLUNTEER READ Ephesians 4:14-16
Bodybuilding is hard work! It requires discipline, passion, and sometimes just plain stubbornness. May we each contribute to the strengthening and sculpting of the Body of Christ into the beautiful representation of the Kingdom God always intended.
APPLICATION
PRAYER
Pray that God would challenge you in specific ways each day this week to implement maturation practices in your life.
January 6 & 7, 2024
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
- What is the coolest or strangest New Year’s resolution you’ve ever made? If you don’t have one, use one you’ve witnessed someone else make.
- What New Year’s resolution(s) did you make this year and how is it going so far?
A new calendar year is a great opportunity for self-assessment. That is why New Year’s resolutions are so popular. We see what may be lacking or missing the mark in our heart, mind or life and we commit to growth and change. Spiritual growth and maturity are even more important to pay attention to in this assessment and resolution season.
STUDY [tap on scripture to read]
HAVE A VOLUNTEER READ Ephesians 4:11-13
- Why do you think God uses the metaphor of the “Body” to describe the Church?
- What are the top two defining characteristics of spiritual maturity in your opinion?
What better time than the weeks following New Year's to work on bodybuilding! When the body of Christ is weak, we all miss out. God has amazing things for us as individuals and as the full body of Christ called to change the world with the Gospel of Christ.
HAVE A VOLUNTEER READ Ephesians 4:14-16
- How are Christians sometimes “tossed back and forth by the waves”?
- What is one step of spiritual maturation you are attempting to take in your life right now?
Bodybuilding is hard work! It requires discipline, passion, and sometimes just plain stubbornness. May we each contribute to the strengthening and sculpting of the Body of Christ into the beautiful representation of the Kingdom God always intended.
APPLICATION
- What is one thing you can commit to adding or removing from your daily or weekly routine that will help you better embrace spiritual maturity?
- Who in your life is struggling with spiritual maturity that you can commit to speaking some truth in love?
PRAYER
Pray that God would challenge you in specific ways each day this week to implement maturation practices in your life.
