SPRING TRAINING: Hitting a Home Run

The following questions are to be used as a study aid for the sermon preached at the Grace Place on Sunday, April 28, 2013, by Rev. Josh Bowers. To get the most from these questions, go to www.graceplaceonline.us and listen to the sermon first.

These questions can be used in your private Bible study during the week or as a basis for a small group study. For more information on hosting or leading a small group study, click on "GP Small Groups" under "GP Ministries" at www.graceplace.us.

Fellowship: (Break bread with your community, share life from last week, announcements for next week)

Icebreaker: (Get to know your fellow believers a little bit better using this week’s topic)

               Did you ever have to make a speech in school?  How did it go?

               Were you terrified or terrific?

               How do you like get to know people?      

               Do you like social media?  How many Facebook friends do you have?

Worship: (Optional for communities who have the time and talent)

               “Lord, I lift Your Name on High” 

Scripture: (Read the word together – use different readers, different versions, just read it)

               Matthew 28:19-20 and 1 Corinthians 3:6-9

Lesson: (Delve deeper into the Word and into the sermon using open-ended questions)

               Jesus told us to:  Go to them, make disciples of them, baptize them, and teach them.          

               Who is our “them?”

               Make a list of people who need to be in a group (either churched or unchurched).

               How can we use our group to “go to them?”

How does our group help make disciples?

What methods are you using to teach disciples?

How can you plant seeds with people you know?

Prayer: (Share each other’s burdens, become a community of believers)