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:
- 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.
- If you were to receive an unusual
blessing from the Lord right now, what would it be and how would it change
your life?
- An invitation to be a contestant on
“Deal or No Deal”
- An opportunity to work for the
president
- A gift card for free plastic surgery
- A $100,000 lotto winning ticket
- A lifetime membership to the YMCA
- A chance to bless or give to a
stranger
- A clean bill of health
- A years supply of free gas
- A coupon for an all-you-can-eat buffet
- A get out of jail free card
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- The Bible says that the new wine is found in the
cluster. What does that mean
symbolically to you?
- 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?
- 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?
- 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?
- 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?
- 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?
- Wild & Crazy
- Safe but Sassy
- Sweet & Sour
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