Sunday Service Follow-Up

Thank you for joining us today! Below are questions for you to consider related to today's message, "Lay Down Your Life" from 1 John 3:11-18. We'd love to hear your feedback about how our service is going!

1. How does this text fit in with the larger context of the letter? What has John said so far?
2. Why does John give the example of Cain? How does this challenge you?
3. What is the basis for understanding what John means by loving one another? 
4. How does understanding what Jesus did shape how we love our brothers and sisters?
5. Why does John take it to such a practical level in v. 17-18? How does this challenge our concept of loving one another?
6. What does it mean to love not in word or talk, but in deed and in truth?
7. What are some practical ways you can love your brothers and sisters?
8. Where might you need to repent or ask for forgiveness related to a closed heart or lack of love?
9. Who is someone you can encourage this week with something you learned from the text or sermon?

• Member Meeting: Join us next Sunday, November 14, for a Member Meeting! We will be hearing about our new member candidates, ministry updates, and an update on our deacon process! The meeting will also be available on Zoom. 
• Blood Drive: Would you like to serve your community by giving blood? We will be hosting a blood drive for the American Red Cross on November 19 in our Basement Auditorium.
• Square Dance: Join us for a church-wide outdoor (weather permitting) square dance! This will be a fun opportunity to get to know one another as we continue to join together as one new church! Bring your own dinner, chairs, and a blanket. Anyone and everyone is invited! Wear your country best!

• Today - College Ministry Lunch
• Today - All Five15 Meeting and Partnering with Parents
• 11/12  - Prayer for Missions
• 11/13  - GriefShare Surviving the Holidays
• 11/13  - Square Dance
• 11/14  - Member Meeting
• 11/14  - Five15 Friendsgiving