Sermon Notes
Genesis 2:18 NIV
The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.”
Psalm 133:1 NIV
How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity!
Acts 2:42 NIV
They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.
1 Corinthians 12:21–26 NIV
21 The eye cannot say to the hand, “I don’t need you!” And the head cannot say to the feet, “I don’t need you!” 22 On the contrary, those parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable, 23 and the parts that we think are less honorable we treat with special honor. And the parts that are unpresentable are treated with special modesty, 24 while our presentable parts need no special treatment. But God has put the body together, giving greater honor to the parts that lacked it, 25 so that there should be no division in the body, but that its parts should have equal concern for each other. 26 If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it.
Discussion Igniters
(1) Read Hebrews 10:24–25 and 1 Corinthians 12:12–27.
What do these passages tell us about why community is important for believers?
What kind of attitude are we supposed to have toward community?
(2) Read Ephesians 4:12–15.
What does our group need to do in order to be the kind of community Paul talks about in this passage?
(3) Why do you think community is so important to God?
(4) How can you as an individual contribute to making your Life Group great this year?
(5) What is an area you would like your group to encourage you to grow in this year?