Belonging (S2) : WK 3 - GROUP GUIDE
INTRODUCTION
The following is a guide to help facilitate discussion between you and the person you’re studying with, or with your Connect Group. Feel free to add, subtract, or change questions to fit the conversation, and pray for the Spirit to lead in all things.
OPENING QUESTION(S)
Share about a party you attended (wedding, birthday, anniversary, just because) that was extra memorable. What made it so memorable to you?
HEAD
HEART
HANDS
Spend some time this week thinking of someone who could use a blessing of abundance this week. Maybe it’s words of encouragement, maybe it’s time with friends, maybe it’s prayer. Rally some friends together to help pour out blessings on that person, then get together and talk about how it felt to bless
another in such a way. Take some extra time abiding in the vine of Jesus this week, that you may be filled to overflowing in order to bless another.
LIVING WORDS FOR YOUR WEEK
5 “Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing. John 15:5, NLT
The following is a guide to help facilitate discussion between you and the person you’re studying with, or with your Connect Group. Feel free to add, subtract, or change questions to fit the conversation, and pray for the Spirit to lead in all things.
OPENING QUESTION(S)
Share about a party you attended (wedding, birthday, anniversary, just because) that was extra memorable. What made it so memorable to you?
HEAD
- Read John 2:1-11, together and share any wisdom, insights, or thoughts that come to you from the reading? What stands out?
- Read verse 2 and share why Jesus and His disciples went to the party. What kind of people do you invite to a party?
- Why do you think Jesus said to his mother, “My time has not yet come.” but then performed the miracle anyway?
- As Jesus’ first reported miracle, why do you think this particular miracle comes first and what, if anything, do you think it has to say to the idea of belonging?
- The equivalent of the amount of wine in the thirty gallon water jars comes to over 700 bottles of wine. That seems excessive especially towards the end of the celebration. What do you think this show of abundance says about the kind of community God invites us into, and the type of God we serve?
HEART
- Jesus gifted the wedding guests the absolute best wine and exceeded their expectations when he could have taken advantage of the moment and only given them second best, or even mediocre. What does this story teach us about giving our best in our churches and communities every week as we show hospitality to our guests?
- If Jesus’ time had not yet come, why do you think he chose to bless the guests of this wedding in such a way? Again, might this teach us about creating communities of belonging?
- There would have been loads of leftover wine. When you spend time in Scripture, Prayer, Meditation, Worship, Community, what kind of leftovers do you hope to have when you’re finished? Apply this to gathering as a community of faith each weekend as well.
- Do you think Jesus went to this wedding to perform this miracle, or do you think he went to this wedding to enjoy the people there and the blessing of community? Explain your answer.
HANDS
Spend some time this week thinking of someone who could use a blessing of abundance this week. Maybe it’s words of encouragement, maybe it’s time with friends, maybe it’s prayer. Rally some friends together to help pour out blessings on that person, then get together and talk about how it felt to bless
another in such a way. Take some extra time abiding in the vine of Jesus this week, that you may be filled to overflowing in order to bless another.
LIVING WORDS FOR YOUR WEEK
5 “Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing. John 15:5, NLT
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