Session 1: Who is God?

In this series, we’ll be exploring the question: “Who is God?” through videos, scripture, theological reflection and (fun and easy) homework. 

Questions:

1) Do you think the answer to: “Who is God?” is most likely to be found:

(a) in a book?
(b) through lived experience?
(c) through your relationships with others?

2) If someone was going to grow you in a garden, what kind of plant would you be?

• Maintain Confidentiality: This means that what is shared in the group, stays in the group.

• Be Respectful: It’s okay to disagree, it’s never okay to diss.

• Listen Well: This means that we shouldn’t talk over one another, and we are genuinely doing our best to stay engaged in the conversation. 

• Purpose: The purpose of Very Good Soil is not about amassing knowledge so that we can get an A+ from God.  Very Good Soil is designed to help you grow. 

• How are we growing? In Very Good Soil, we are growing by:

  • Building relationships

  • Practicing paying attention and theological reflection

  • Learning the basics of theology

  • Growing in the ways we engage scripture

  • Weaving what we’re learning here into our real lives

• Question: What was your most formative life experience?

• Session Format

  • Connect…through sharing and praying.

  • Reflect…on the homework activities from the previous week.

  • Show…the Theology video and have a short discussion.

  • Sow what we have learned into the word of God by discussing a passage of scripture related to the theology topic.

  • Grow by presenting the two homework options for the week ahead.    

(Video Above)

• Video Fill in the Blank

• Discussion Questions:

  • God is light: What does it mean for something to be true?  Is truth always about what can be proven based on evidence or can there be other ways of defining truth?

  • God is life: If God is always for the flourishing of creation, what does that mean for the way we treat people we do not know? What does it mean about the way we care for non-human creation (plants, animals, water)?

  • God is love: If God is love, does that mean God is never angry? Can you be mad at someone and still love them? 

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