Am I Bovvered?!

Here's the link to the Sermon: Bovvered?!

Reading: Amos 6 


In the sermon we looked at this passage under 4 different headings.
As a group take a look at these headings afresh - try not just to regurgitate the sermon J but go deeper and broader and look at how these thing apply to us today.

1. Verses 1-3 Never be Content in the wrong thing
2. Verses 4-6 I’m all Right, Jack is not all right!
3. Verses 7-10 God Dictates; Not You
4. Verses 11-14 Morality Is Important to God

Pride

Here's the link to the Sermon: What have I done today to make me feel proud?  

 

Reading: Obadiah

1. What do the group know about Edom and Judah, how far back does the enmity go?
2. What are the charges against Edom
3. Who was the last famous Edomite?
4. What were the Edomites proud of? Describe pride.
5. In which ways is this message relevant to us today?
6. Read 1 Corinthians 10:11&12 and share together in prayer.

Pearls, fish, fire: old and new...

Here's the link to the Sermon: The Old with the New 

 

Reading: Matthew 13 : 44-52

1. Verses 44-46:  whilst this looks like an obvious picture of giving up everything to follow Christ, discuss and consider some of the ways that “selling everything” will impact our lives, what are the obvious and not so obvious costs of following Christ.
2. Verses 47-49: a passage we might not want to dwell on! However discuss: a) what it is that makes righteous people righteous, b) what is hell? c) How should  this picture affect us in our everyday lives, living alongside ‘unsaved’ people?
3. Verses 51-52: this was dealt with in the sermon. How should the church adapt to meet society? What responsibilities do all Christians have in this area and how should we work and live together as a church family to effectively live and enable each other to live for Christ. [Clarification: 1 Thessalonians 5:12-22]

Single, Married, Divorced, Sex and all that stuff!

Here's the link to the Sermon: Single or Married - What is right for me? 

Reading: 1 Corinthians 7

Using the passage, the sermon, your experience and the guidance of The Holy Spirit, spend some time discussing the following areas (ideally get the questions and discussion coming from all members of the group, and remember these are some hard issues foe some):

1. Marriage – for example: when is it right and when might it be wrong, should a Christian marry someone who’s not, what about sex?
2. Singleness – for example: people could be ‘single’ at various points in their life or for the whole of their lives, what does scripture teach about these? How does society view singleness and celibacy?
3. Divorce – Pastor outlined New Connexions understanding of scriptures teaching on this, what is it, how do you feel about it, does it reflect scripture?
4. What should someone do when they become a Christian, after they marry a non-Christian?
5. How should a bible believing church deal with the sensitive issue of homosexuality (based on what scripture teaches)?
6. What are the implications of all the above on the way we should care and support one another?