Week 4
Worship, Love, Compassion
1. What would you write on a form where it asked your religion?
2. Do you associate love or fear with God?
3. When it is said that Christianity will make a change in your character, how do you feel?
4. What does the idea of a relationship with God suggest to you?
Application
Helping each other experience Jesus
A classic passage in the Bible talking about faith says it is, “The assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.” What is rarely talked about is that this verse (Hebrews 11:1) is in the context of perseverance, that it is our faith–authored and perfected in Jesus–that gives us the strength to persevere. How does being part of Christian community help remind us of our ultimate hope? Go around the group and share one thing, big or small, that has helped grow your faith.
Helping people far from God experience Jesus
If you invited an Explorer to a Growth Group and they asked, “How can I have faith,” would you be prepared to answer the question? Work together to answer the very important question raised by this talk in a short, simple, 2-3 sentence response.