At The Movies: A Quiet Place
August 6, 2023 • Russ Smith • Colossians 3:12–14, 1 Peter 4:8, 1 John 4:9–10, Romans 5:6–8, John 10:11
Here are some questions to help you process this message and apply it to your life:
1. When you were a kid, what kind of allowance did you receive?
2. Read Colossians 3:12-14 and note the part about “make allowance”:
“…clothe yourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others. Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds us all together in perfect harmony.” Who is someone you know that you wish would “make allowance” for some of your faults? Who is someone that you could be a little more generous in “making allowance” for their faults?
3. In the movie, loud sounds mask smaller sounds (ex. The loud sound of the river and waterfall masked the smaller sounds of talking and catching fish). In the same way, loud love masks the smaller stuff in life, so let’s go make love loud (which still sounds kind of funny). What are some ways you can make love loud this week?
4. In the movie,, the dad sacrificed himself in order to save his kids. You might not need to give up your life for someone this week, but what’s something you could do in order to put someone else first? (ex. Giving up something in order to help someone, or doing something that’s inconvenient to you but will benefit someone else).
5. Oh what I wouldn’t do. In the message, we read John 15:13: There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” Jesus gave up his life in order to save us. What do you think about that?
