Service Video, Message Notes, & Community Group Guide

Crossroads Community Group Guide

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A. Welcome

B. Purpose: Our purpose is to spread the Kingdom of God. We do this by multiplying groups of people who care for each as God's family. We begin by inviting new people to our group and building them to be followers of Jesus. Each person here has the potential to be empowered to start and be the leader of a new group and spread God's kingdom.

C. Worship Time: Nothing Else

D. Announcements

• Weekly Resources on Crossroads Facebook Page

• Daily Devotional Video: The Encouraging Word with Pastor Willie

• Events: Crossroads Website

E. Review

1. How did you do with what you wanted to apply from last week?

2. Who did you invite to the group for this week?

F. Opening Question: What is one area of your character that God is working on in you?

G. Background Information

These verses in Galatians are like a mirror. They reflect a battle within our selves between the flesh and the spirit. The flesh refers not to our physical flesh but to our sinful heart. It is sometimes translated as our sinful nature. Once we become followers of Jesus we are forgiven yet our sinful nature still exists and now we notice a battle between the sinful nature and the spirit within us which has been touched by God's Spirit. It is a battle for control. As we surrender more of our lives to the control of the Holy Spirit the acts of our sinful nature start to die. This is the process of becoming like Jesus or Christlike or holy.

H. Word: Galatians 5:19-26

1. What key words do you see in these verses?

2. Tell in your own words what happens in these verses.

3. What are the details?

I. Discuss the following general questions together.

1. What catches your attention in these verses?

2. What new thing did you discover in the story or verses that you did not know before?

3. What did you learn about God (Father, Jesus, or Holy Spirit) from the story?

4. What do you learn about people from the story?

5. What important lessons for us do you see in this story?

J. Commitment - Obedience - Application: What specifically will you commit to apply in your life from this study?

K. Prayer Time:

1. Pray for new people by name who you want to join your group.

2. Pray for your group to multiply.

3. Pray for the needs of the members of the group. Divide into 2 groups, for male and female.

L. For Next time: Ask each person the name of a person they will invite to the group for next week.