Elemental: S2 - End of Week 4
SMALL GROUP STUDY GUIDE
INTRODUCTION
The following is a guide to help facilitate discussion. Feel free to add or subtract or change questions to fit the conversation, and pray for the Spirit to lead in all things.
OPEN
If you were to describe God to someone who had never heard of Him, or maybe a child, what would you say?
HEAD
Read the following in sections. Start with Revelation 14: 9-11 and Romans 1: 18-24 then share any wisdom, insights, or questions in response to the reading. Then do the same with Matthew 26: 39-42, Matthew 27: 45-46, and Luke 22: 14-20. Then again with Matthew 18: 19-20, Proverbs 27: 17 and Galatians 6: 2. End with Matthew 10:40.
When you read Revelation 14, what images come to mind when you read “drink the wine of God’s anger” and “god’s cup of wrath”? What feelings does reading this passage conjure up, or past teaching that you think of?
In Romans 1, it says that God abandoned them to their choices instead of saying that God caused them to suffer. Is that have you’ve understood the consequences of sin in the past, or no? How does this speak to God giving his children the freedom to make choices?
What results did Jesus suffer (physically, mentally, spiritually) by drinking the cup of God’s wrath towards sin? Do we experience this today? If so, how is our experience and Christ’s different?
HEART
What does it mean to you that Jesus drank the cup we deserve, while giving us the cup He deserves? Have you thought about communion in this way? If not, how might this change your experience of drinking the cup?
Why do you think Jesus, and Scripture, makes such a point to talk about the importance of friendship and community in our Spiritual journey?
How can you and I, led by a spirit of love, help other people find the joy found in accepting and following Christ instead of being abandoned to the consequences of our choices?
HANDS
Two things to consider this week about ways to put the teaching into action:
LIVING WORDS for YOUR WEEK
“For I pass on to you what I received from the Lord himself. On the night when he was betrayed, the Lord Jesus took some bread and gave thanks to God for it. Then he broke it in pieces and said, “This is my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” In the same way, he took the cup of wine after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant between God and his people—an agreement confirmed with my blood. Do this in remembrance of me as often as you drink it.” For every time you eat this bread and drink this cup, you are announcing the Lord’s death until he comes again.”
1 Corinthians 11:23-26 NLT
The following is a guide to help facilitate discussion. Feel free to add or subtract or change questions to fit the conversation, and pray for the Spirit to lead in all things.
OPEN
If you were to describe God to someone who had never heard of Him, or maybe a child, what would you say?
HEAD
Read the following in sections. Start with Revelation 14: 9-11 and Romans 1: 18-24 then share any wisdom, insights, or questions in response to the reading. Then do the same with Matthew 26: 39-42, Matthew 27: 45-46, and Luke 22: 14-20. Then again with Matthew 18: 19-20, Proverbs 27: 17 and Galatians 6: 2. End with Matthew 10:40.
When you read Revelation 14, what images come to mind when you read “drink the wine of God’s anger” and “god’s cup of wrath”? What feelings does reading this passage conjure up, or past teaching that you think of?
In Romans 1, it says that God abandoned them to their choices instead of saying that God caused them to suffer. Is that have you’ve understood the consequences of sin in the past, or no? How does this speak to God giving his children the freedom to make choices?
What results did Jesus suffer (physically, mentally, spiritually) by drinking the cup of God’s wrath towards sin? Do we experience this today? If so, how is our experience and Christ’s different?
HEART
What does it mean to you that Jesus drank the cup we deserve, while giving us the cup He deserves? Have you thought about communion in this way? If not, how might this change your experience of drinking the cup?
Why do you think Jesus, and Scripture, makes such a point to talk about the importance of friendship and community in our Spiritual journey?
How can you and I, led by a spirit of love, help other people find the joy found in accepting and following Christ instead of being abandoned to the consequences of our choices?
HANDS
Two things to consider this week about ways to put the teaching into action:
- If you’ve never had communion with your connect group, this is a great week to do it, and you can even do it online with advance notice to your group to come with a cup of juice and some bread. Read through I Corinthians 11: 23-26 and partake.
- Think through your community, your 2-3 (metaphorically), and spend time in prayer over them thanking God for their relationships and asking Him to be present with them. And if you feel you don’t have community, ask God for help to grow one for you and with you.
LIVING WORDS for YOUR WEEK
“For I pass on to you what I received from the Lord himself. On the night when he was betrayed, the Lord Jesus took some bread and gave thanks to God for it. Then he broke it in pieces and said, “This is my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” In the same way, he took the cup of wine after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant between God and his people—an agreement confirmed with my blood. Do this in remembrance of me as often as you drink it.” For every time you eat this bread and drink this cup, you are announcing the Lord’s death until he comes again.”
1 Corinthians 11:23-26 NLT
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