Christmas for Everyone
Study Guide
Message for Sunday December 22, 2019
This Week Reading: Titus 2:11-14
Main Themes: Salvation, Transformation, Meaning of Christmas
Background Information:
Paul is writing this book to the leader of the followers of Jesus on the Island of Crete, a man named Titus. Titus is the person Paul has left in charge of the churches that are on that Island. The purpose of the letter is to instruct the people on how to live the Christian life. Four times Paul mentions the phrase be eager to do good. Verses 11-14 are a simple summary of the Christian faith. Jesus came and died for us to bring us grace by which we are saved. This grace also teaches us how to behave now and instructs us to wait for Jesus' return with hope. Finally it exhorts us to be active in doing good.
Crossroads Community Group Guide:
A. Welcome: Welcome everyone especially new persons and read out loud the purpose of your group
B. Purpose:
Our purpose is to multiply groups. We do this by inviting new people to our group and building them to be followers of Jesus. Each person here has the potential to be empowered to start and be the leader of a new group and multiply God's kingdom.
C. Worship Time: Spend a few minutes singing a worship song. Here is one you may want to use Worthy of it All (or pick your own on YouTube make sure it has the lyrics on the screen)
D. Review
1. What has God been telling you this week in your personal time with him?
2. How did you do with what you wanted to apply from last week?
3. Who did you share what you learned last week with?
4. Who did you invite to the group for this week?
E. Opening Question (a simple question to introduce the main theme - called an icebreaker): Why is the world so full of evil?
F. Read Background Information
G. Word: Read Titus 2:11-14 aloud together several times. (Goal is that everyone understand the Bible story or verses by retelling them in their own words - keep at it until everyone knows the story or verses)
1. What key (important) words do you see in these verses?
2. Tell in your own words what happens in these verses.
3. What are the details?
3. What details can you add to what others in the group have said? .
H. Discuss the following general questions together (Goal is to use these general questions to guide a discussion - the leader should not speak more than 30% of the time - let the group discover what God is saying to them).
Crossroads Community Group Guide:
A. Welcome: Welcome everyone especially new persons and read out loud the purpose of your group
B. Purpose:
B. Purpose:
Our purpose is to multiply groups. We do this by inviting new people to our group and building them to be followers of Jesus. Each person here has the potential to be empowered to start and be the leader of a new group and multiply God's kingdom.
D. Review
1. What has God been telling you this week in your personal time with him?
2. How did you do with what you wanted to apply from last week?
3. Who did you share what you learned last week with?
4. Who did you invite to the group for this week?
2. How did you do with what you wanted to apply from last week?
3. Who did you share what you learned last week with?
4. Who did you invite to the group for this week?
E. Opening Question (a simple question to introduce the main theme - called an icebreaker): Why is the world so full of evil?
F. Read Background Information
3. What are the details?
1. What new thing did you discover in the story or verses that you did not know before?
3. What do you learn about people from the story?
5. What important lessons for us do you see in this story?
6. What will you take away from this discussion?
7. What will you do with what you have learned? (make sure everyone answers this)
8. As a result of this study what do you need to stop doing?
9. As a result of this study what do you need to start doing?
8. As a result of this study what do you need to stop doing?
9. As a result of this study what do you need to start doing?
1. Jesus taught you this today because someone in your life needs to hear it. Who in your in circle of relationships will you share what you have learned through this study?
2. What in specific will you commit to apply in your life from this study?
2. What in specific will you commit to apply in your life from this study?
J. Prayer Time:
1. Pray for an empty chair representing new people who you want to join your group. Name names of people specifically.
2. Pray for the needs of the members of the group. It is best to divide into 2 groups one of male and the other female.
K. For Next time:
1. Assign group members that are ready to do different parts of the next meeting as you prepare them. (Opening Question; Prayer Time; Read Background info; lead group)
2. Ask each person the name of a person they will invite to the group for next week.
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