Session 3: The Father

• What to Share:

  • Something in your life that is growing well

    • Means: Share something that is going well, went well, or felt like flourishing from the previous week that you want to give thanks to God for.

  • And/or Something that’s wilting

    • Means: Share about a situation that is not going well or is discouraging from the previous week that you need God’s help with.

Remember to pay attention to the person on your right and take notes if necessary, because you will be praying for them.

Reflection Questions:

• Considering the homework activities from the previous week, share an answer to one of the following questions.  You do not have to have had a profound theological experience.  The practice of paying attention and sharing our experience is valuable in and of itself. 

  • What did you come to know about God?

  • What did God call you to?

  • What did you see that you hadn’t seen before?

  • What surprised you?

  • What troubled you?

  • Where do you go from here?

(Video Above)

• Video: Fill in the Blank

• Discussion Questions:

  • When you think about the person of God: the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, which person do you think about most?

  • What was your understanding of the Father’s role in the Trinity before watching this video?

  • Did anything surprise you?

  • When you picture the Father, what do you picture?

• Verse: John 5:36-44

• Questions For Discussion:

  • What detail stood out to you and why?

  • What do you wonder about this passage?

  • In what ways is the Father the source in this passage?

  • How is God light (revealing truth and wisdom) in this passage?

  • How is God life (the source of all life and flourishing) in this passage?

  • How is God love (love in his very being, the manifestation of perfect love) in this passage?

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