Here are this weeks questions for the Union Groups. If you want to listen again to the podcast, head over to the usual place. The transcript is below also.
1. When you read the quote that Tony posted on The Hub, what do you feel when you read words like ‘upheaval’ and phrases like ‘tearing down and building up’?
2. What do you feel are the biggest challenges or barriers to being a welcoming community?
Here are the questions for this week’s Union Groups. You can listen again to the talk by clicking this link and the transcript is below also. Feel free to post any thoughts, challenges or questions below….
1. You are the vehicle through which God wants to see his kingdom come, through his Holy Spirit. When you hear that, what is your first response?
This week Brian walks with the two disciples on the way from Jerusalem to Emmaus. If you want to listen again to the talk, click here. The questions and transcript are below, let us hear your thoughts….
1. Is there someone in particular that you are walking with at the moment – if so what does that walk look like
and does this message help you?
2. Verse 28 says – Jesus acted as if he were going further – is there a biblical argument that says he would have
walked on? How does that apply to you today?
3. Is it important that if you have walked with someone, that you see them recognise Jesus?
4. Are there any practical things that the church could do to help you right now to show Jesus to someone
that you are journeying with. Read the rest of this entry »
This week we focused on the silent Saturday between Good Friday and Easter Sunday. If you want to listen again to the talk, click here. The transcript and links to the books Jon highlighted as well as Simon’s blog are below:
Simon’s blog: http://drivelikejehu.blogspot.co.uk/
C S Lewis, Surprised by Joy - ISBN 0006280838
C S Lewis, A Grief Observed - ISBN 0060652381
Allen Lewis (no relation to C S as far as I know!), Between Cross and Resurrection: A Theology of Holy Saturday - ISBN 0802826784 Read the rest of this entry »
This week we focused on Gethsemane. If you want to listen again to the talk, click here. The questions and transcript are below, let us hear your thoughts….
1. In this passage, Jesus shows his humaness. How much pressure do you feel to show that you have “got it all together”?
2. Put yourself in the shoes of the disciples. After all that had happened over the previous 3 years, how would you have reacted to Jesus display of anguish?