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Lifegroup map 3/1/09  “When God loves”  John 3:16-21

 

Please choose any One of the following Ice breakers:

(Everyone doesn’t have to answer the same one… pick the one you like!)

·        If you went to Winterfest last week, what was your favorite part?

·        What do you want to be remembered for, after you die?

·        How do you personally deal with doubt?

 

 

Life exploration time:  Read out-loud John 3:16-21

 

~ Why do you suppose Jn 3:16 is so popular?

 

~ Describe how Jn 3:16 summarizes the Gospel…

 

~ Why might someone have a struggle with the idea of God loving everyone in the world?

 

~ According to Jn 3:17, God didn’t send Jesus to condemn/judge the world, but to save the world.  How do we reconcile this, with the fact that God still keeps us accountable for our choices?

 

~ 3:18 touches on what type of faith or belief?

 

~ In Jn 3:19-20, subversive, secretive, behind-the-scenes behaviors are chastised.  Whose job is it to expose these “dark” behaviors for what they are?

 

~ Read Jn 3:21.  Why is it so liberating when we are vulnerable and “come clean”?