I am the First and the Last, and the Living One. I was dead, but look—I am alive forever and ever, and I hold the keys of death and Hades. —Revelation 1:17-18
What do you do when you have lost a fervent faith?
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SMALL GROUP GUIDE
Welcome
Weekly Vision Casting At Trinity, every Small Group is to foster a relational environment, which includes transparency, confidentiality, and accountability. Why do we need all three of these elements in order to have a healthy relational environment?
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Warm Up Question
Study: Head, Heart, and Hand Questions
Personal Prayer Requests
SMALL GROUP QUESTIONS
WARM UP QUESTION
2 OPTIONS: 1. Are there any couples in the group that would want to tell the story of how you met? 2. What is something that you used to be very passionate about that you aren’t passionate about anymore? [Today we are going to study Revelation 2:1-7, the church that lost its first love.]
HEAD: These questions help us examine the Word.
1. Read Revelation 2:1-7. What does Jesus commend? What does He seek to correct?
2. Jesus says “do the works you did at first”. What do you think that means and why would it be helpful?
3. How can someone know that they have abandoned their first love?
4. Is Jesus saying that we always need to be in the “honeymoon phase” of our faith? Is there a difference between being past the “honeymoon phase” and “abandoning your first love”?
HEART: These questions help us wrestle with what we believe.
5. Jesus says in v. 5 to “remember”. Think back to a time when you were especially fervent in your faith. What do you remember about that time? What does remembering do in your heart?
HAND: These questions help us bring truth and beliefs into our everyday life.
6. Is the Spirit highlighting any “works you did at first” that you need to go back to?