Life Group Resources
eating.with.jesus
In May we begin a new series, eating.with.jesus. Life group studies follow the same theme as the Sunday talks, focusing on on the occasions in the Scriptures where we see Jesus eating with different people and the dynamic around those events. This is not about the menu, or even the event itself, but rather what is going on in Jesus’ relationship with people and what this teaches us about God and his grace towards us.
- 00 – introduction – food, glorious food
- 01 – of wine and weddings
- 02 – it’s party time
- 03 – Emmaus amazement
- 04 – catering for a crowd
- 05 – M&Ms
- 06 – feasting with Pharisees
- 07 – Sabbath snacking
- 08 – knock knock,
- 09 – Simon says
- 10 – Don’t forget to wash your hands
- 11 – Breakfast on the beach
- 12 – The last supper (for now)
Previous material from 2018
Back to Basics
In January we began a new series, “Back to Basics”. Life group studies follow the same theme as the Sunday talks, focusing on Jesus’s 7 major commands to his followers. Full notes are available below. Following this, we are looking at characteristics of the early church found in Acts 2:42-47; 4:32-37 & subsequent chapters. Individual studies can be downloaded here:
- A4 sheet – can be used for printing / distribution as individual studies week by week: 7 Major Commands (A4)
- A5 booklet – to be printed as a 12 page A5 booklet: 7 Major Commands (A5 Booklet) (Ask a member of the admin team if you need help printing this correctly.)
- Fellowship
- One in heart and mind
- Laying on of hands and healing
- Servants of all
- The apostles’ teaching – God’s word
- Worship
Previous study material can be found below:
Autumn 2017 – Romans
In commemoration of the 500 anniversary of the Protestant Reformation, we spent a few months in the book of Romans. Life group studies linked to Sunday messages and studies are available below.
Autumn 2017 – gifts for service
We looked at using the gifts we have from God in his service. Life groups spent one or two weeks looking at this too. Study notes are available below.
“The Little Guys” – Studies in the minor prophets, May-July 2017
We followed studies that related to the content of Sunday morning messages. (If you missed one, these can be downloaded or listened to on our recordings page. Links to the videos shown on Sunday mornings can also be found together with the study notes. (The full set of videos can be found on The Bible Project on Youtube.)
- Study 1 – Jonah (video)
- Study 2 – Amos (video)
- Study 3 – Hosea (video)
- Study 4 – Micah (video)
- Study 5 – Nahum (video)
- Study 6 – Habakkuk (video)
- Study 7 – Zephaniah (video)
- Study 8 – Joel (video)
- Study 9 – Obadiah (video)
- Study 10 – Haggai (video)
- Study 11 – Zechariah (video)
Studies in Matthew – Jan-March 2017
- Study 1 – Salt and Light
- Study 2 – Who is the greatest?
- Study 3 – The searching shepherd, aka the lost sheep
- Study 4 – The f-word and Jesus’ amazing maths
- Study 5 – The greatest commandment
- Study 6 – One thing you lack…
- Study 7 – A mother’s request
- Study 8 – Party time
- Study 9 – Workers in the vineyard & God’s strange economics
- Study 10 – Why are the goats always the bad guys?
- Study 11 – “The kingdom of heaven is like…”
- Study 12 – Followers who are sent
Autumn 2016
We started getting involved in various activities and projects in the community – under the name of “Lifestyle”.
Whilst organised by the life groups, participation is open to others too. Details of activities can be found in the leaflet you can download here:
A4 version to print as a folded sheet
A5 version for screen viewing
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(If you are looking for the home group study material on Acts from the first half of 2016, Revelation from autumn 2016, or Advent 2016 resources, these can be found here.)
(If you are looking for the home group study material on John from 2015, this can be found here.)