Study for the week following Sunday 9th November
Home Group Study Material
Study leaders notes 20 minutes!!!
this sentence is not to be read out it is for the leader only. in our discussion we will think about the kind of worship that pleases God.
The sentences in blue are supplementary questions which can be used if & as necessary. The statements in red are possible answers that you may wish to draw out in your discussion. Other pointers are in purple.
(5 mins)
1i. For worship to be called good, what elements must it include? What makes good worship? How would you describe good worship? Is our worship good?
1ii. What makes worship bad?
Read Amos 5:18-24
(5 mins)
2. What do you think Amos would say makes good worship?
Worship that connects both our hearts and our actions; transformational; that leads to more holy, righteous, generous, just living.
(5 mins)
3. In light of Amos 5, how would you rate our worship…
…as a parish?
…congregation?
…individuals?
Is our worship backed up by righteous/just living?
What’s good? Where do we fall short? What could we do better?
(In your discussion see if you can think of some examples of how our ideas can be applied) |
