Gospel in Life

Since Stephen and I joined this small group a little over a year ago, we have focused on the discussion questions written about the previous Sunday's sermon.  The questions went beyond a restatement of what we learned or what the pastor said, and directed us to discuss how we could apply what we learned in our daily life.

Our small group did not meet in December but we are now back on track with our twice-monthly meetings.  We decided to change things up a bit and instead of continuing the sermon questions, we started a new video/book study of Timothy Keller's book, Gospel in Life.  We saw the introductory video last week which stated that:  

The eight-session course focuses on the gospel and how to live it out in all of life--first in our hearts, then in community, and ultimatley out into the world.  

There are a few discussion questions at the end of each video session. The group found them to be thought-provoking.  Here are a couple of them:  

• It is often said that Christians today have little impact on the world around them. Is that a correct assessment?  Why? What prevents us from becoming more engaged in the world around us?
• In what specific ways can you and your group seek to serve and love the place where you live?  What can you do to become genuinely interested in its peace and prosperity? 

The questions are going to challenge our status quo and I'm praying that we will be honest with ourselves and with each other.  In order to prepare for the next session, we will have Therehomework (home study) each week. The study should take us through May, the end of our small group year.  We find that summer schedules/travel/vacations make it difficult to meet June through August.