Sanctuary- Week of April 21

Text:
Acts 8:26-38

Discussion:

1. Why is significant that the person Philip meets is a Eunuch?
How does that relate to us today?

2. After reading this story... How do we "understand" Scripture? What is the role of the Holy Spirit? other people? our own experience?

3. If you were there on Sunday, did you relate to any of those who gave a little of their story during baptism?

4. Philip meets the Ethiopian while he is "on his way" (v. 27).
How can we pay more attention to the Holy Spirit, and open to who she might want us to meet 'on our way' in life?

Sanctuary- Week of April 14

Some Discussion Questions...

Text: Matthew 3:13-17

v. 13-15
Is it OK to argue with God?
How far is too far?
Have we had moments like this…
And what did they mean for our journey?

v. 16-17
Why did Jesus need to be baptized?
If you’ve been baptized, tell a bit of that story… and how it was significant for you.

As you close, before group prayer, you may want to invite people to be silent, close their eyes, and soak in these words... I would say them three or so times.
God says: “You are my child, whom I love, with you I am well pleased.”

Sanctuary- Week of March 31

There has been a lot going on in our faith community...
Sometimes it's good to spend some time with our groups processing how we've been challenged or grown recently... let's spend some more 'informal' time doing that this week.

1. Open in Prayer.
- You pray.
- Then spend a few moments in silence to decompress from the week.
- Then ask your group to spend the next few silent moments meditating on the question:
'Where have I seen God in my life recently?' This could be something you've learned, a recent Sunday message that challenged you, a struggle, or just something God's been showing you in your life.

2. Now ask people, in groups of two, to share their answers, as they feel comfortable. Also discuss, 'how do I want to better live into this?'
Give people some time, paying attention to how things are flowing.

3. Open it up to the whole group... let people share, but also be aware of those great 'rabbit trails' that can happen as others in the group relate to what one is sharing.

4. Close in Prayer.
Take requests, paying attention to how we want to better live into this stuff.

Don't forget to remind everyone...
Next Thursday, Apr. 10, is Villager Evening
7pm, Sunset Ballroom @ Claire de Lune

Villager is every second Thursday of the month.