LET'S GO TOGETHER! We Know & Care for Each Other

The following questions are to be used as a study aid for the sermon preached by Rev Tommy Dove at the Grace Place on Sunday, January 4, 2015. 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 did you spend New Year’s Eve?

What one thing would you change about last year?

What is your New Year’s resolution?

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

Acts 2:36-47

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

January always makes us introspective.  Maybe it is the cold weather outside that turns our attention to the inside.  We plan to lose weight.  We want to organize the garage.  We intend to change some old habits.  Encourage your group to include some new spiritual habits like reading the Bible through this year and spending time daily in prayer.  They can be accountable to each other by completing the blue card and returning it to church.

What is our main spiritual goal?  (Home to first base on baseball diamond outline)

What three things do we agree on as Christians? 

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Who directs our lives?

What is our goal living in a Christ culture?  (First to second base – remember we are “come-outers.”)

What are the steps to growing in Christ?

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What is the outward expression of living in a Christ culture?  (Second to third base)

What are some ways you served Christ last year?

What is the natural result of living in a Christ culture?  (Third to home base)

How can you share Christ this year?

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