Home Fellowship, Week of Jan. 9th, 7pm
Q: Have you ever been appointed or hired for an important job? Why were you chosen? How did this feel?
Q: How do you deal with people who wander from the faith or “go astray?” Do you tend to be patient and grace-filled? Or do you tend to be hard on those who falter?
READ: Hebrews 5:1-10
Q: How does the role of Jewish High Priest compare to Jesus’ role in terms of: (a) How each is chosen? (5:1) (b) How each relates to sinners? (5:2) (c) How each relates to God? (5:3)
Q: What two qualities of Jesus allows the comparison to Melchizedek? (5:6, 10; Gen. 14:18; Psalm 110:4)
Q: What is the significance for our eternal salvation and current situation that Jesus was fully human? That Jesus was without sin?
Q: Why is it hard for many people to trust the love of God? How would you explain the meaning of the priesthood of Jesus to a non-Christian? To someone who doesn't understand the OT sacrificial system?
GROUP TIME: Pray for the New Year of ministry at Centerpoint, especially discipleship.
Week of 1/09/2017
Learning Obedience in 2017
January 9, 2017 • Pastor Steve Pope
Week of 5/22/2017
May 22, 2017 • Pastor Luke Dailey
Discussion Guide for week of May 22nd, 7pm Q: What is the strangest food you’ve ever eaten? READ FIRST: I Corinthians 10:14-22 Q: What are one or two “idols” you see worshiped today? Q: In supporting his call to avoid meals in pagan temples, Paul appeals to the Lord’s Supper. How would you explain to a friend that eating the bread and drinking the cup is a “participation” in Christ’s body and blood? Q: Why is eating at a feast where idol-meat is served different than going to a market and buying the same meat? Q: What does Paul’s emphasize in this teaching on the Lord’s Supper? Look at the words “participation,” (v.16) the phrase “we, who are many, are one body” (v.17). Also, discuss the differences between “the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons” (v.21). Q: How is the Lord’s Supper a pure act of worship? How can we separate it from any idolatry in our lives? TAKE THE LORD’S SUPPER TOGETHER READ TOGETHER: I Corinthians 11:23-29 (Allow a few moments for self-evaluation)
Week of 5/15/2017
May 8, 2017 • Pastor Steve Pope
Discussion Guide for week of May 15th, 7pm Q: As a child, what can you remember fighting about on family trips? READ FIRST: Matthew 6:10 & I Peter 3:8-12 Q: How should we live if we want to “love life” and “see good days?” (v. 10) Q: Which of the five character qualities in verse 8 is most natural for you? Which is the most challenging? Q: If we refuse to repay “reviling for reviling,” but instead speak only good words about people, what can we expect as our repayment from God? (v. 9) Q: What are some examples of keeping “our tongues from evil?” How difficult is this for you? Q: The “righteous” do the right things for the right reasons. What does Peter mean when he says “the eyes of the Lord” are upon the righteous? Q: What are the prerequisites in our passage to having God’s ears open to our prayers?
Week of 5/08/2017
May 8, 2017 • Pastor Steve Pope
Discussion Guide for week of May 8th, 7pm Q: What has been the most difficult fight of your life? Was the battle physical, emotional or spiritual? Which weapons proved to be most effective? Q: Does the spiritual battle in the Heavenly Realms seem more or less real to you than everyday life? More or less important? READ FIRST: II Corinthians 10:3-5 Q: What is the difference between the weapons of the flesh and the “weapons of our warfare?” Give some examples. Q: Compare the power of fleshly weapons to the divine power of our spiritual weapons. Q: Define a “stronghold.” How does a stronghold work to destroy believers? What strongholds do you observe to be most often employed by Demonic forces to deceive believers today? Q: Read Ephesians 6:10-18. Who are the real enemies in our lives? According the these passages, how serious is the battle we fight? What is at stake? Q: Who are you doing battle for right now? If you need to, enlist the assistance of the other prayer-warriors in your Home Fellowship!