Weekly Podcast from Cornerstone Church, North Gower, Ontario.
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The Passage
1 John 4:1-6
The One Thing
Everything is worship.
Growgroup questions
Know
- K1 Dan talked about skiing. Do you have any stories about skiing or another winter sport?
Grow
- G1 The Gnostic (Gnosis = knowledge) teachers taught that we are divine sparks trapped inside sinful matter; that our true self is our soul, not our body. Where do you see this kind of thinking in our culture today?
- G3 Have you ever had a moment where your spirit it troubled at something you’ve read or heard from a Christian teacher? How could you tell this feeling was from God or just yourself? What did you do?
- G4 Read 4:2. Why is the incarnation of Jesus Christ THE test by which we can know true teachers from false teachers? How can we apply this test to, for example, what we’re reading or what we’re listening to?
- G4 3:20 tells us that God is greater than our hearts. 4:4 tells us that God is greater than the one who is in the world. Try to draw a line between these two truths. How can reminding ourselves of them be a source of strength?
- G5 Read 4:5-6. How could these verses be abused / misused in the local church setting? How would you respond to someone who says “Well, that’s just typical Christian circular reasoning”?
- G6 Our circumstances are the landscape. God is the snow, covering our circumstances. Worship is skiing. What part of your current landscape do you need to remind yourself that God is there, and worship is possible? This week choose to put on your skis.
Show
- S1 Where is your Christmas show project going to be? Who’s going to be doing what? This week, the gg coordinator should email Dan with a summary of the plan.
