Doctrine: Holy Spirit
Key Question: What does it mean to remain in Christ?
Opening Music
“Holy Spirit Breathe on Me”
Scripture
**** John 16:13-15
13 But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come. He will glorify me because it is from me that he will receive what he will make known to you. All that belongs to the Father is mine. That is why I said the Spirit will receive from me what he will make known to you.”
**** John 14:15-21
15 “If you love me, keep my commands. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever— the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you. I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. Before long, the world will not see me anymore, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live. On that day you will realize that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I am in you. Whoever has my commands and keeps them is the one who loves me. The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love them and show myself to them.
Breath Prayer
(Inhale) Sweet God,
(Exhale) Help us in our needs.
Repeat 3 Times
Scripture
**** verse 6 “He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.”
**** verse 10 “He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him.”
**** verse 28 “And now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.
General Questions
Breakout groups – 2 groups for 6 minutes
Questions 3, 4, 5, 6
Road To Salvation
(for more info, What is the Romans Road to Salvation? )
Optional Questions
Music:
– The Old Rugged Cross | Birthplace Of A Legend
– Praise (feat. Brandon Lake, Chris Brown & Chandler Moore)
Verlie: “My first bromeliad of the season is valiantly blooming amid a sea of her friends who will soon bloom. I like the idea of climbing the tree and letting her light shine”
Jen: “The landscapers like to over-prune my rose bushes, which is very sad for a time. I have to trust that they will grow back strong and full of flowers, which they always do, of course”
Mary: worked on her indoor garden this week.
Alison: got to see a yellow rose go from first to full bloom; and saw the white flowers on a plant that was a gift from her mom many years ago
Pam: found a garden image that reminds us of our identity in Christ
Sylvia: has been journaling many attributes of God which she sees in scripture
Scripture
**** John 2:15-17
On Not Loving the World
“Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them. For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world. The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever.”
Discuss Optional Questions
Breakout Groups – groups of 4 for 5 minutes
Closing Prayer
Closing Music
America The Beautiful – Selah (youtube.com)