9/14/25
Week 1: Built To Last–You Can’t Do Life Alone
INTRODUCTION:
Jesus communicated the importance of other people in Matthew 22.
Matthew 22:37-39 (NIV)
Jesus replied: ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’
Pastor Don said, “We love an invisible God by loving a visible neighbor.”
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
Having read Matthew 22:37-39, do you believe it is possible to love God without loving other people well? Why or why not? What does loving other people look like?
One of our Core Values is “You Can’t Do Life Alone.” Do you agree with this? Why or why not?
The message Sunday said that we are created FROM community, FOR community. What does this mean? (See Genesis 1:26 as a reference) Genesis 1:26 Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness…
In what ways does Sin shatter Community? What are some ways to go about restoring community where sin has shattered it?
Read Matthew 12:46-50. How does Jesus redefine family? Have you “bought in” to this new family? How do you think this impacts your earthly and biological family? Do you love them more or less?
NEXT STEP
Read Hebrews 10:24-25. Consider the words, “Spur one another on” and “encouraging one another.” I have two challenges for you this week: the first is to state one specific way you plan to “spur on” your LifeGroup family to follow Jesus this week. The second is to write down on a piece of paper or in your phone at least one name of a person you could invite to be a part of your LifeGroup this next week. You don’t have to pressure them, just share how LifeGroup has impacted you!
CHANGING YOUR MIND
And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds… Hebrews 10:24