On Sunday, Paul Stippich concluded his two-week mini-message series with us. Isn’t it great to have a guest speaker every now and then?
As part of his message preparation, Paul sent us the following questions for our discussion:
What is going on around Ellijay that we need to be burdened by? (okay.. That is a big question. Your group should probably spend some time on this one.)
James 2:14–17 (NLT)
What good is it, dear brothers and sisters, if you say you have faith but don’t show it by your actions? Can that kind of faith save anyone? Suppose you see a brother or sister who has no food or clothing, and you say, “Good-bye and have a good day; stay warm and eat well”—but then you don’t give that person any food or clothing. What good does that do?
So you see, faith by itself isn’t enough. Unless it produces good deeds, it is dead and useless.
What good is it, dear brothers and sisters, if you say you have faith but don’t show it by your actions? Can that kind of faith save anyone? Suppose you see a brother or sister who has no food or clothing, and you say, “Good-bye and have a good day; stay warm and eat well”—but then you don’t give that person any food or clothing. What good does that do?
So you see, faith by itself isn’t enough. Unless it produces good deeds, it is dead and useless.
How can our lifegroup begin to make a difference in some way? (in other words, dream up a project, pick a date, and start preparing!)
What season are you in with giving? Time, Talent (skills,) Talents (money,) touch.
What do you think about our church involvement with our community? How engaged are we with:
- Celebrate Recovery
- School assistance
- Summer Food Program at Tower Road
- Benevolence assistance
- Downtown Outreaches
- Independence Day
- Halloween
- Light Up Ellijay
- Hope Tree
- Community Christmas Celebration
To what level is our group involved?
How are we equipping the next generation to serve, rather than to be served?
What does a life without action look like? How would that affect our church?