REALLIFE STUDY GROUP

“It’s In The Cluster”

 

ICEBREAKER:  Tell us the craziest experience or encounter that you have ever had with someone that was drunk or high.

 

OUTLINE:  The Truth About The Cluster

1.     There’s protection in the cluster

(Isolation makes you an easy target)

2.     There’s power in the cluster

(My gifts are activated by your gifts)

3.     There’s potential in the cluster

(There are seeds of greatness & posterity in every grape)

4.     There’s purpose in the cluster

(It takes more than one crushed grape to fill a bottle)

5.     There’s ph balance in the cluster

(Your sweet day will compensate for my sour day)

 

TEXT:  Isaiah 65:8, Psalm 133,

 

STUDY GROUP QUESTIONS:

  1. Both Isaiah & Psalms talk about the place of God’s commanded blessing.  Name a time in your life when you felt the most blessed.  Explain.
  2. If you were to receive an unusual blessing from the Lord right now, what would it be and how would it change your life?
    1. An invitation to be a contestant on “Deal or No Deal”
    2. An opportunity to work for the president
    3. A gift card for free plastic surgery
    4. A $100,000 lotto winning ticket
    5. A lifetime membership to the YMCA
    6. A chance to bless or give to a stranger
    7. A clean bill of health
    8. A years supply of free gas
    9. A coupon for an all-you-can-eat buffet
    10. A get out of jail free card
    11. _______________________________________________
  3. The Bible says that the new wine is found in the cluster.  What does that mean symbolically to you?
  4. It takes approximately 600 grapes to make one bottle of wine or grape juice.  What has God called you to do that you can’t do by yourself?      
  5. In Biblical times they listed wine in the list of their assets.  What makes wine so valuable?  What makes you valuable to God?  What virtues increase your usefulness to God?
  6. Even though you may not have a personal conviction regarding drinking one glass of wine, how could that one drink become a stumbling block to someone else?
  7. Before Jesus died on the cross they gave him vinegar to drink (which in French means sour wine) then He said “It is finished!”  What is the sourest situation in your life right now that has been hard to swallow?
  8. There are 3 basic ways to evaluate the wine from the cluster.  This is done by assessing its color, its flavor and its aroma. How would you describe this cluster or group of people?
    1. Wild & Crazy
    2. Safe but Sassy
    3. Sweet & Sour
    4. __________________________________________