REALLIFE STUDY GROUP

TOPIC: “Fortress or Facade”

ICEBREAKER1:  If you could live anywhere in the world where would you choose?

ICEBREAKER2:  What is your most prized material possession and Why?

TEXT:  I Timothy 3

STUDY GROUP QUESTIONS:

1.     What are the Biblical requirements to be a Bishop (overseer) or a Deacon?

2.   Why are these characteristics important?

3.    What are the 5 “C’s” of constructing your life (home) into a fortress?

a._____________________: Make a decision to be loyal to each other

b._____________________: Make a decision to spend time together

c._____________________: Make a decision to share our heart and listen to others

d._____________________: Make a decision to attack the problem not the person

e._____________________: Make a decision to be an example

4.  In 1 Tim 3:14,15,  how does Paul describe the House of God?

5.  Why do we need to go to church?

a.  To worship God

b.  To let the Devil know whose side you’re on

c.  To be a Blessing to someone else

d.   In obedience to God’s Word.

6.  In what ways could a home or family be like a fortress or a façade?

7.  The righteous run into the name of the Lord and are saved. 

If praise creates an environment where God manifests His name, what could you do in your home to make God feel welcome?

a.       Invite the preacher for dinner

b.       Play scrabble nightly using biblical words

c.       Take communion for breakfast

d.       Put a Bible by the TV remote control

e.       ________________________________________________

ANSWERS TO #3: commitment, communion, communication, coping skills, consecration