This icebreaker is best used as an introduction to the topic of heaven, or eternity. It could also apply to stewardship and materialism.
Leader: Before the group meeting, gather photos and descriptions for several different "dream homes" around the world. You could use real estate brochures, magazines like Better Homes & Gardens, or even the website for HGTV. Gather the information for each home into ...
Download this hymn for free to enhance your group worship time.
The Hymn Project
Worship should be an essential part of most small groups. However, few group leaders are professional musicians, and many feel nervous or inadequate when it comes to leading other people in song. Fortunately, SmallGroups.com has partnered with The Hymn Project to bring you a variety of classic hymns that can be used in your group. Each hymn includes an MP3 track played on solo piano, as well as the ...
What are three questions you want to ask God when you see him face-to-face?
Tami Rudkin
Give each person a blank piece of paper or index card. Have them write down three questions they would like to ask God if they were to see Him face to face tomorrow morning.
Then have them break up into groups of three to read their questions and share why they would want to ask these particular questions.
The following 4-week course will help you and your group think more about the inevitable experience we'll all face in numerous ways—death. You'll be challenged to think about important, but often overlooked, questions like: How can we improve our ministry to the dying? What do you think it was like for the friends of Jesus between his death and resurrection? When do you think it's appropriate ...
Download this 4-session course about the transforming work of God in our lives.
Have you ever wondered what kind of person you would be if you lived up to your potential? Have you ever wondered what God had in mind when he made you in the first place? Have you ever wondered if this life is really worth all the pain and heartache? God wants to make us into new people—an extreme makeover of the soul, something we cannot do on our own. Our extreme makeover begins when God ...
Read through Scripture passages that focus on hope in the face of tragedy.
Tami Rudkin
Leader: READ
Barker's Family "Safely Home"
Eric Barker was a missionary from Great Britain who had spent over fifty years in Portugal preaching the gospel, often under adverse conditions.
During World War II, the situation became so critical that he took the advice to send his wife and eight children to England for safety. His sister and her three children were also evacuated on the same ship. Barker ...
As Christians, we look forward to eternal life with Christ.
Perhaps Christians don't spend enough time thinking about dying and going to heaven. The preacher of Ecclesiastes tells us "He has also set eternity in hearts of men…" This 12-session course will help you think about the many aspects of this. Use it with your Sunday school class, small group, or as a personal study to explore a topic we all should face.
The purpose of this 5 session study is to provide a biblical understanding of what death is and where it leads.
The Book of Revelation is full of mystery and wonder. It paints amazing pictures of what is to come. The purpose of this five-session study is to provide a biblical understanding of what death is and where it leads. The Bible provides several authoritative definitions of death and a convincing promise of an afterlife.
Session One
The Ultimate StatisticThe Bible's understanding of death differs dramatically ...
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