The Missing ingredient Week 1

SCRIPTURES FROM SUNDAY:

1 Corinthians 13:1-3; Matthew 10:38-39, 17:20, 19:21, 22:34-40; Isaiah 29:13; Malachi 1:6-10; 1 John 4:7-12

REFLECT/DISCUSS:

Q: Have you ever left something out of a recipe, either by accident or on purpose? How did it turn out? Could you tell?

Q: Agree or Disagree: “Many people feel like something is missing when it comes to their relationship with God.”

Q: What “ingredients” to a life of faith do you think are missing in churches/believers today?

Q: What do you think of the actions of faith that are described in 1 Cor 13:1-3? How would your “recipe” for faith stack up against it?

Q: After describing some very impressive acts of faith, the Bible says that they are “nothing” if they aren’t done with love. Would we choose the same word? If not, what would we substitute for it?

Q: God’s struggle to have our hearts (and not just our actions) isn’t anything new. Take a look at Malachi 1:6-13. How does God react when we try to go through the motions without really loving Him?

Q: Read 1 John 4:7-12. According to this passage, why is love so essential to having a relationship with God?

TRY IT:

1. Jot down your own “recipe of faith”, listing the actions you take to live out your faith and sustain your relationship with God (ex. Praying, reading the Bible, etc.). Where/how does love factor in? Is it an ingredient? A key ingredient?

2. Memorize 1 Corinthians 3:1-3

FOR NEXT WEEK:
Read 1 Corinthians 13:4-7