We’re starting our new series this week, entitled Asking for a Friend. We’re excited to work through all the questions that our church submitted! The question we’re dealing with this week is, “Don’t all religions lead to heaven?” Our texts are Acts 4:8-12 and John 14:6, but feel free to throw in some of your favorite passages about truth and the exclusivity of the gospel. As always, you’ll want to have your discussion leading up to Sunday, April 12, when Walter will be preaching on this topic in a sermon entitled, Is Jesus the only way?.
Followup from Last Week
To kick off your group discussion, we recommend that you check in with your people about their previous “I will” statement. Start group time, before you read, with this question: “How did your ‘I will’ go this week?”
Secondly, it’s important that we are sharing God’s truth with those around us. Your second question before the read-through should be, “Who were you able to share with this week?”
Step 1: Assignment - Acts 4:8-12 & John 14:6.
Before your group meets, text this passage to them and ask them to read it at least once.
Step 2: Read Through - When your group meets, read the text in at least two different translations.
Step 3: Retell - Ask one or two people in your group to restate the passage in their own words, as if they were telling the story to a friend. Make sure you choose different people each week!
Step 4: Reflect: Go around the group and ask each person to answer these two things.
What does this passage teach us about God?
What does this passage teach us about human beings?
Step 5: Respond - Go around the group and ask each person to complete this statement, “Because of this passage, I will _____this week.”