study for week following Sunday 2nd 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
what it means to be in a father, child relationship with 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)
A Christian charity concerned with family life is putting together a new parenting course. They have asked us(church home groups) to come up with our top 5 pointers for being a good parent…
1i. What would we say?
Allow for more than 5, but try to decide which you think are the most important..
What should a parent do… what should a parent be for their children?
What should our children be able to expect from us?
Read 1 John 3:1
(5 mins)
2i. In what ways could these pointers be said to apply to God in his relationship with us? (if no response, take pointer 1 & ask if it applies to God in relationship to us etc.)
2ii. In what other ways is God a good parent?
(5 mins)
In the same parenting guide, the Christian organisation wants us to put together our top 5 pointers for being a good son or daughter.
3. What should a parent be able to expect of their children?
Read 1 John 3:2&3
(5 mins)
v2b suggests that there will be a time when we become like our Father.
4. In what ways does our top 5 pointers help us to understand how we should live as children of our heavenly father?
Is anything missing?
Are we doing it!?
(In your discussion see if you can think of some examples
of how our ideas can be applied)
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