Group member share three rules that they never break.
by Tami Rudkin
Ask each person in your group to think about three rules that they absolutely live by and refuse to break for anyone, anytime. After a few minutes, ask them to share their rules. Ask: Was it difficult to come up with your three rules to live by? Was it easy? Why?
Discuss key questions Christians have faced over two millennia - and provide answers for those questions for today.
The Survey: Reformation to the Present course provides more than an introduction to church history. It helps people ask the key questions Christians have faced over two millennia—and provides answers for those questions for today.
Session 1
The Reformation: The Breakthrough Martin Luther's discovery of grace forever changed his life and the life of the church.
View the Ten Commandments as self-revelations from God, and how he wants our lives to change by knowing him.
A.W. Tozer says in The Knowledge of the Holy, "What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us." The Ten Commandments are still relevant 3,500 years after they were first given at Mount Sinai. The major function of the Ten Commandments is to reveal who God is. Who someone is can best be understood by knowing what matters most to him. Obeying these commands from ...
Where is the best place to live? Four sessions of activity-based learning help your group find God's answers.
Small GroupsThe Four Best Places to LiveWhere is the best place to live? Four sessions of activity-based learning help your group find God's answers.
Where is the best place to live? Every year, the UN asks this question about countries, and release their recommendations in the Human Development Report. The UN uses only three basic criteria to determine the world's most hospitable and inhabitable countries: life expectancy, educational level, and annual income.
So where are the best places to live according to the Bible? Where do we experience the deepest sense of belonging? Where is it safe and yet abounding with adventure? Where do true riches reside? Use this 4-session activity based course with your small-group or Sunday school class to answer these questions.
Session One
The House of Worship By ascribing to God his attributes, we draw near to the place where he is. Exodus 20:18–21; 2 Samuel 6:12–15; Psalm 29:1–2
Needed for this lesson: a large assortment of magazines that include a lot of photos, a whiteboard or poster board and marker, pen and paper for everyone.
Session Two
The House of Prayer When we pray believing and pray forgiving, we give our hearts to God and his kingdom. Mark 11:12–26
Needed for this lesson: a flashlight.
Session Three
The House of Expectancy When we live in expectancy, rather than expectation, we are open to the person of Christ. Luke 7:18–35; Romans 8:18–25
Needed for this lesson: no extra materials are needed for this lesson.
Session Four
The House of Love The one power that can conquer hatred, cast out fear, overcome evil, and endure through time is love. John 1:1–18; 1 Corinthians 15:1–20; Ephesians 2:10; Philippians 2:5–11
Needed for this lesson: blank pen and paper; whiteboard or poster board and markers.
Just because we all experience fear doesn't mean we have to live with it.
Fear is a universal emotion. But just because we all experience fear doesn't mean that we have to live with it. In this five-session course, we will define fear, look at its associates and opposites, discuss what it means to fear God, and find out what we can do to overcome our fears.
Session 1 What Is Fear?
Perhaps the most famous fear quote of all time came from Franklin D. Roosevelt at his first ...
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