Sunday 1 September
Open to God – Richard Black
Richard Black
Richard shares from Luke 11:9-13 about how God loves to give us good gifts, and the best gift He gives us is the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Life Group questions
Open to God – Richard Black
Open to God
Read Matthew 7:7-12
Read Luke 11:9-13
What do you notice in these passages?
What do you think God is saying to you today?
Do any of the following things stop you from being open to the Holy Spirit?
Ignorance and materialism*
Fear of the loss of control and the weird stuff
Disappointment and awkwardness
*Note that “materialism” in this context means an excessive or total focus on the things of this world, the things that can be seen, managed, and measured.
Why might this be the case for you?
What can you do about this?
Finally, as a group,
Share any requests for healing that people might have. Then, spend some time asking God to heal people! (And even take the big risk of asking them afterwards how they are feeling!)
And/or, if there are people in the group who have never experienced the Holy Spirit in a personal way, ask God to fall upon them! (And definitely check in with them afterwards to see how things went!)