What a Terrible Way to Live!
What a Terrible Way to Live
Matthew 25:14-30
Week of November 19, 2017
Community Time (10-20
min)
This is the final time that your Connect Groups will gather
in this exact way. Let your groups know
about the Advent study that is coming in December on Sunday mornings, and that
Connect Groups will start again in the new year. We aren’t sure of the exact format of them,
but we will still have them. As your
group gathers together, ask them to share how they would answer this question.
Ask: What’s the
biggest leap of faith in God that you’ve had to make in your life?
Prayer and
Accountability (20-30 min)
As your group prepares to share and pray together, have a
brief discussion about how this practice of answering accountability questions
and sharing has affected their walk with God.
After brief discussion, invite your group to share their responses
to the measures questions:
Passion: Where did
I see God today?
Accepting: How am
I building diverse relationships?
Invitational: Who
am I connecting with God’s family?
Trusting: Where
does God rank?
Active: How am I
engaged with God’s work?
Bible Study and
Accountability (20-30 min)
Read: Matthew 25:14-30.
Ask: At first glance, how do you think about the master in this
story? What is the master like?
Ask: What is your picture of God derived from? Is it from your personal experiences? Is it from Scripture? Is it from tradition? Is it from culture?
It seems like a lot of
us “feel bad” for the 3rd servant.
It might even seem like the master is tyrannical or quite unfair.
Ask: What is the problem of the 3rd servant?
What’s the
problem with being a “harmless” Christian or “harmless” church?
Consider praying this prayer to close out your time today:
Pray: For boldness and courage to take risks in our faith and
as a church as we close.
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