TODAY:

Letters of John: Follow-Up

BIG IDEA:

The Truth & love of Jesus is meant to be lived out together & we need

to take seriously anything that disrupts or distortsthat

SCRIPTURES:

2 & 3 John, Ephesians 2:4-10, Ephesians 3:10-11

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:

Q: How often do you think about if the things around you are drawing you to or

pulling you away from Jesus?

Q: How do the Scriptures/concepts from this week help you grow as a disciple

who loves God, loves people & serves the world (lives on incarnational

mission) in everyday life?

Q: Based on these Scriptures, how can you move from unbelief to belief, from

just knowing to actually doing in your life?

Connect with God (UP)...

Q: Read 2 & 3 John. Why is the truth of the identity of Jesus so important?

What can happen if we dilute or deny who He really is?

Q: Review the “Mathematics of the Cults” chart. Do you see any of these in or

around you?

Connect with Others(IN)...

Q: Read Ephesian 2:4-10 & 3:10-11. If the physical & spiritual worlds are

watching us as a church, what kind of story are we telling? How can we grow

in how we “show the incomparable riches of His grace” more clearly

together & individually?

Q: What are some practical ways we can practice Biblical hospitality within the

church?

Q: Are there any areas of pridefulness, selfishness, inhospitality, disunity, etc.

that we need to confess & seek reconciliation in?

Connect with the World (OUT)...

Q: 2 & 3 John is more focused within churches & the Church, but how does

John’s teaching have ripple effects for how we engage the world around us, as

well as how the world sees us & even Jesus?