Small Group Time:
Talking through the message during the week helps you and your group turn what God is saying to you into action steps. Begin with key questions, add any optional Scriptures and questions if needed, and then wrap up by deciding on your next steps.
Main Idea:
Ever thought about just giving up on God? Maybe you’re already there, and you’ve called it quits. There’s just too much stacked against this whole Christianity thing. What if we told you there was some important stuff still to uncover that might change your mind? At some point, we’ve all struggled with this question, “Who needs God?”
Key Questions:
1. Did you ever sing “Jesus Loves Me” as a kid? Did you teach it to your kids?
2. When you were growing up, did your family ever operate under the mentality of “The Bible says it so that settles it”? If it wasn’t your family, did you ever encounter people who believed that? Did that ever cause any problems for you as you started to get older? Explain.
3. Have you ever felt the weight of defending the entire Bible AGAINST science? Is that necessary?
4. What were some things that stuck out to you from the “history lesson” that Ben gave on Sunday?
5. Read Luke 3:1-2. Why would Luke write something like this?
6. Christianity does not exist BECAUSE of the Bible. In fact, 1st, 2nd, & 3rd century Christians believed that Jesus loved them BEFORE the Bible told them so. Does this change your perspective at all? How?
7. “Jesus loves me, this I know, for He died to prove it so.” Our faith begins at the death & resurrection of Jesus Christ that actually happened & was told about by so many eyewitnesses. Does this new adaptation of this old song give our faith more solid footing?
Next Steps:
• What’s one thing you will do this week as a result of something you learned from this message?
