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I John 4:7-16

Small Group Sermon Discussion Resources

May 15, 2022

Invitation to Wholeness: Invitation to Relationships

I John 4:7-16

Megan Dobrasz, Pastor of Adult Ministries, megand@churchbcc.org


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Discussion Questions 

Before questions, attempt to give the group a bit of a summary of the main points of the sermon and then choose a few questions that fit your group’s needs and style. We don’t intend for you to use all of these. Three to five questions may be a good number.

Begin by reading I John 4:7-16 aloud, taking turns reading the passages. 

Pray over the group before beginning discussion.

  1. Pastor Megan described the significance of the yellow caution flag in race car driving. As you consider the theme of “relationships,” what yellow flags are coming up for you? Consider writing them down, or sharing aloud with the group if you feel safe to do so.
  2. Pastor Megan highlighted the centrality of love in how we are to be in relationships with others. She goes on to describe how contextualized love needs to be expressed in our complex, nuanced relationships. What kind of examples of this contextualized love do you have in your life?
  3. As we come out of the intensity of the pandemic period, how might God be calling you to consider the significance of loving with presence over distance?
  4. Who is God inviting you to “move towards” where there is distance at this time?
  5. Brene Brown said, “Rarely can a response make something better. What makes something better is a connection.” How have you experienced this quote to be true?
  6. Often judgement involves our writing the “conclusion” of another person’s story. Where have you intentionally (or not) authored another’s story and in place of your own conclusion, might God be inviting you to instead show curiosity?
  7. If input metrics=what you can do, and results/output metrics=what you hope will happen, when you reflect on your own life, are you loving others out of a place of input or output metrics?
  8. When we love out of what we can control, we must also grieve the way our love may, or may not, be received, or the ways we’ve experienced broken love stories of loss, neglect, or abuse. What are you grieving in your relationships at this time?
  9. Pastor Megan extended the invitation to “stay in the ring” in some of our relationships. What is your prayer for God to equip you to stay in the ring of relationships you find yourself in? 
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