
Service or Serve-Us? (Small Group Lesson)
Thursday, November 10th, 2011
Open
Please share your response to one or two of the following:
- As a child, how did you get along with your siblings? What did you tend to argue/fight about? How did your parents handle the rivalries?
- Thinking back on your childhood, who were your best neighbors? What made them stand out to you?
- When you were growing up, who in your neighborhood or school did you have trouble getting along with? Explain.
- When do you recall your family doing a service project together?
Study
Please read Luke 22.24-30 and discuss the following:
- Why do you think change is hard for us? How is it inevitable?
- Why is serving others so hard?
- In what ways do we battle “self”?
- Why do you think the Disciples were hung up on being the greatest in the kingdom?
- How is leadership in the church the opposite of worldly leadership? What happens when the church is run like a business? When should business principles be employed in the workings of the church?
- How does Jesus exemplify servant leadership (see also John 13.1-17)? Why do you think he chose to use this demonstration? What are some by-products of servant-leadership?
Apply
- Why did you choose to attend this congregation? In what ways are you served? In what ways do you serve?
- What are some practical steps to get out of the “serve me” and into the “serve others” mode?
- What are some anonymous things you can do to stimulate the serving spirit within yourself and encourage others at the same time?
Open
Please share your response to one or two of the following:
- As a child, how did you get along with your siblings? What did you tend to argue/fight about? How did your parents handle the rivalries?
- Thinking back on your childhood, who were your best neighbors? What made them stand out to you?
- When you were growing up, who in your neighborhood or school did you have trouble getting along with? Explain.
- When do you recall your family doing a service project together?
Study
Please read Luke 22.24-30 and discuss the following:
- Why do you think change is hard for us? How is it inevitable?
- Why is serving others so hard?
- In what ways do we battle “self”?
- Why do you think the Disciples were hung up on being the greatest in the kingdom?
- How is leadership in the church the opposite of worldly leadership? What happens when the church is run like a business? When should business principles be employed in the workings of the church?
- How does Jesus exemplify servant leadership (see also John 13.1-17)? Why do you think he chose to use this demonstration? What are some by-products of servant-leadership?
Apply
- Why did you choose to attend this congregation? In what ways are you served? In what ways do you serve?
- What are some practical steps to get out of the “serve me” and into the “serve others” mode?
- What are some anonymous things you can do to stimulate the serving spirit within yourself and encourage others at the same time?
