The Church Family Week 2
These questions are written to be used during our house church meetings. If you find yourself unable or attend a gathering this week we encourage you to use these questions at home to sink more deeply into this series.
Opening Questions:
Opening Questions:
1. What are your favorite traditions and routines that you do with your family?
Read and Reflect: Read Acts 2:42-47
Take a moment to get your bearings; look at the surrounding stories by reading the subtitles around this week’s passage. Don’t be afraid to ask for clarification or definitions for new words and ideas. Listening to other translations of the Bible can both clarify and enrich the meanings of these readings.
Discussion:
1. How is the church, the family of God, described in this passage?
2. What does the church family do together?
Read and Reflect: Read Acts 2:42-47
Take a moment to get your bearings; look at the surrounding stories by reading the subtitles around this week’s passage. Don’t be afraid to ask for clarification or definitions for new words and ideas. Listening to other translations of the Bible can both clarify and enrich the meanings of these readings.
Discussion:
1. How is the church, the family of God, described in this passage?
2. What does the church family do together?
3. What makes this description of the church family so powerful?
4. Are there certain parts of this description that come more naturally in your life and rhythms? Are there some that are more difficult to practice? Explain how and why it may be this way.
Go Deeper: (optional for the group or to reflect on personally at home)
How might this description and function shape how our families and lives are at home?
Go Deeper: (optional for the group or to reflect on personally at home)
How might this description and function shape how our families and lives are at home?
Prayer:
Pray for the families in your house church and the people on your Top Five cards.
Announcements:
Pray for the families in your house church and the people on your Top Five cards.
Announcements:
- Next week is our first ever Lessons and Carols for whole the family at 630pm at Westlake Prep. Childcare is available for children 4 years old and younger
- Sign up in the app to help provide Christmas for the foster family we have adopted this Advent through our partnership with The Sanctuary. Bring the gifts this Sunday!
- This coming Sunday is the first Sunday or Advent. Join us as we take a deeper look at some of our favorite Christmas carols.
- We have 1 service on Christmas Eve at 4 PM at Westlake Prep.
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