weekly wrap-up 2.28.10
// March 5th, 2010 // No Comments » // bible, events, fun
We were finally back for a typical program. its been a crazy month or so. Bryan had a great messy game chocolate marshmallow to open us up. so the FUN FACTOR was excellent. our two willing volunteers, dan and morgan took it all in stride.
Lesson Topic: it was good to be back in small groups and walking through our theme Finders Keepers: a focus on three stories Jesus told (Luke 15) to help us understand his passion for restoring our broken relationship with God – the lost sheep-the lost coin and the lost son.
We talked about how Jesus used parables as a powerful teaching strategy to communicate spiritual truths. In these three stories, Jesus revealed his compassion for those who are separated from God because of their sin (the lost), and showing the lengths he goes to in order to find them, and the joy he experiences when they’re found. We also talked about what it means to repent, and how God is always available to forgive and restore.
Here are some questions that reflect the discussion in our small group session:
Jesus was telling these parables to help us understand God’s heart those people who are still “lost” to him—how is your heart toward “lost” people similar to or different from God’s heart toward them? If someone has sought forgiveness for the same thing 500 times, did that person really repent?
What do you think?
How can you help a new Christian grow spiritually and develop a stronger friendship with Jesus?
We wrapped up the night with this video to help drive home the point of living out this mission of compassion with Jesus.
Attendance: We had a few new faces.
Volunteer Involvement: we were missing a few….Small group leaders shared that they all had a great time. Really good conversation.
