October 27 • ALIEN LIFE – Healthy, Humble, and Alert (week 7)
Welcome to a New LifeGroup Session!
Before we jump into our study, let’s remember three goals of every LifeGroup gathering:
– Grow with Each Other (know each other better)
– Grow Closer to God (know God better)
– Grow Deeper in Life (live by faith better)
All of the questions are designed to lead us in spiritual and relational growth. The goal is to deepen our relationships with God and one another, and learn to live by faith better in the process.
CURRENT SERIES: Alien Life: How to Live in a Foreign Land
Key Passage: 1 Peter 5
Grow with Each Other
- Describe an opportunity you have had to be a leader.
- Describe some of the healthiest leaders you have had in your life.
- How have these leaders encouraged you in your life and relationship with God?
Grow Closer to God
- READ 1 Peter 5:1-4
- What are examples of behavior you expect from the leaders of the church? Explain.
- What do the instructions for leaders of God’s church teach you about God?
- Why is willingness a necessary aspect of being a church leader?
- READ 1 Timothy 5:17-18; Matthew 20:25-28
- What are the most important attributes of a healthy church leader? What does this teach you about God?
- What are healthy motives for church leaders? Explain.
- How can a church leader’s emotions impact his flock?
- READ 1 Peter 5:5-7; Hebrews 13:17
- What does God call on His people to do? What does this teach you about your relationship with God?
- What do these instructions teach you about God’s design for church leadership?
- How do these instructions change your perspective of God’s design for church membership/attendance?
- READ 1 Peter 5:8-11 (1 Peter 1:13, 4:7, 5:8)
- Why are we instructed to be alert and sober-minded?
- What does this repeated instruction teach you about spiritual warfare?
- How can being alert and sober-minded help you to serve God better in the role(s) He has called you to?
Grow Deeper in Life
- How can you better submit to the church leadership God has placed you under?
- How can you better serve God and His people in the church He has called you to be a part of?
- How can you pray for your church leaders this week?
Checking In Each Time We Meet:
SPIRITUAL GOAL – What is one spiritual goal you have
NAME OF PLUS ONE – Who is someone you are praying for and inviting to church?
PRAYER REQUESTS – How can we be praying for you?