REALLIFE
STUDY GROUP
“One Thing!”
ICEBREAKER: Tell us one thing you
would like to do before you leave this world.
(If you saw the movie “The Bucket List” you know what I’m talking
about.)
DEFINITIONS: ONE meaning:
1.
To
be unified; in agreement, correct alignment, to have a cohesion.
2.
To
have a single focus.
a.
What
you focus on you are drawn toward
b.
What
you focus on you are becoming like
c.
What
you focus on is all you can see at that moment
3.
To
be whole, complete, at-one-ment
OUTLINE:
3 Products of
Unity
1.
Unity
creates an atmosphere of Peace
2.
Unity
creates an environment of Power
3.
Unity
creates the possibility of Posterity,
Multiplication
4 Verses
dealing with One Thing
1.
One Thing I Do; Phil 3:13-14
2.
One Thing I Know; John 9:25
3.
One Thing You Lack; Mark 10:21-22
4.
One Thing Is Needful; Luke 10:42
TEXT: Psalm 27:1-4
STUDY GROUP QUESTIONS:
1.
In
your home what one thing do you have
the most trouble agreeing on with others, God, or even yourself?
a.
Money
b.
Disciplining
kids
c.
Chores
d.
What
you are going to eat
e.
Who’s
in Charge
f.
_____________________________
2.
In
your life what one thing most often
steals your focus? Give us an example if you can.
a.
Fear
b.
Frustration
c.
Disappointment
d.
Lack
e.
New
Opportunities
f.
Spiritual
Attacks
g.
_____________________________
3.
If
you could direct your focus on one characteristic of the beauty of Christ in
the hopes of becoming like Him, what quality would you choose first?
a.
His
Faithfulness
b.
His
Integrity
c.
His
Kindness
d.
His
Servant’s Heart
e.
His
Love For Justice
f.
______________________________
4.
What
one problem in your life right now is trying to look bigger than it really is?
5.
Oneness
with God produces wholeness. When you
haven’t spent enough time in His presence name one thing about yourself that
you notice.
a.
I
get irritable, resentful
b.
I
get fearful
c.
I
get distracted by the little stuff
d.
I
have trouble managing my emotions
e.
I
lose my sense of peace
f.
I
withdraw
g.
I
hear the call to my wild side
h.
______________________________
6.
Why
do you think that things, luxuries and comfort have become so important in
America?
7.
Mary
understood the one thing that was
needed most in the life of every believer while Martha confused ministering for
the Lord with ministering to the Lord.
What one thing do you think that God most wants from you? (My praise, My
Trust, My Obedience, My Willingness To Forgive, My Attention…)