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Study Questions - Jesus, the miracle worker
1. Have you experienced, or heard of, a modern miracle apart from one involving healing?
2. If a miracle is a 'wonder, sign or power' to attract to the Kingdom of God, what attracted, or attracts, you to God's Kingdom?
3. Christianity is based on a miracle. What is it? Read Acts 2:32
4. Read Mark 8:11-13; 9:39; 13:22. Compare and discuss what these verses may say regarding Jesus' thinking about miracles.
5. The songwriter refers to the incident in Mark 4:35-41 with the lyric: "With Christ in my vessel I can smile at the storm".
How do you respond to that?
6. What part can you (
Study Questions - An Offer of a Fresh Start
Date: December 5, 2004
Passage: Matthew 3:1-12
Message: The Offer of a Fresh Start
Series: Christmas [1]
From time to time every one of us wants the opportunity of a fresh start. Share a time when you were able to do just that. Why is it so important for us?
Read Matthew 3:4-10
List of some things that might make John the Baptist “out of bounds†in most Churches today.
These are days of “user friendly†Churches. You don’t hear too much of words like ‘sin’ ‘repentance’ ‘judgement’.
How can we be a welcoming place and yet remain true to the gospel?
How can we preach truth in a politically correct society?
Study Questions - Let those who KNOW tell those who DON'T
Date: November 28, 2004
Passage: Acts 1:1-11
Message: Let Those who Know Tell Those who Don’t!
Theme: Mission
[Upon my return from visiting Ames family in Japan]
Share experience when you felt completely like an alien? What did you discover about yourself from it?
How well did you cope?
Think about Owen, Sarah, Rachel and Jessica Ames.
What things would they be experiencing in a new culture / language?
What sorts of things can we do to help them?
They are depending on us so much. How can we make sure we do not lose sight of their needs?
Read Acts 1:1-11
The disciples were stuck in their thinking that Jesus had come just to establish the kingdom of Israel. In v8 Jesus shifts their horizon to take in the whole world.
Small Group Study Questions
Small Group Study Questions
DATE: 071104
CHURCH: UPBC
SERIES: Miscellaneous
TITLE: Christians Who Pray
BIBLE READING: Acts 1:1-14
Author: Bill Hall
“If we are ever going to see a spiritual awakening take place in this generation – in the church of Jesus Christ, in our community of Unley Park, in our state and in our nation – it will only come about as a result of prayer.†Discuss
1. “What becomes evident as you read the book of Acts is that the power of God and the provision of God are released through Christians who pray.†What is the relationship between “prayer and God’s provisionâ€
God's hand on our hearts - Nov 14 2004
Small Group questions
Ezra Ch 1
Big Idea:
God is at work, God is in control
In unlikely circumstances
through unlikely people
in the hearts of people
Overview
What were the things that struck you from Sunday's sermon?
Read Jeremiah 29:10-14
A favourite passage for many is Jeremiah 29:11, but this word is given in the midst of things looking out of control. Reflect together on the situation of the Israelites, and how they may have felt hearing this word while in exile.
Read Ps 137 for a heartfelt context.
What impact does this context make on your understanding of Jeremiah 29:11 and the way God exercises his control and power for his people?
Small Group Study Questions - The God You Can Trust (Bill Hall)
Small Group Study Questions
DATE: 120904
CHURCH: UPBC
SERIES: Miscellaneous
TITLE: The God You Can Trust
BIBLE READING: Mark 4:35-41
Author: Bill Hall
1. The recent atrocities that took place in the school in Beslan, southern Russia raises the question, “Why does God allow such evil?†You are having this discussion around the lunch table at work and somebody suddenly remembers you’re a Christian. How would you respond?
2. In Mark 4:41, the disciples asked themselves a very important question: “Who is this that even the winds and waves obey Him?â€. What did they subsequently discover?