Grow Group Questions – March 19, 2023
Church Podcast – Follow this LINK to help you get ready for or as a follow up to group.
Announcement:
- SAVE THE DATE – We will be having a Good Friday service at 6pm on April 7th. Children will have a separate program with Mrs. Lisa.
- Commit as a group to read through 1 John at least once each week as we are in this series.
Icebreaker:
- As a child, were you afraid of the dark? What made you afraid and what did you do to help alleviate your fear?
Sermon & Scripture Discussion – Read 1 John 1:1-4
- John emphasizes that Jesus is God.
- Why is that a vital truth to believe in order to understand the rest of the Bible and Christian living?
- Why is this truth offensive or threatening for some?
- How have you seen a twisting of who Jesus is and His divinity used to twist other Biblical truths?
- What did it mean for John’s joy to be “complete” and how is the same joy expressed in our lives?
Going Deeper – Read 1 John 1:4-7
- John’s first statement about who God is was “God is light”. Why do you think he used that and what does it communicate?
- Practically what does it mean to walk in the light as opposed to walking in the dark?
- How does our walk (in darkness or light) affect our ability to have joy and completeness?
- If you are lacking joy what’s the first place you look to understand why? Is it to your relationship with God or circumstances in life?
- Why is our fellowship with God the central tension when discussing walking in light versus darkness?
- John warns us that we can easily lie to ourselves, saying we are in light but really in darkness.
- How can we individually counter this tendency in our Christian lives?
- How can we in groups like this help each other not fall into this trap of lying to self?
Prayer Time