Study Guide for Week of September 12, 2021
This Week Reading: Genesis 1:1-25
A. Welcome: Welcome everyone especially new persons and read out loud the purpose of your group
B. Purpose: Our purpose is to spread the Kingdom of God. We do this by multiplying groups of people who care for each as God's family. We begin 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 spread God's kingdom.
C. Worship Time: Spend a few minutes singing a worship song. Here is one you may want to use 10,000 Reasons (or pick your own on YouTube make sure it has the lyrics on the screen)
2. Who did you invite to the group for this week?
F. Opening Question (a simple question to introduce the main theme - called an icebreaker): Why is it important to have a strong foundation in your life?
I. Foundation One: Knowing There is a Beginning and an End - verses 1-3
Community Group Application: Community groups have a purpose they are light in the darkness. Followers of Jesus have a purpose bring Jesus' light to others.
Community Group Application: Community groups
have a purpose they are light in the darkness. Followers of Jesus have a
purpose bring Jesus' light to others.
II. . Foundation Two: Knowing that God is real, God is personal, and God cares - verses 4-15
Key Concept: Jesus came to show us what God
is like
Key Verse: Hebrews 1:3 The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and
the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his
powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at
the right hand of the Majesty in heaven
Community Group Application: Make passion
number one to know Jesus
III. Foundation Three: Knowing that God is the Creator and Everything We See is His Creation - verses 16-25
Key Concept: God creates everything out of nothing,
and it was good.
Key Verse: Romans 1:25 They exchanged the
truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served created things rather than
the Creator—who is forever praised. Amen.
Community Group Application: Followers of Jesus
let God create amazing things through their lives
II. H. Word: - read the scriptures above in portions - break it down into smaller portions to read. Read it in portions 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)
2. Tell in your own words what happens in these verses.
3. What are the details?
4. What details can you add to what others in the group have said?
I. 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).
1. What catches your attention in these verses?
3. What did you learn about God (Father, Jesus or Holy Spirit) from the story?
4. What do you learn about people from the story?
J. Commitment - Obedience - Application (This is the key - have everyone answer this question):
1. What in specific will you commit to apply in your life from this study?
K. Prayer Time:
1. Pray for an empty chair representing new people who you want to join your group. Name names of people specifically.
3. 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.
L. For Next time:
1. Ask each person the name of a person they will invite to the group for next week.
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