Table Group Guide

BLESS Training, November 8. God loves to use ordinary people to fulfill his extraordinary mission! BLESS Training uses interactive teaching and practical (and fun) exercises that help us to become missionaries in our everyday places. Highly recommended to attend as a group! 

Registration and info at table.org/bless

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Table Talk (⅓ of meeting) 

• What candy is irresistible to you? 
• What are you thankful for? What’s stressing you out? 
• How’s it going with following and fishing 
  
  • Following = taking steps of faith
  • Fishing = Sharing Jesus’ love with others 
• How can we use the upcoming holiday season to connect with others through a fun hangout or serving initiative? Gather some ideas, then make/update a list of those you’d want to invite. Pray over that list of names.

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Discussion Guidelines 

1. Everyone shares in sentences, not paragraphs. 
2. Focus only on what this passage is saying. (This keeps everyone on the same page) 
3. Share from your perspective – we won’t argue or give advice. 
4. Give everyone time to respond. Silence is OK. 
5. The facilitator will facilitate discussion, not teach. 

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Discover what God is saying to you. (⅓ of meeting) 

Big Idea: Real faith leaves evidence.

Read James 2:14-25

• What is the first thing that comes to mind after reading this?  
• According to this passage, why can’t good deeds earn our salvation?
• Why is it a problem to say we believe in Jesus without doing anything about it? 
• What are some unhealthy motivations behind good deeds? 
• Faith in action leaves evidence. 
  
  • Share an example of someone who exhibits their faith through actions.
  • Share a time when your faith led you to take action that was out of your comfort zone.

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Go do it. (⅓ of meeting)

• When you look at your life, what gaps do you see between your beliefs and actions? 
  
  • How do you sense God calling you to address that? (Have someone write down our action steps so we can check in!)
  • What obstacles will you need to overcome to do that? 
• Pray for God to enable you to follow through with whatever actions you feel led to take.