UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN LIVING IT OUT
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UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN LUKE 24:50-53 & ACTS 1:1-11 / MARANATHA BIBLE CHURCH / MAY 21, 2017
LIVING IT OUT 9. R EAD V .11 AGAIN . HOW MUCH DO YOU LIVE WITH CHRIST ’S PROMISED RETURN IN VIEW ? H OW MIGHT YOUR DAILY LIFE CHANGE IF YOU WERE MORE CONSCIOUS OF IT ?
A REMARKABLE CHANGE: LUKE 24:50-53 FOUR PROMISES THAT ACCOMPANIED JESUS’ ASCENSION…
GROUP PRAYER TIME: A. REVERENCE: What does this passage reveal about God – His character, nature, attributes? B. RESPONSE: How could or should we respond to what this passage says about the Lord? C. REQUESTS: Having considered what this passage says about God, what sorts of things could we now pray about together? D. READINESS: What is one promise, truth or assurance we’ve discovered here that we can each take with us into the week ahead? E. REFOCUS: Simply close your prayer time with a word of praise or thankfulness to the Lord.
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THE BIG IDEA ________________________________
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ICE BREAKER 1. A RE THERE ANY GOOD ASPECTS OF, OR BENEFITS TO A LONG -DISTANCE RELATIONSHIP ?
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5. IREVIEW A CTS 1:1-4. IN YOUR OWN WORDS , WHAT WAS JESUS ’ MAIN MISSION HERE ON EARTH ? S EE J OHN 3:17 AND L UKE 19:10 FOR HELP .
DISCOVERING MORE 2. READ THIS WEEK ’S TEXTS (LUKE 24:50-53 & A CTS 1:1-11) AS A REFRESHER . THEN REVIEW THE SERMON POINTS .
6. HOLY SPIRIT BAPTISM MEANS BEING SUPERNATURALLY UNITED TO AND IDENTIFIED WITH THE BODY OF C HRIST . W HY DID J ESUS INSIST THAT THE DISCIPLES “ WAIT ” FOR THIS TO HAPPEN IN V .4? W HY DON ’ T WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR THIS TO HAPPEN TO US , AS BELIEVERS , TODAY ?
3. WHAT DID YOU HEAR IN THE SERMON THAT WAS SURPRISING , CHALLENGING , OR USEFUL ? E XPLAIN .
7. IN YOUR OWN WORDS , WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A “WITNESS ” FOR J ESUS CHRIST (SEE V.8)? WHAT, SPECIFICALLY , ARE WE SUPPOSED TO BEAR WITNESS TO / ABOUT ?
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
4. WHICH FACTOR DO YOU THINK ACCOUNTED MOST FOR THE DISCIPLES ’ “GREAT JOY ” IN L UKE 24:52 – THE ASSURANCE THEIR SINS WERE FORGIVEN , THEIR KNOWLEDGE THAT J ESUS HAD RISEN FROM THE DEAD , THEIR NEW ASSIGNMENT AS WITNESSES , OR SOMETHING ELSE ? E XPLAIN YOUR ANSWER .
8. HOW IMPORTANT ARE OUR ACTIONS IN OUR WITNESS TO UNBELIEVERS ? HOW IMPORTANT ARE OUR WORDS ?
sm a ll gro up st udy guid e
UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN LUKE 24:50-53 & ACTS 1:1-11 / MARANATHA BIBLE CHURCH / MAY 21, 2017
LIVING IT OUT 9. R EAD V .11 AGAIN . HOW MUCH DO YOU LIVE WITH CHRIST ’S PROMISED RETURN IN VIEW ? H OW MIGHT YOUR DAILY LIFE CHANGE IF YOU WERE MORE CONSCIOUS OF IT ?
A REMARKABLE CHANGE: LUKE 24:50-53 FOUR PROMISES THAT ACCOMPANIED JESUS’ ASCENSION…
GROUP PRAYER TIME: A. REVERENCE: What does this passage reveal about God – His character, nature, attributes? B. RESPONSE: How could or should we respond to what this passage says about the Lord? C. REQUESTS: Having considered what this passage says about God, what sorts of things could we now pray about together? D. READINESS: What is one promise, truth or assurance we’ve discovered here that we can each take with us into the week ahead? E. REFOCUS: Simply close your prayer time with a word of praise or thankfulness to the Lord.
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THE BIG IDEA ________________________________
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ICE BREAKER 1. A RE THERE ANY GOOD ASPECTS OF, OR BENEFITS TO A LONG -DISTANCE RELATIONSHIP ?
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sm a ll gro up st udy guid e
5. IREVIEW A CTS 1:1-4. IN YOUR OWN WORDS , WHAT WAS JESUS ’ MAIN MISSION HERE ON EARTH ? S EE J OHN 3:17 AND L UKE 19:10 FOR HELP .
DISCOVERING MORE 2. READ THIS WEEK ’S TEXTS (LUKE 24:50-53 & A CTS 1:1-11) AS A REFRESHER . THEN REVIEW THE SERMON POINTS .
6. HOLY SPIRIT BAPTISM MEANS BEING SUPERNATURALLY UNITED TO AND IDENTIFIED WITH THE BODY OF C HRIST . W HY DID J ESUS INSIST THAT THE DISCIPLES “ WAIT ” FOR THIS TO HAPPEN IN V .4? W HY DON ’ T WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR THIS TO HAPPEN TO US , AS BELIEVERS , TODAY ?
3. WHAT DID YOU HEAR IN THE SERMON THAT WAS SURPRISING , CHALLENGING , OR USEFUL ? E XPLAIN .
7. IN YOUR OWN WORDS , WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A “WITNESS ” FOR J ESUS CHRIST (SEE V.8)? WHAT, SPECIFICALLY , ARE WE SUPPOSED TO BEAR WITNESS TO / ABOUT ?
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
4. WHICH FACTOR DO YOU THINK ACCOUNTED MOST FOR THE DISCIPLES ’ “GREAT JOY ” IN L UKE 24:52 – THE ASSURANCE THEIR SINS WERE FORGIVEN , THEIR KNOWLEDGE THAT J ESUS HAD RISEN FROM THE DEAD , THEIR NEW ASSIGNMENT AS WITNESSES , OR SOMETHING ELSE ? E XPLAIN YOUR ANSWER .
8. HOW IMPORTANT ARE OUR ACTIONS IN OUR WITNESS TO UNBELIEVERS ? HOW IMPORTANT ARE OUR WORDS ?
