2/18/18: Foundations Week3 - Doctrine of the Holy Spirit-- Group Discussion Questions

Remember!! These are suggestions! Tailor this to the personality of your Group…

Welcome & Intro: High/Low: Have everyone share a high and a low from their week.

Intro Questions:

  • From theFoundations: 260 Day Reading Plan: what's something that stood out to you this week?

Listeners' Guide: ​Linda Remsberg's teaching is on the Holy Spirit. Be sure to take notes so you will be fully engaged and ready to participate in your brief time of discussion after the teaching!

  • Linda outlines 6 questions about the Holy Spirit. Make note of key points or scripture references that stand out to you from her responses to these questions.
  • Write down the 5 truths Linda shares about the Holy Spirit.
  • Multiple examples are provided of how the Holy Spirit works: in the world, in us, through us, etc. Write them down as you hear them.

Video Response Discussion (Remember: CHOOSE ONLY those that fit your Group!)

  • What are some things from Linda's teaching that stood out to you?
  • Linda's teaching began with her personal experience of the Holy Spirit and her journey to greater understanding. Did anything from her experience resonate with your own?
  • Which of the questions Linda presented have you most wrestled with? Did you find any encouragement, or starting points for further study, from her teaching?
  • Which of the truths about the Holy Spirit is most compelling to you at this time in your life, and why?
  • Linda closed her teaching with the statement that the Holy Spirit is necessary. Why is he necessary? Why do we sometimes overlook his presence in our lives?
  • Why is it significant that nothing anyone does, including yourself, can ever cause you to lose the Holy Spirit once you've heard, believed, and received him?
  • This week, what is a way you could actively and consciously engage with the Holy Spirit, based on these truths and his necessity in our world and our lives?

Break for smaller group Prayer:

  • Have everyone take a moment for silent reflection on the group conversation. What does God most want me to learn, what action is God calling me to take?
  • Share reflection responses - and then personal prayer requests
  • Pray for each other’s requests AND the actions to which God is calling them.