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Warsaw Community
Church
Small Group Questions - Weekend of December 20
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Group
Opener:
What are some Christmas traditions in your family?
If you don’t have any, what’s one you can start?
Group Questions:
- Think
back over our recent series and this week’s message. What ideas have
gotten stuck in your mind? What do you keep thinking about? What verses
has God planted in your heart?
- Read
the story of the Shepherds in Luke 2:8-19. What stands out most to you in
this story?
- As the
angels appear and begin praising God, they use the phrase, “peace to men.”
The point of this phrase is to declare that through the birth of Christ,
men would find peace. As you think about your life in Christ, how have you
found peace? (This could be relationally with God, or in personal
situations. But try to be as specific as you can.)
- Read 2
Corinthians 5:14-21. What stands out to you the most in these verses?
- The
peace the angels spoke of in Luke 2 is reflected in this passage in
Corinthians. Christ has come to reconcile mankind to God – to bring
mankind into right relationship with Him. What does it mean that God has
given us the ministry of reconciliation (2 Cor. 5:18)?
- How
does this idea apply to our lives? What are the things we should be doing
to reconcile people back to God?
- Share
the ways you have “given it all away” this holiday season. As group
members share, remind each that every act of kindness is the way God is
using them to help reconcile the world back to Him. This is what the
angels were praising God for…
Prayer Time:
What are some specific ways we can
be praying for each other? Take a few minutes to share your prayer requests
with each other.
As you spend some time in prayer, consider
how you as a small group can reach out this holiday season and “give it all
away.” You can refer to the blog for current serving and giving opportunities
in our community. The link is on our website at wccconnect.com.
Notes for your prayer time:
There is nothing wrong with praying
for each other’s requests and you can continue to do so. It is easy however to pray for all kinds of
things that aren’t related to applying God’s truth to our lives.
My desire is to make sure we have
some of our prayers focused around the life-change God desires to take place in
each of us. – Scott Nieveen
Thanks for the role you play in providing a place
for people to experience community while pursuing God!