Community Group Study Notes
- Have someone in your group give a brief recap of Sunday’s message, highlighting the primary Scripture points and the main idea of the message.
- How did this message strengthen and/or correct your previous ideas about growing together as a Church? Was there anything you heard for the first time or that caught your attention, challenged, or confused you? Did you learn anything new about God or yourself this week?
- Read 1 Thessalonians 5:1-4, 11. Paul says the Day of the Lord is coming. How does living with that perspective change the way we relate to one another in the Church?
- Read 1 Thessalonians 5:12-15. Which of Paul’s instructions (warn the idle, encourage the disheartened, help the weak, be patient, pursue good) comes most naturally for you? Which is most challenging? Why?
- What’s the difference between “warning” someone in love and being a fault-finder? Can you share a time when someone lovingly admonished you and it helped you grow?
- How can we practically “help the weak” in our church family - not just spiritually, but physically and relationally too?
- What might it look like for our group to “grow together in the likeness of Jesus” this fall?
- What action step do you need to take in response to this week’s message? How can your group hold you accountable to this step?
Action Step
- Identify someone who is physically, spiritually, or emotionally struggling and do something tangible to “hold up their arms” - bring a meal, pray with them, sit with them, or walk alongside them.
- This week, if someone frustrates you or inconveniences you, stop and remember God’s patience toward you. Instead of reacting, pray: “Lord, help me reflect your patience in this moment.”
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