Session 5: The Holy Spirit

• 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?

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• Discussion Questions:

  • Have you ever thought of the Holy Spirit as a Trinitarian third wheel?  Why do you think the Holy Spirit is de-emphasized in some traditions?

  • Is it surprising to think of the Holy Spirit as giving us access to the power of God? Why or why not?

  • What fruit of the Spirit is most evident in your life? What fruit of the Spirit is least evident?

    • The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control

• Verse: Ephesians 3:14-19

• Questions For Discussion:

  • What detail stood out to you and why?

  • What do you wonder about this passage?

  • Where in your life do you need strength? Where do you need knowledge?

  • 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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