Tuesday 4th May
1 John: Building Community
Week 3 - Loving Community
Opening Prayer & Discussion
Almighty God, we thank you that in Christ
we have been brought from death to life,
and that this life is in community with one another.
As in your Son we are forgiven and anointed,
so through your Spirit may we become loving and faithful.
Heavenly Father, may it please you to accomplish this in our lives.
Amen.
Share what you found helpful from the sermon on Sunday, and any questions or thoughts that it raised.
Bible Study
Read 1 John 3:11-24
John spends an extended period of time telling the church to love one another. What does this imply about the congregation he is writing to?
How does John define love? Does this differ from how the world around us defines love?
Who has shown this kind of costly love to you? (v16)
How would you community look different if we loved each other in this way? What effect would this have on the world?
Prayer & Community
Pray for each other - particularly for anything that comes out of the discussion.
