9-27-23 Life Group Questions
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1.
Have our group turn the the page # and then share 1 thing that stood out to you from CHAPTER 4 of the Life Together BOOK. (Each Individual)
2.
Pg. 90-91
"There are strong persons and weak ones. If a man is not strong, he immediately claims the right of the weak as his own and uses it against the strong. There are gifted and ungifted persons, simple people and difficult people, devout and less devout, the sociable and the solitary. Does not the ungifted person have to take up a position just as well as the gifted person, the difficult one as well as the simple?"
This quote starts chapter 4 and speaks to the way members of a church easily compare themselves to one another and like the disciples ultimately ask "which of us will be the greatest?". The interesting thing is that we are also told here that those who don't desire positions or titles or feel that they are particularly gifted are just as guilty in this struggle for greatness as the others. The fight to seem passive and humble and yielding if it leads to not serving is just as sinful as the fight for honor and authority.
If the church were split into these two groups which would you fall into and why do you think you would be in that group? There is no "middle" choice for this exercise. (Answer Individually)
After everyone has answered the above individually - What are some things to be aware of for members in each group and how can we be who we are called to be for God and for the community from within each group? (Group Discussion)
3.
Pg. 97
"The first service that one owes to others in the fellowship consists in listening to them. Just as love to God begins with listening to His Word, so the beginning of love for the brethren is learning to listen to them."
Who in the church do you feel like has "listened" to YOU the best or the most consistently or with the most compassion etc? (Answer Individually)
After everyone has answered the above individually - Grab a partner that you don't know as well and listen to them share whatever they desire for 5 minutes then switch making the listener the talker for the next 5 minutes. Listeners can only listen with NO comments or questions even when the other person is completely finished and do not follow up with prayer afterwards as you may feel compelled to. This is an exercise in listening and being listened to.
How did it feel to listen while knowing you would not immediately respond to the person? How did it feel to share and be listened to while knowing the other person wasn't going to respond to you at all? How do you think your prayers for others could be affected by listening without immediately responding? (Group Discussion)
* Remember to pray for each other before heading home from life group and to stay in communication here in the app throughout the week on your life group messaging thread!