Table Group Guide
Who Do You Think You Are?
4. I Am Forgiven
Table Talk (⅓ of meeting)
- What is the story behind the time you went the longest without sleep?
- What are you thankful for? What is stressing you out?
- How is God at work in your life?
- Spend time in worship through song. Recommended: I Surrender All by Reawaken Hymns.
Discussion Guidelines
- Everyone shares in sentences, not paragraphs.
- Focus only on what this passage is saying. (This keeps everyone on the same page)
- Share from your perspective – we won’t argue or give advice.
- Give everyone time to respond. Silence is OK.
- The facilitator will facilitate discussion, not teach.
Discover what God is saying to you. (⅓ of meeting)
Read Luke 7:36-50
- Have someone re-tell the story in their own words. Can anyone add more details?
- What part of this passage is being highlighted to you?
- Contrast the woman’s response to Jesus with Simon’s response.
- Why is it easy to take Christ’s forgiveness for granted?
- In what way do you identify with Simon, who struggles with the forgiveness Jesus offers other people?
- In what area of your life do you struggle to accept the forgiveness Jesus offers you?
Go do it. (⅓ of meeting)
- Share your takeaway from this discussion:
- What steps can you take to receive Christ’s forgiveness?
- What steps can you take to reflect Christ’s forgiveness to others?
- Spend time in prayer