Community Group Study Guides - English
Basic Format of a Meeting
Crossroads Community Group Guide:
A. Welcome: Welcome everyone especially new persons and read out loud the purpose of your group
B. Purpose:Our purpose is to spread the Kingdom of God. We do this by multiplying groups of people who care for each as God's family. We begin by inviting new people to our group and building them to be followers of Jesus. Each person here has the potential to be empowered to start and be the leader of a new group and spread God's kingdom.
C. Worship Time: Spend a few minutes singing a worship song. Pick your own on YouTube make sure it has the lyrics on the screen
D. Announcements1. Weekly Resources on Crossroads Facebook Page Monday: Listening Room Resources for the week Wednesday: Building Your Faith Video Series with Pastor Willie 2. Daily Devotional Video: The Encouraging Word with Pastor Willie3. Announcements and Events: Crossroads Web Site4. Watch Crossroads Service Sunday 11:45am
E. Review
1. How did you do with what you wanted to apply from last week 2. Who did you invite to the group for this week?
Crossroads Community Group Guide:
A. Welcome: Welcome everyone especially new persons and read out loud the purpose of your group
B. Purpose:
Our purpose is to spread the Kingdom of God. We do this by multiplying groups of people who care for each as God's family. We begin by inviting new people to our group and building them to be followers of Jesus. Each person here has the potential to be empowered to start and be the leader of a new group and spread God's kingdom.
C. Worship Time: Spend a few minutes singing a worship song. Pick your own on YouTube make sure it has the lyrics on the screen
D. Announcements
1. Weekly Resources on Crossroads Facebook Page
Monday: Listening Room Resources for the week
Wednesday: Building Your Faith Video Series with Pastor Willie
2. Daily Devotional Video: The Encouraging Word with Pastor Willie
3. Announcements and Events: Crossroads Web Site
4. Watch Crossroads Service Sunday 11:45am
E. Review
1. How did you do with what you wanted to apply from last week
2. Who did you invite to the group for this week?
F. Opening Question (a simple question to introduce the main theme - called an icebreaker):
G. Find Background Information in a Study Bible if needed
H. Word: Read Scripture Read it in portions aloud together several times. (Goal is that everyone understand the Bible story or verses by retelling them in their own words - keep at it until everyone knows the story or verses)1. What key (important) words do you see in these verses?
2. Tell in your own words what happens in these verses.3. What are the details?4. What details can you add to what others in the group have said? .
I. Discuss the following general questions together (Goal is to use these general questions to guide a discussion - the leader should not speak more than 30% of the time - let the group discover what God is saying to them).
F. Opening Question (a simple question to introduce the main theme - called an icebreaker):
G. Find Background Information in a Study Bible if needed
H. Word: Read Scripture Read it in portions aloud together several times. (Goal is that everyone understand the Bible story or verses by retelling them in their own words - keep at it until everyone knows the story or verses)
1. What key (important) words do you see in these verses?
2. Tell in your own words what happens in these verses.
2. Tell in your own words what happens in these verses.
3. What are the details?
4. What details can you add to what others in the group have said? .
1. What key ideas do you see in these verses?
2. What new thing did you discover in the story or verses that you did not know before?
3. What did you learn about God (Father, Jesus or Holy Spirit) from the story?
4. What do you learn about people from the story?
5. What important lessons for us do you see in this story?
J. Commitment - Obedience - Application (This is the key - have everyone answer this question):
1. What in specific will you commit to apply in your life from this study?
K. Prayer Time:
1. Pray for an empty chair representing new people who you want to join your group. Name names of people specifically.
2. pray for your group to multiply
2. Pray for the needs of the members of the group. It is best to divide into 2 groups one of male and the other female.
L. For Next time:
1. Assign group members that are ready to do different parts of the next meeting as you prepare them. (Opening Question; Prayer Time; Read Background info; lead group)
2. Ask each person the name of a person they will invite to the group for next week.
Bible Study: The Book of Acts
How did the Church Spread: Our Purpose
This is a good study for a group to energize and challenge them to reach out and to multiply. It is a good study to use after you finish the book of John, in fact it is a continuation. A key verse of the book is Acts 1:8 which states, But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria and to the ends of the earth. The key focus is how the good news of Jesus spread. We learn how we can spread the good news of Jesus in our time.
A good question to ask in every lesson is "What do we learn about our purpose and how we can accomplish it?"
Lessons
1. Acts 1:1-11 - Our purpose
Opening Question: Why is it important to know your purpose in life?
2. Acts 2:1-41 - Power to accomplish our Purpose
Opening Question: what do you need power for in your life?
3. Acts 2:42-47 - Life as a follower of Jesus
Opening Question: Who things in your life have you dedicated yourself to?
4. Acts 3:1-26 - God's Power in Action
Opening Question: Have you ever seen a miracle? If you did how would that effect you?
5. Acts 4:1-31 - Being Bold
Opening Question: did you ever have to chose between what people tell you to do and what God tells you to do?
6. Acts 4:32-5:11 - Integrity
Opening Question: Why is integrity important?
7. Acts 5:12-42
Opening Question: How many opportunities do you have each day to tell people about Jesus?
8. Acts 6:1-15
Opening Question: What qualities would you look for if you were hiring people to distribute food to the needy?
9. Acts 7:1-53
Opening Question: Is it bad to be stubborn? Why or why not?
10. Acts 8:1-40
Opening Question: Why does Jesus ask us to tell other people about Him?
11. Acts 9:1-31
Opening Question: When did you turn and start following Jesus?
12. Acts 10: 1- 47
Opening Question: Who would you invite over to your house if someone was coming to your house to explain how to be saved?
13. Acts 11:1-30
Opening Question: What kind of training have you had in your life of any kind (faith or not) that has impacted your life?
14. Acts 12:1-24
Opening Question: What is one big answer to prayer that you did not expect?
15. Acts 12:25 - 13:12
Opening Question: How have you sensed the Holy Spirit working in your life?
16. Acts 13:13- 52
Opening Question: If you were going on a mission for God what kind of people would you chose to be on your team? can you name any now who you would want on your team?
17. Acts 14: 1-28
Opening Question: What do you do to strengthen yourself in the faith?
18. Acts 15:1-25
Opening Question: How have you seen God's mercy in your life?
19. Acts 15:36-16:10
Opening Question: If you start your own community group who would you like to be part of your group?
20. Acts 16:11-40
Opening Question: Do you believe in coincidences?
21. Acts 17:1-34
Opening Question: Is it important to read the Bible regularly and why?
22. Acts 18:1-28
Opening Question: Why is it important to learn the word of God and teach others?
23. Acts 19: 1-22
Opening Question: Why is witchcraft wrong and dangerous?
24. Acts Acts 19:23-20:12
Opening Question: Why did Jesus say you can't serve God and money at the same time?
25. Acts 20:13-38
Opening Question: What does repentance mean?
26. Acts 21:1-40
Opening Question: How do you know if a prophecy given by someone is true or false?
27. Acts 22:1-23:11
Opening Question: How has God encouraged you in difficult times?
28. Acts 23:12-24:27
Opening Question: How have you seen God guiding your life through circumstances?
29. Acts 25:1-22
Opening Question: Have you experienced God doing something impossible in your life?
30. Acts 25:23-26:32
Opening Question: How have you seen God helping you in your life?
30. Acts 27:1-28:10
Opening Question: Was there ever a situation in your life when you ignored God's advice and suffered because of it?
30. Acts 28:11-31
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