The following questions are to be used as a study aid for the
sermon by Rev. Tommy Dove, at the Grace Place on Sunday, August 24, 2014. To
get the most from these questions, go to http://www.graceplace.us
and click on “Streaming.” From there you
can watch or listen to the service first.
These questions can be used in your private Bible study during
the week or as the topic 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 do you learn best?
(Audio, visual, tactical, combination)
What lasting image do you have from your childhood? (People, place, activity)
How would you feel if you could never forget?
Scripture: (Read the word together – use different readers,
different versions, just read it
John 13:1-17
Lesson: (Delve deeper into the Word and into the sermon using
open-ended questions)
This would be a
wonderful time to experience “foot washing” with your community group. It doesn’t have to be done a certain
way. You can modify it to fit your
situation. If your group is made up of
men and women, perhaps the woman could go in the kitchen or dining room to wash
each other’s feet. The men could wash
each other’s feet in the den or living room.
If you have a group of just husbands and wives, they could wash each
other’s feet. Instead of basins of
water, you could provide a paper towel or wash cloth for each person and wet
them in the bathroom sink. Maybe have one
basin and a cloth for each person. The
first person dips a handful of water and rubs it on the feet of the person
beside them and quickly dries it with the cloth. The basin is passed around the circle. This way there is no need to replace the
water each time. If you are meeting in a
public place, you may need to use another form of service to one another.
Describe the visual image the disciples saw.
Why did Jesus wait until the end of His ministry to wash their
feet?
What does “full extent of His love” mean?
How would you have answered Jesus’ question, “Do you know what I
have done for you?”
What lasting image do you have of washing the feet of your
group?
In closing you may want to share this story from USA Today on
August 21st:
An act of kindness at
a Starbucks drive-thru in Florida inspired an 11-hour chain of
paying-it-forward.
A woman drove up and
paid for her own iced coffee at 7 a.m. Wednesday at a St. Petersburg store, and
also asked to pay for a caramel macchiato for the driver behind her, who then
did the same for the next customer.
After a few people
continued the chain, the employees started keeping a tally on a piece of paper
by the window. By 1:30 p.m., 260 people had paid it forward, ordering their own
drinks and paying for one for the stranger behind them. After people ordered
their drinks and drove up to the window, barista Vu Nguyen explained that the
drink had already been paid for and asked if they'd like to return the favor.
In total, 378 people agreed to keep it going.
The baristas thought
that if the chain lasted until closing, at 10 p.m., they would put the
remaining money on a gift card and continue the next day. But the chain
finally ended in that evening. At 6 p.m., the 379th customer ended the chain by
ordering a coffee and declining to pay for the next one. Nguyen says he doesn't
believe that final customer understood the pay-it-forward concept.
Prayer: (Share each other’s burdens, become a community of
believers)
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