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We believe in a rhythm to church life. The rhythm, simply put, is: out onto the frontline, withdraw behind the frontline.

 

The frontline is the place where we share the gospel and seek to be a blessing to people as Christ's ambassadors. For some people the frontline is their place of work, for others its their family, for still others its school or uni, or community groups. The frontline is where we are most of the time. We spend hours and hours and hours on our frontline.

 

The frontline is a place where people get wounded. It's also a place of advance. There are both hurts and joys on the frontline. We need to share the joys and be healed from our hurts. This is why we withdraw behind the frontline into our small groups. In our small groups we share with one another about our time on the frontline; we pray for each other; we build each other up through Bible Study; we refresh each other so as to go back to the frontline once again.

 

SMALL GROUP DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

JOHN 1v19-51

22nd February 2012

 

John 1v19-51 contains the summaries of 4 days in the life of Jesus and involves at least 6 different people he met over those days.

 

First Day: Read John 1v19-28.

1.      In what ways do we see the humility of John the Baptist here?

2.      Do you think it would have been difficult for John the Baptist to show humility in this situation? In what circumstances do we find it hard to show humility? Why?

 

Second Day: Read John 1v29-34

1.      What does John the Baptist say about Jesus here? What does he mean by what he says?

2.      How would you explain these things to a new Christian?

 

Third Day: Read John 1v35-42

1.      On this day three men hear about Jesus for the first time.  Can you remember when you heard about Jesus for the first time?  Who told you? How long, after hearing, did it take you to acknowledge him as your Saviour?

 

Fourth Day: Read John 1v43-51

1.      What do Philip (v45) and Andrew (v40,41) have in common? Why do you think they did what they did?

2.      What changed Nathanael from being a sceptic (v46) to a worshipper (v49)? What things make you worship Jesus?