The sermon for this week from the series “Shift: Learning to Live Missionally” will be titled “Seeing God in a New Way”.

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The small group discussion questions for week 1 of  the current sermon series are below.  Click HERE if you would like to download an print the questions.

START IT - Connecting with each other

• What is your full name?
• What is your nickname? Or have you ever had a nickname?
• When you were a child and you thought about God, what image would come to mind for you? What did
• God “look” like in your own mind?
• At this point in your life, what are some words (give us at least three) that you would use to describe God?

STUDY IT - John 1:1-14

• Read John 1:1-14 out loud. What stands out for you in this passage?
• Why does this Gospel begin “In the beginning” rather than at Jesus birth?
• What facts about “the Word” can you find in verses 1-5 and verses 10-14?
• What kinds of images come to mind for you when we read The Message translation of v14: “The Word
• became flesh and blood, and moved into the neighborhood.”
• How would someone who is “full of grace and truth” (v14) treat others?
• How do you think the “grace and truth” of God is connected to the sentness of God?

LIVE IT - Applying the truth of Scripture to life

• How has God sent himself into your life?
• If we truly believe that God is a God who sends himself out, what kinds of adjustments might we make in our lives?
• Based on our discussion, what is one way that you could adjust your life this week?

PRAY IT

• Application: Ask God to help you apply today’s passage to your life.
• Joys and Challenges: What joys and challenges are you facing this week?
• Here at Northminster: Pray for all of the small groups, that God would reveal himself in new ways to every person who is in a group.
• Beyond Northminster: Pray for CCSA, that God would provide for them what they need to serve those in need, and that those in need would be blessed by CCSA’s ministry.