small group material
The material that is provided from the church is intended to help leaders (or those leading at any given meeting) to prepare and plan for the meeting. But it is only intended to be a guide: not every question needs to be asked, not every suggestion adhered to. It should be seen as a skeleton on which the group (and particular those who lead within the group) can build a meeting appropriate to their group.
This term we will begin by following the morning services 'Together' series looking at the "I Am..." sayings of Jesus. Each week material will be provided for the leaders and also for the group members. If you are a not leading the session then please download the material for members as that will help you to approach your preparation better - i.e. without knowing the answers that we were thinking of when we wrote the material!
Sunday 6th September - 'I AM...who I AM'
Sunday 13th September - 'I am the bread of life.'
Sunday 20th September - 'I am the light of the world.'
Sunday 27th September - 'I am the gate.'
Sunday 4th October - 'I am the good shepherd.'
Sunday 11th October - Free week for half term/social/prayer night etc.
Sunday 18th October - 'I am the way and the truth and the life.'
Sunday 25th October - 'I am the vine.'
Sunday 1st November - Mystical Saints: Colossians 1:1-14
Sunday 8th November - Peacemaking Saints: Colossians 1:15-23
Sunday 15th November - Free week for half term/social/prayer night etc. (New material begins next week following the evening service's 'GO!' series.)
Sunday 22nd November - 'GO!' Part 1: "I will make you..." - Mark 1:14-20
Sunday 29th November - 'GO!' Part 2: "What else can we do..." - Acts 3-4:22
Sunday 6th December - 'GO!' Part 3: "We are not alone..." - John 20:19-23
Sunday 13th December - 'GO!' Part 4: "A good news day..." - 2 Kings 6:8-7:20
Sunday 10th January 2010 - A few thoughts from both services!
Sunday 17th January - "Our Actions Impact the Earth" Hosea 4:1-3
Sunday 24th January - "Kingdom Footprint on Our Life" Acts 2:42-47
Sunday 31st January - There is no material as such for this week. But we are in the middle of a month of seeking God for guidance in terms of how we are to use the new hall upon its completion. Please consider using this weeks meeting to seek the Lord together for this important area in the life of our church. From next week we will be following the vision series as it runs in the evening services.
Sunday 7th February - "Vision: Standing Firm and Striving For the Gospel." 2 Timothy 2:1-13
Sunday 14th February - "Vision: Inspired and Innovative."
(There is no members material this week.)
Sunday 21st February - "Vision: Loving and Listening."
(There is no members material this week.)
Sunday 28th February - "Vision: Anglican and Applying the word."
From the Rector:
This week, we'd like you to try something a little different, tying in with
the lectionary reading that many Anglican churches will have used last
Sunday. We used the attached sheet on Sunday morning, and encourage you to
use it with your group this week. It should help encourage personal Bible
study as well as group work. It will mean some individual work and
listening.
One additional area for consideration might be to explore these questions:
'How important is it that St Silas' is an Anglican congregation?' and 'What
are the good and bad things about liturgical worship?
Sunday 7th March - "Vision: Serving and Sending Out."
Sunday 14th March - There is no material this week.
Sunday 21st March - Seeking and Saving the Lost: Zacchaeus. Luke 19:10
Sunday 28th March - Luke 22:54-61
Study material for April & May