In Hubs, taking time to reflect together on Scripture is so important. Some groups choose to centre their discussion on the Bible passage from the previous Sunday service. Others choose to follow their own series of studies.
On this page you will find some suggestions of resources to help group discussion. Material will be added progressively.
BREATH OF LIFE
February-March 2021
Ezekiel’s vision of the valley of dry bones (Ezekiel 37) is one of the most powerful pictures of God’s transforming power in the whole of Scripture. Over four weeks, we are exploring the implications of this prophesy for us today. Click on the links below for the questions which each week respond to the sermon preached on the date indicated.
Week 1- In the valley (21st February 2021)
Week 2- Can these bones live? (28th February 2021)
Week 3- The bones came together (7th March 2021)
Week 4- Prophesy to the bones! (14th March 2021)
QUESTIONS JESUS ASKED
Jesus is a solid rock; more than that, he is our rock! This is good news in a world that over the last year has been profoundly shaken.
On an international and individual level, we have been unsettled by events that have left us with uncertainty and unanswered questions. In that context, it is truly great news, that in Jesus we have a solid rock on which our lives, and everything of real value, can be built.
In the Bible, the people of God found themselves similarly shaken by events which threatened to consume them. Into that place, Jesus came as both the fulfilment of covenant promises that one day God would intervene, and the road by which his people could learn to walk with confidence in the midst of the troubles of life. This is still true today.
At the outset of this New Year, we would like to invite you on an intimate journey with Jesus, the light of the world. We invite you to take time to walk with him, listen and reflect on his words, his teachings, catch a glimpse of his vision of and for the world.
The challenge will be for us to consider not our questions, but his. During his ministry, Jesus frequently used questions as a way of leading people towards a discovery, a revelation. It was a precious way of enabling them to see things in a totally new light.
In our difficult times, let’s be challenged and enlightened by the questions Jesus asks. Let’s allow him to question us. What truth does he want to convey? How do his questions refine our view of the world today? And how in the midst of our troubled circumstances does he open a way for us to stand firm and to walk confidently with him?
MATERIAL FOR GROUPS
Material here will be added progressively
Introduction for group leaders
1 - How many loaves do you have? (Matthew 15.29-38)
2 - What do you want me to do for you? (Matthew 20.29-34)
3 - Do you understand what I have done for you? (John 13.1-17)
4 - Why are you so afraid? (Mark 4.35-41)
5 - Will you give me a drink? (John 4.7)
6 - Is it not written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations?’ (Mk 11.17)
“Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love,
for I have put my trust in you.
Show me the way I should go, for to you I entrust my life.
Rescue me from my enemies, Lord, for I hide myself in you.
Teach me to do your will, for you are my God;
may your good Spirit lead me on level ground.
For your name’s sake, Lord, preserve my life;
in your righteousness, bring me out of trouble.
In your unfailing love, silence my enemies;
destroy all my foes, for I am your servant.”