Sermon Questions for May 2
What follows is a discussion guide to be used in a small group to facilitate group interaction and application in regards to the most recent sermon.
Followers Who Lead, Leaders Who Follow: Mother and Father
What images/descriptions come to mind when you think of your mother and your father?
Read 1 Thessalonians 2:6b-12.
What kind of relationship between Paul and the Thessalonians is described here?
How would you put the explanation of a mother’s care (vs 7-9) in your own words? How might this aspect of leadership play out in your spiritual leadership?
How would you put the explanation of a father’s challenge (vs 10-12) in your own words? How might this aspect of leadership play out in your spiritual leadership?
Regarding spiritual leadership through the metaphors of a mother’s care and a father’s challenge – What is a way in which you have been loved/led by or sought to love/lead others in Christ?
Regarding parenthood – What next step might God be calling you towards (understanding the family as the primary place of spiritual formation for you’re children)?
Close in Prayer.
