Saturday, March 22, 2008

If Only?

Opening: Spend some time sharing your plans for Holy Week.


Digging Deeper: Read John 11: 1-16. Who were Lazarus, Mary and Martha? Read Luke 10:38-42

What did they expect Jesus to do?

Examine the conversation with the disciples. Why the hesitation? What is their confusion? Look at what Thomas says in v. 16. What is Thomas usually remembered for? Why is this statement so important?

V. 17-37. Notice both Martha and Mary's "If…" statements. They are usually seen very differently, but here they are at the same place in their faith.

What's the significance of "I am the resurrection and the life" statement?

Why is her belief so important to Jesus?

What is the significance of Jesus' weeping? What does this reveal in him?

V. 38-44. It's so Mary to worry about appearances. How dos that hinder her faith? Why the outspoken prayer? Examine its importance.

Closing:

What are the "If only's" of your life? How can we move toward a faith that asks instead, "What if?" What stones do you need to roll away? What are those stinking areas of your life? Will you hear Jesus' command to come out?
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Connection Group Covenant

Connecting with God. Connecting with people. Connecting with the world.

Connection Groups target the second part of our mission- to connect with people. We believe that being in relationships, in the body of Christ, is an essential part of every Christ-followers life.

In the days of the early Church the first Christ followers gathered the first day of the week (Sunday) for worship. In addition, they meet throughout the week, daily in fact, in homes (Acts 2:46; Romans 16:5; 1 Corinthians 16:19; Colossians 4:15). We believe that being a part of a Connection Group is not something we do in addition to “going to church,” it is essential to “be the church.”

We gather around the following values:

Common Purpose: To become more Christ-like in everything.
Common Place: To become more a part of our community.
Common Possessions: To become more generous in supporting one another.

Therefore,
• We agree to meet for the duration of this semester.
• We will try to make every Group meeting.
• We will discuss the topic/text of worship services.
• We will make worshiping at Connections a priority. If we cannot be at worship we will listen or read the message online.
• We will support our facilitators and hosts and respect their role.
• We will be respecters of persons.
• We will practice confidentiality.
• We will seek to deepen relationships within the group.
• We will play together.
• We will serve together.

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