On Sunday, May 31st, Walter will be addressing the topic of origins and the biblical creation account. Our church asked two questions concerning all of this:
“Why aren’t dinosaurs mentioned in the Bible?”
“What did God make the universe from?”
To work through these questions, the sermon will cover Genesis 1:1-2:3, asking, “What does the Bible really say about how God created everything? Your group should discuss the Genesis passage on the week before May 31st.
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 - Read through Genesis 1:1-2:3
Before your group meets, text these passages to them and ask them to read it at least once.
Step 2: Read Through - When your group meets, read the texts in at least two different translations.
Step 3: Retell - Ask one or two people in your group to restate each 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.”