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BROKEN: Broken Relationships

Daily devotionals have been prepared to accompany the First Quarter Series, BROKEN.  They are available at the Welcome Center or online at www.gpbrokenstudy.blogspot.com.  The following questions can be used as a weekly recap in a small group setting or as a personal study aid for the sermon preached by Adult Education Pastor, Jon Green, at the Grace Place on Sunday, February 5, 2017.  Past sermons are available offline at www.nashvillechurch.com.   Click on “Media” and then “BROKEN” to view the video.

Small group members are encouraged to bring their completed daily devotionals to their weekly group sessions to share their BROKEN discoveries with their group.  For more information on participating in a Life Group study, contact Pastor Jon Green.

Weekly Warm-up:
How do you think social media affects relationships?
How many Facebook friends do you have?
How many of these people do you have a real relationship with?

Watch Weekly Video: (optional)


Weekly Overview: (skip if video is used)
If Jesus ever had an enemy, it was Judas.  The Pharisees hated Jesus, for sure, but Judas was a disciple.  He was hand chosen by Jesus.  Did Jesus know when he picked him that he would be the one to betray Him?  Yes, but He chose him anyway.  He loved Judas, warts and all.  Judas had all the rights, privileges and access to Jesus as any of the other disciples.  Judas was there for the sermon on the mount and the feeding of the 5,000.  Surely, he was in the boat the night Jesus and Peter walked on water.  How differently their broken relationship turned out than the broken one between Peter and Jesus.  Peter was restored.  Judas took his own life with no hope of restoration.  The ultimate broken relationship.
Sometimes the enemy in the broken relationship is you.  Jesus forgave Peter for denying Him.  Jesus would have forgiven Judas but Judas never gave Him a chance.  Judas could not forgive himself.  We must give ourselves permission to be reconciled – whether it is with someone else or with God.  We don’t need to be estranged any longer.  Jesus gave Himself as the payment for our broken relationships.

Weekly Discussion Questions: (Italicized questions come from daily devotional)
Read Mark 14:32-38
Read Matthew 26:69-75

What are some reasons relationships are broken?
How can fear break a relationship? 
How can jealousy break a relationship?
Which disciples exhibited these problems?
How did it affect their relationship with Jesus?
Why did Jesus pick these flawed disciples?
What do you do when a person betrays you?

Read Romans 3:22-26
How is it possible to be totally forgiven by God?
What relationship needs for you to accept God’s forgiveness?
What must we do to keep our relationship with God fresh and alive?

Prayer:
Pray for your broken relationships.
Pray for the broken relationships of others in your group.

Pray for those who need to mend their relationship with God.
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