Dialogue  # 12 –  Rejoice  (Please Scroll Down for Lesson 13)

by Pr Denis Sand – sanddenis@gmail.com

Objective of today’s dialogue: Challenge the group to live life to the fullest remembering that God will ask us to give account of everything we have done

Welcome (15) – Fellowship

• What was the most exciting and fun thing for you to do when you were an early teen or teen and why?
• Is there anything you did in those days that you regret now or that if you could go back you would do different? Could you share what and why?

Worship (15) – Worship

• Read Psalms 34.1-3
• Shout to the Lord
• Above all
• In groups of three, share what God has done in your life that fills you with peace, joy, happiness.
• Pray together in those groups giving thanks for what has been shared.

Word (30) – Discipleship

• Read Ecclesiastes 11:9-12.1,13,14
• Why is God, trough Solomon, telling us to be happy, rejoice, follow our ways and the desires of our hearts and eyes? 11:9
• How can we have fun, rejoice in light of the judgment, as found in the second part of verse 9?
• Why is Solomon saying we should cast away all anxiety and troubles of the body? v10
• How do we usually forget our Creator in our youth? 12:1 How should we remember Him?
• Why do we need to remember and honor God before we get old? What’s the difference? 12:1-7
• How do you feel about been judged for all you do?
• How does the reality of judgment and eternity affect our daily decisions? 11:9; 12:13,14
• What changes should we make to our lives in order to remember/honor Him now?
• What did you hear God telling you tonight?

• To do: Challenge the group to memorize Ecclesiastes 11:9, and live it!

Works – Witness (15) – Ministry & Evangelism

• What changes do we feel we need to make in order to have real group life?
• If you haven’t been able to multiply, what would it take to make it happen?
• How can this group pray for you tonight?

Refreshments– Fellowship

• Ask informally for people who might be invited to the new groups.

Dialogue  # 013 –  Share

by Pr Denis Sand – sanddenis@gmail.com

Objective of today’s dialogue: invite the group to give themselves completely out of love and to live as a family of God in their group.

Worship (15) – Worship

• Read Psalms 95.1-7
• We want to see
• Draw me close to you
• Who shared something with you for which you are thankful? Take time to thank God for those He placed in your life that have shared what they have with you. Pray in groups.

Welcome (10) – Fellowship

• What kind of sacrifices did your parents have to do for you?
• What kind of things were you willing to do, even sacrifice, for your loved ones?

Word (25) – Discipleship

• Read 1 Thessalonians 2.1-12 
• Why Paul says that his visit to Thessalonica was not a failure? v1,2
• What was the double motivation behind their visit and what should be ours in our group? v3-6
• What is and how can we accomplish the two-fold mission of our group? v8
• How do we get to have this love for people as our motivation so we are delighted to do it? v8
• How can we have the kind of commitment Paul had, especially for the members of our group? v9
• Why do you think Paul mentions the kind of live they lived among them? v10 Any teaching for us here?
• How can we accomplish the job described in v11-12 in our group?
• What changes do we need to make in order to apply today’s message?
• What did you hear God telling you tonight?

• To do: Challenge the group to memorize and live our GG key text: 1 Thessalonians 2:8

Works – Witness (20) – Ministry & Evangelism

• Leader, this is the time to shared the vision with passion! invite everyone to join the vision not simply a group meeting. Invite them to become the family of God that reaches for the lost.
• Being this the first meeting of this new group, reflect with the group on how are we going to make this group not only work but multiply?
• Talk about details: when will we meet, where, who will be invited, how are we going to work, who are the leaders, what are our responsibilities?
• How can this group pray for you tonight?

Refreshments– Fellowship – (all groups together)

• When you talk, concentrate on praising God for what He has done with our group!
• Get to know people.