Give each person the fact sheet below and ask them to fill in the blanks. Every person has the possibility to have 100% in each category. Have them fill in the blanks according to what they are experiencing in their lives right now. After every one has finished this exercise, ask them to share their highest percentage and their lowest.
Subgroup to come up with an advertisement for the perfect Christian.
Tami Rudkin
Break your group up into triads, groups of three. Have them write a newspaper ad describing the perfect Christian. When they come back together have them share their ad.
The group takes turns finding opposites to a specific word until someone is stumped.
Tami Rudkin
Write the following words on small strips of paper; one word per paper. Fold them in half. Pass out one word per person and tell them not to look at the word until it is their turn. Give your group members these instructions.
This is a game of opposites.
We are going to take turns, one person at a time opening his/her word.
As soon as you open your word you need to give an opposite word.
Next, the person on your right must give an opposite to the word you gave.
Exploring how people conform to the image of Christ in community
Bill Search
Small groups are often fun and engaging, but how does a group help us change in ways that really matter? I want to suggest that God typically uses three things in a healthy group to facilitate our spiritual development. A healthy group helps each person change when we are honest, when we apply the Scriptures, and when we listen to other believers.
Can eternal happiness be achieved by selfish pursuit?
By John Ortberg
What is the gospel? Folks in the most interesting places are asking that question these days. When I was growing up, no one had to ask what the gospel was. We knew. It was the answer to the question: "If you were to die tonight, how do you know for sure you'd go to heaven?" The gospel was what got you saved. We knew what getting saved was, too. Getting saved was being placed in the heaven-bound category. ...
Our choices have power. That's why we need to choose to live.
By Bluefish TV
The most spiritual activity you will engage in today is making choices. Our choices either move us toward God and all the fulfillment that comes in Him or steer us away from Him to a life of shame and fear. This video based Bible study features teaching from Erwin McManus.
Depending on your needs and the time available to your small group, this video Bible study can be used for a single group meeting ...
The surpassing greatness of Christ is worth our everything.
by Francis Chan and JoHannah Reardon
Francis Chan is pastor of Cornerstone Church in Simi Valley, California, and a popular author and speaker. In this video course, he talks about the supremacy of Christ detailed in Philippians 3. Chan reminds us that fellowship with Christ often comes through suffering. Although we tend to see suffering as a bad thing, this passage shows that it can actually be a blessing. As we are consumed by Jesus ...
This 4-session course studies Paul’s life and his advice to help overcome fears about sharing our faith.
Are you longing to learn how to share your faith? Or do you want to but don't know where to begin? Or does the whole idea terrify you? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this series is for you. This four-session course looks at the apostle Paul's life, and his advice in the book of 1 Thessalonians to help us overcome our uncertainties and fears about sharing our faith. Hopefully by ...
Study these classic (and sometimes epic) films about Christian faith and see how God's love can work in our lives.
Study these classic (and sometimes epic) films about Christian faith and see how God's love can work in our lives.
Session 1
The Gospel of John This movie represents an eyewitness account of the life, ministry, teaching, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, as told by his beloved disciple John.
Session 2
Ben-HurA thrilling spectacle about a man ravaged by betrayal, gripped by vengeance, and restored ...
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