The following questions are to be used as a study aid for
the sermon preached by Rev. Rich Tiner at the Grace Place on Sunday, June 9,
2013. To get the most from these questions, go to www.graceplaceonline.us and
listen to the service 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)
How often do you win free stuff?
What is the best free item you have ever received?
Do you give yourself gifts?
What? When?
Worship: (Optional for communities who have the time and
talent)
“Forgiveness” by Matthew West (Find on Facebook group page
or YouTube)
Scripture: (Read the word together – use different readers,
different versions, just read it)
John 8:31-36
Lesson: (Delve deeper into the Word and into the sermon
using open-ended questions)
Why did the Jews think they didn’t need to be set free?
What were they slaves to?
(Yes, sin but what kind of sin.)
How can bitterness toward another person enslave us?
“It’ll clear the
bitterness away, It can even set a prisoner free, There is no end to what it’s
power can do, So, let it go and be amazed, By what you see through eyes of
grace, The prisoner it really frees is you.” Lyrics from “Forgiveness” by
Matthew West.
Who benefits most from the act of forgiveness?
Why do you think it is so hard for people to let go and
forgive?
What happens physically to a person with an unforgiving
spirit?
How does being able to forgive freely give us power to live?
Prayer: (Share each other’s burdens, become a community of
believers)
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