Learning to Lovewell: WK 5 - 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
Have you ever had the opportunity to serve on a mission trip, or some kind of mission experience? If so, what did you do, where did you go, and how did it impact your life?
HEAD
HEART
HANDS
This week, I simply ask you to memorize and pray the prayer we shared this week from Bob Pierce, the founder of World Vision, “Lord, break my heart with the things that break your heart.” Then schedule some time at the end of the week to see if you feel “moved with compassion” or your heart opening up to a group or a people or a cause that maybe wasn’t there at the beginning of the week.
WORDS TO LIVE BY
No, O people, the Lord has told you what is good, and this is what he requires of you: to do what is right, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.
Micah 6:8, 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
Have you ever had the opportunity to serve on a mission trip, or some kind of mission experience? If so, what did you do, where did you go, and how did it impact your life?
HEAD
- Read Acts 2:42-47, Luke 7:11-15, Mark 12:41-44, John 4:1-30, Luke 15:1-2, together and share any wisdom, insights, or thoughts that come to you from the reading.
- In Acts 2, what do you think compelled the people to take care of each other the way they did? And do you think that kind of community had a part in attracting people to Jesus, or was it strictly the Holy Spirit working in people, or both? Explain.
- In Luke 7, Jesus heals the son of the widow and restores him to life, but obviously, he didn’t heal or fix every ailment on earth when he was here. He had to do some picking and choosing, and as far as we know, he didn’t do these things before he went public with his ministry. Do you think it was hard for Jesus not to just fix everything while he was here? Any ideas on why he didn’t?
- Why do you think the woman at the well in John 4 kept trying to change Jesus’ focus off of herself and onto other issues or topics?
- Did Jesus have to tell the woman to go to her village and witness to them about him? If not, why did she do it? What was her motivation? Remember, these were people who would have judged her harshly for her life choices.
HEART
- What are some of the ways we can get distracted from following Jesus, and just follow our own agendas instead? How do we correct this if we find ourselves off track?
- Who are some of the invisible people in our society today? How can we practice seeing the people that Jesus sees?
- How do we go about tearing down fences and building more wells so more people have access to communities of belonging, and ultimately to Jesus, today?
- Why do you think it was the sinners and outcasts that were so attracted to Jesus, whereas many of the wealthy and religious elite, attacked him?
HANDS
This week, I simply ask you to memorize and pray the prayer we shared this week from Bob Pierce, the founder of World Vision, “Lord, break my heart with the things that break your heart.” Then schedule some time at the end of the week to see if you feel “moved with compassion” or your heart opening up to a group or a people or a cause that maybe wasn’t there at the beginning of the week.
WORDS TO LIVE BY
No, O people, the Lord has told you what is good, and this is what he requires of you: to do what is right, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.
Micah 6:8, NLT
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