Themes: Righteousness, Love, Discernment
Opening Music
The Old Rugged Cross – (end at 1:25, after the first verse and chorus)
Opening Prayer
Sentence Prayers Praising & Thanking God
Discussion
Questions 2, 3, and 4
‘Abide’ Acrostic Activity
Breakout Groups of 4
Questions 6-8
Poll
General Question #5
Understanding Scripture #1
Understanding Scripture #3
Walking In Faith #2 – Peace and Rest
Understanding Scripture – Question 4
Share Screen scriptures
1 John 3:23
“And this is his command: to believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and to love one another as he commanded us.”
John 6:28, 29
“Then they asked him, “What must we do to do the works God requires?” Jesus answered, “The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent.”
John 13:34
“A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.”
Micah 6:8
“He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.”
Deuteronomy 10:12,13
…”what does the Lord your God ask of you but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in obedience to him, to love him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, 13 and to observe the Lord’s commands and decrees that I am giving you today for your own good?”)
Images from Optional Questions
Walking in Faith #4 – Prayer Jar
Worship and Creation #2 – Fold a cross for a bookmark
Worship and Creation #3 – Patterns
Worship and Creation #4 – 1 John 3:18
My cousin and his wife are planting a church in Edinburgh, Scotland. During Christmas they wanted to reach out to the community so they served 300 cups of coffee and hot chocolate and took Christmas pictures for the people who stopped by. They also gave out flyers with information about the church
Prayer Practice
“I Need Thee Every Hour”
“I need Thee, O I need Thee
Every hour I need Thee
O bless me now, my Savior
I come to Thee”
Closing Music
Love One Another (from 1:24 to the end)